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September 18, 1997. Designated RTHL. 1994. The U-Drop Inn, also known as Tower Station and U-Drop Inn and Tower Café, was built in 1936 in Shamrock, Texas along the historic Route 66 highway in Wheeler County. Inspired by the image of a nail stuck in soil, the building was designed by J. C. Berry.
Shamrock is a city in Wheeler County, Texas, United States. As of the 2020 Census, the city had a total population of 1,789. [ 4 ] The city is located in the eastern portion of the Texas Panhandle, centered along the crossroads of Interstate 40 (formerly U.S. Route 66) and U.S. Route 83. It is 110 miles (180 km) east of Amarillo, 188 miles (303 ...
The Route 66 Bridge over the Chicago, Rock Island and Gulf Railroad, in Wheeler County, Texas near Shamrock, Texas, was built in 1932. It carried Route 66 traffic until 1960. It now carries the south frontage road of Interstate 40 over the former Chicago, Rock Island and Gulf Railway right-of-way. [2] It was listed on the National Register of ...
Saturday includes a whole day full of events with their Knights of Columbus 5k run for life and 1 mile walk beginning at 8 a.m. Then at 10 a.m., the 77th annual St. Patrick's Day parade will ...
Wheeler County was formerly one of 30 entirely dry counties in the state of Texas. [4] However, circa 2010, the community of Shamrock, located in Wheeler County at the intersection of Interstate 40 and U.S. Highway 83, voted to allow liquor sales. Within the city limits of Shamrock is the only place to purchase liquor in Wheeler County.
Lining the street of the city of Shamrock over 1,000 people cheered on the 77th annual St. Patrick's Day Parade.
The Big Texan Steak Ranch (Amarillo) – A steakhouse restaurant best known for its 72-ounce (4.5 pounds or 2.04 kg) steak challenge. [12] U-Drop Inn (Shamrock) – A listed art deco gas station and restaurant, used as inspiration for one of the buildings in the cartoon village of Radiator Springs, in the movie Cars. [13]
Shamrock. 3. Route 66 in Wheeler County, Texas. Route 66 in Wheeler County, Texas. September 22, 2020. ( #100005601) South side frontage road of I 40 between Gray Co. (TX) and Beckham Co. (OK) lines. 35°13′35″N 100°17′24″W.