| Route 66 in Madison County Contributor(s): Jett, Cheryl Eichar (Author) |
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ISBN: 0738583855 ISBN-13: 9780738583853 Publisher: Arcadia Publishing (SC) OUR PRICE: $22.49 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: September 2010 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | United States - State & Local - Midwest(ia,il,in,ks,mi,mn,mo,nd,ne,oh,sd,wi - Travel | Food, Lodging & Transportation - Road Travel - Social Science | Popular Culture |
| Dewey: 977.386 |
| LCCN: 2010924240 |
| Series: Images of America (Arcadia Publishing) |
| Physical Information: 0.3" H x 6.58" W x 9.26" (0.69 lbs) 128 pages |
| Themes: - Geographic Orientation - Illinois |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Route 66 zigzagged southwest across Madison County, Illinois, before crossing the Mississippi River into Missouri. Various alignments of this segment of the Mother Road rolled through pastoral farmland, headed down main streets, and later straightened as it bypassed towns. From 1926 to 1977, the path of the highway changed numerous times and crossed the Mississippi River on no less than five different bridges. Along the way motorists watched for the blue neon cross on St. Paul s Lutheran Church to guide their nighttime travel; they counted on the doors of the Tourist Haven, Cathcart s, or the Luna Cafe to be open for business. Travelers crossed their fingers that they wouldn t get stuck at the bend of the Chain of Rocks Bridge and hoped they could make it up Mooney Hill in the winter. A later alignment took motorists right by Fairmount Park and Monks Mound." |
Contributor Bio(s): Jett, Cheryl Eichar: - Cheryl Eichar Jett, a freelance writer and historian, grew up in two Route 66 towns in Illinois. She is also the author of Alton, Edwardsville, and Route 66 in Springfield. The images in this book gathered from libraries, organizations, and private collections take the reader on a tour of Madison County s unique segment of Route 66. |