TranslateDay 1: Chicago, IL to Springfield, IL
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Jefferson Street Bridge, Joliet
After an uneventful mandatory start at the Buckingham Fountain in downtown Chicago, this is the first photo stop at the Jefferson Street Bridge over the Des Plaines River in Joliet, Illinois.
Obviously, Jake and Elwood flew by in their Bluesmobile
The Bluesmobile is actually mounted on a pole at a gas station in Joliet. "It's got a cop motor, a 440-cubic-inch plant. It's got cop tires, cop suspension, cop shocks. It's a model made before catalytic converters so it'll run good on regular gas"
The Gemini Giant in Wilmington, Illinois
For some reason Keen-Con was upset when I took that picture of the Gemini Giant. How could I not? - The Gemini Giant was inducted into the Illinois Route 66 Hall of Fame in 2000. Who would've thought?
... and then there were dinosaurs. . .
The Sinclair Dinosaur in Wilmington, Illinois.
A steel sheet silhouette depicting a coal miner and his donkey in front of the Godley Mining Museum
The historic 2-celled jail in Gardner, Illinois
Two cells, fully equipped with everything the common delinquent of those days needed - window, not-so-cozy cot, standing water - or whatever it is, that's standing in the corner there.... ughhh
Strange? Bizarre? Unreal? A Route 66 HALL OF FAME STREETCAR. Okay, then.
Collection of historic Shell gas pumps in Dwight, Illinois
Restored Standard Oil Gas station from 1932 in Odell, Illinois
Standard Oil gas pump
Here's another screamer . . . made me laugh out load
. . . and that concludes day 1 of my trip with a "Happy End"
Natural Bridge State Park in Rockbridge County, Virginia
The natural bridge spans 90 feet and is 215 feet high - that's 55 feet higher than Niagara Falls...
Natural Bridge State Park in Rockbridge County, Virginia
The natural bridge spans 90 feet and is 215 feet high - that's 55 feet higher than Niagara Falls...
