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Historic And Architectural Resources Of Route 66 Through Illinois
U.S. Route 66 was a highway established on November 11, 1926, connecting Chicago, Illinois to the Southwestern United States, Southwest. Several buildings from the Route 66 era still stand and are part of the Historic and Architectural Resources of Route 66 Through Illinois Multiple Property Submission on the National Register of Historic Places. {, border="2" cellpadding="4" cellspacing="0" style="margin: 1em 1em 1em 0; background: #f9f9f9; border: 1px #aaa solid; border-collapse: collapse; font-size: 95%;" , - bgcolor="#CCCCCC" align="center" , Resource Name , , Image , , Address , , City , , Added , - , Ambler's Texaco Gas Station , , , , Illinois Route 17 and Old U.S. 66 , , Dwight, Illinois, Dwight , , November 29, 2001 , - , Ariston Café , , , , 314 Old Route 66 , , Litchfield, Illinois, Litchfield , , May 5, 2006 , - , Alternate Route 66, Wilmington, Will County, Illinois, Wilmington to Joliet, Illinois, Joliet , , , , Illinois Route 53 between Wilmingt ...
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Illinois
Illinois ( ) is a U.S. state, state in the Midwestern United States, Midwestern United States. Its largest metropolitan areas include the Chicago metropolitan area, and the Metro East section, of Greater St. Louis. Other smaller metropolitan areas include, Peoria metropolitan area, Illinois, Peoria and Rockford metropolitan area, Illinois, Rockford, as well Springfield, Illinois, Springfield, its capital. Of the fifty U.S. states, Illinois has the List of U.S. states and territories by GDP, fifth-largest gross domestic product (GDP), the List of U.S. states and territories by population, sixth-largest population, and the List of U.S. states and territories by area, 25th-largest land area. Illinois has a highly diverse Economy of Illinois, economy, with the global city of Chicago in the northeast, major industrial and agricultural productivity, agricultural hubs in the north and center, and natural resources such as coal, timber, and petroleum in the south. Owing to its centr ...
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Belvidere Café, Motel, And Gas Station
Belvidere Café, Motel and Gas Station is a historic building in Litchfield, Illinois along Route 66. The site also has a residence and two motel units. History In 1929, Albina and Vincenzo Cerolla built a one-room, frame gas station with a single pump to serve motorists on Route 66. The station also sold motor oil and other automobile accessories and necessities. The station operated under a lease as part of the Johnson Oil Refining Company of Chicago. In 1936, they expanded with a new brick gas station, a café, four motel rooms with individual automobile garages, and a small house for the owners. The restaurant was known as Cerolla's Café. Edith, the daughter of the Cerollas, and her husband Lester "Curly" Kranich continued the business after the death of Edith's parents. The Kraniches demolished the original house on the property in the 1950s and built a new one with a garage. They also expanded the motel at this time, adding two identical wings. The Kraniches also had to re ...
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Cayuga IL Route 66, Cayuga To Chenoa5
Cayuga often refers to: * Cayuga people, a native tribe to North America, part of the Iroquois Confederacy * Cayuga language, the language of the Cayuga Cayuga may also refer to: Places Canada *Cayuga, Ontario United States *Cayuga, Illinois * Cayuga, Indiana *Cayuga, Mississippi * Cayuga, New York *Cayuga, North Dakota * Cayuga, Texas * Cayuga, Oklahoma *Cayuga, Wisconsin *Cayuga County, New York * Cayuga Lake, one of the Finger Lakes in New York **Cayuga Lake AVA, a New York wine region *Cayuga Falls, a waterfall in Ricketts Glen State Park in Pennsylvania * Cayuga Park, Saint Paul, Minnesota *Cayuga Terrace, a neighborhood in San Francisco, California Other uses * Cayuga duck, a breed of domestic duck * Cayuga Generating Station, a coal-fired power plant in Indiana * Cayuga Productions, the production company for ''The Twilight Zone'' (1959 TV series) * Cayuga White, a variety of grape * ''Cayuga'' (passenger train), a US passenger train operated by the New York C ...
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Chenoa, Illinois
Chenoa is a city in McLean County, Illinois, United States. The population was 1,695 at the 2020 census. The city is located at the intersections of Interstate 55, Historic Route 66, and U.S. Route 24. Founded in 1854 by Mathew T. Scott, Chenoa was created to provide a retail and trade center for his farm tenants as well as a grain shipping facility. The Chenoa Centennial was celebrated in 1954. The town is situated in a highly productive agricultural area. The town school system closed at the end of the 2004 school year, consolidating with the nearby Prairie Central school district. A well attended July 4 celebration is held in Chenoa each year. Geography Chenoa is located at (40.743136, -88.720079). According to the 2020 census, Chenoa has a total area of , of which (or 98.18%) is land and (or 1.82%) is water. Situated in McLean County, the area surrounding Chenoa boasts some of the richest soil in the world. Only patches of farmland in Argentina, southern Ukr ...
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Cayuga, Illinois
Cayuga is an unincorporated community in Livingston County, Illinois, United States and is located northeast of Pontiac. Never that large to begin with, all that remains is an abandoned grain elevator and depot along the Union Pacific. History The Chicago & Alton Railroad was built through the area in 1853. Cayuga was platted by Thomas F. Norton two years later, for Corydon Weed. Population peaked as a village with 160 people in 1898. What would become Route 66 U.S. Route 66 or U.S. Highway 66 (US 66 or Route 66) was one of the original highways in the United States Numbered Highway System. It was established on November 11, 1926, with road signs erected the following year. The h ... was built along Cayuga in the 1910's. At one point there was a school and two churches, a Presbyterian and a Lutheran. The only documented owner of the grain elevator was the defunct Middle Division Elevator Co. By 1955 the population had dropped to only 60 people. Clim ...
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Sherman, Illinois
Sherman is a village in Sangamon County, Illinois, United States. The population was 4,148 at the 2010 census. It is part of the Springfield, Illinois Metropolitan Statistical Area. Geography Sherman is located at . According to the 2010 census, Sherman has a total area of , of which (or 98.61%) is land and (or 1.39%) is water. Demographics As of the census of 2000, there were 2,871 people, 962 households, and 771 families residing in the village. The population density was . There were 989 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the village was 97.74% White, 0.31% African American, 0.42% Native American, 1.01% Asian, 0.07% Pacific Islander, 0.03% from other races, and 0.42% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.52% of the population. White alone - 3,161 (96.3%) Two or more races - 51 (1.6%) Asian alone - 40 (1.2%) American alone - 22 (0.7%) Hispanic - 8 (0.2%) There were 962 households, out of which 41.8% had children under th ...
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Springfield, Illinois
Springfield is the capital of the U.S. state of Illinois and the county seat and largest city of Sangamon County. The city's population was 114,394 at the 2020 census, which makes it the state's seventh most-populous city, the second largest outside of the Chicago metropolitan area (after Rockford), and the largest in central Illinois. Approximately 208,000 residents live in the Springfield metropolitan area. Springfield was settled by European-Americans in the late 1810s, around the time Illinois became a state. The most famous historic resident was Abraham Lincoln, who lived in Springfield from 1837 until 1861, when he went to the White House as President of the United States. Major tourist attractions include multiple sites connected with Lincoln including the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum, Lincoln Home National Historic Site, Lincoln-Herndon Law Offices State Historic Site, and the Lincoln Tomb at Oak Ridge Cemetery. Springfield lies in a valley and pla ...
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Lou Mitchells In Chicago
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Lou Mitchell's Restaurant
Lou Mitchell's, also known as Lou Mitchell's Restaurant, is a Chicago diner located at 565 W. Jackson Boulevard. It is a popular restaurant for commuters, as it is located near Union Station. It is also located near the start of U.S. Route 66 and was frequented by many people at the start of their journey along the road, earning it the nickname "the first stop on the Mother Road." In May 2002, the Nationwide Route 66 restoration program was launched at Lou Mitchell's. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2006. Founded in 1923, Lou Mitchell's is known for handing out fresh donut holes to people waiting in line, boxes of Milk Duds to children, an orange slice and prune for breakfast, and a small cup of ice cream with each meal. Their egg dishes are made using double-yolk eggs, which they claim makes the eggs larger and fluffier. Lou Mitchell's has been owned by Heleen Thanasouras. She appeared as the guest judge for the Quickfire Challenge of Episode 11 of ...
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Willowbrook, DuPage County, Illinois
Willowbrook is a village in DuPage County, Illinois, DuPage County, Illinois, United States. Per the 2020 United States Census, 2020 census, the population was 9,236. It is a southwestern suburb of Chicago. History Willowbrook grew from the Ridgemoor subdivision. It was incorporated as a village in 1960 Geography The Village of Willowbrook is located at (41.767153, -87.949281). According to the 2010 census, the village has a total area of , of which (or 97.82%) is land and (or 2.18%) is water. Willowbrook is around from Chicago. It is bordered by the suburban villages of Hinsdale, Illinois, Hinsdale, Westmont, Illinois, Westmont, Clarendon Hills, Illinois, Clarendon Hills, Burr Ridge, Illinois, Burr Ridge, and Darien, Illinois, Darien, along with unincorporated areas of DuPage County. Demographics 2020 census ''Note: the US Census treats Hispanic/Latino as an ethnic category. This table excludes Latinos from the racial categories and assigns them to a separate categ ...
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Dell Rhea Chicken Basket Sign
Dell is an American based technology company. It develops, sells, repairs, and supports computers and related products and services. Dell is owned by its parent company, Dell Technologies. Dell sells personal computers (PCs), servers, data storage devices, network switches, software, computer peripherals, HDTVs, cameras, printers, and electronics built by other manufacturers. The company is known for how it manages its supply chain and electronic commerce. This includes Dell selling directly to customers and delivering PCs that the customer wants. Dell was a pure hardware vendor until 2009 when it acquired Perot Systems. Dell then entered the market for IT services. The company has expanded storage and networking systems. It is now expanding from offering computers only to delivering a range of technology for enterprise customers. Dell is a publicly-traded company (), as well as a component of the NASDAQ-100 and S&P 500. It is the 3rd largest personal computer vendor ...
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Dell Rhea's Chicken Basket
Dell Rhea's Chicken Basket is a restaurant in Willowbrook, DuPage County, Illinois. It is located along historical U.S. Route 66, near present-day Interstate 55. History The Chicken Basket began as a simple lunch counter selling sandwiches in a gas station along Route 66, operated by Ervin 'Irv' Kolarik, that was opened some time during the late 1920s. In 1938, two local farm women entered Irv Kolarik's gas station for a cup of coffee; they overheard him complaining about how he hated running a gas station and preferred running the lunch counter instead, and offered to share their secret recipe for fried chicken with him if he agreed to buy his chickens from them. In fact, they even agreed to go to work for him and make the chicken. Kolarik consented, and the chicken was an instant success. The lunch counter was no longer sufficient for serving customers. Kolarik initially converted the station's by then disused automobile repair garage bays into dining rooms, which eventu ...
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