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The café was inducted into the Route 66 Hall of Fame in 1992. Another landmark is Litchfield's Lake Lou Yaeger, located northeast of town. [15] The Sky View Theater is a member of the Route 66 Hall of Fame and has been in operation since 1950. It is among the last drive-in theaters still operating along Route 66. [16]
817 Old Rte 66, Litchfield, Montgomery County, Illinois, United States Coordinates 39°10′09″N 89°40′02″W / 39.16917°N 89.66722°W / 39.16917; -89
This is a list of notable drive-in restaurants. A drive-in restaurant is one where a customer can drive in with an automobile for service. For example, customers park their vehicles and are usually served by staff who walk out to take orders and return with food, encouraging diners to remain parked while they eat.
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The Ariston Café in Litchfield was built in 1935 for original owners Pete Adam and Tom Cokinos, two experienced restaurateurs. Pete Adam had operated an Ariston Café in Carlinville since 1924; after 1930 a highway realignment moved U.S. Route 66 in Illinois further east. [2]
Lake Lou Yaeger is a 1,300-acre (530 ha) reservoir located in Montgomery County, Illinois. Created by damming the West Fork of Illinois's Shoal Creek, it was built for recreation, sport fishing, and flood control purposes. The lake is 8 miles (13 km) long and 0.5 miles (0.80 km) wide. The nearest town is Litchfield, Illinois (7 miles).
On September 10, 2019, a Cessna 337 Skymaster landed gear-up at the Litchfield Municipal Airport. [6] On June 11, 2020 a Storm Rally LSA aircraft experienced a nosegear collapse while practicing touch-and-go landings at Litchfield Municipal Airport. [7] [8] On August 12, 2023, a Vans RV-14 crashed soon after departing the Litchfield Municipal ...
The Litchfield Elks Lodge No. 654, also known as Elks Club, is an Elks building located at 424 N. Monroe St. in Litchfield, Illinois. The building was constructed in 1923 for Litchfield's Elks lodge, which formed in 1901.