Showing posts with label Atlanta Illinois. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Atlanta Illinois. Show all posts
Saturday, October 27, 2012

A Muffler Man after our own heartburn

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The folks in the advertising department at Proctor & Gamble had the good taste to feature an Eccentric Roadside favorite, the M...
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Saturday, December 18, 2010

Fill 'er up with nostalgia: Shea's Gas Station Museum of Springfield, Illinois

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Bill Shea Sr. Bill Shea, Jr. We drove down a nice chunk of Route 66 in Illinois in 2009 and stopped at a must-see along the Mother Road: She...
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Wednesday, December 16, 2009

A Streetcar To Desire: Gardner, Illinois' Streetcar Diner and Riviera Roadhouse on Route 66

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Route 66's Riviera was one of Al Capone's old haunts. Out back, they've got a great old streetcar diner. Illinois has a great st...
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Thursday, November 26, 2009

Central Standard Time: Odell, Illinois' antique gas station

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A spectacular example of well-preserved Route 66 petrolium-abilia resides in the pleasant little town of Odell, Illinois. A 1932 Standard ga...
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Tuesday, May 26, 2009

Chicago's 25-foot American Gothic Sculpture: When you come to pitchfork in the road, take it!

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Who doesn't like having their picture taken in front of a 25-foot replica of a Grant Wood painting? Baby got back! Chicago is a city lad...
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Monday, May 25, 2009

Atlanta, Illinois' door to nowhere: I hear you knockin' but you can't come in

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Before we leave the pleasant burg of Atlanta, Illinois, I would be remiss if I didn't mention one of the better unintentional eccentric ...
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Saturday, May 23, 2009

Greetings from Atlanta (Illinois, that is): A peach of a town on Route 66

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There is a great stretch of Route 66 that runs through Illinois and we were fortunate enough to drive down a good chunk of it recently. The ...