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Art Hill > April 28, 2009 Living Life on the Edge This bee fell into the tulip a couple of times but kept crawling until it got up to the edge. Leaving for Galena this morning for 3 days so will not have much internet access.
Art Hill > April 27, 2009 Split personality Oak Brook Shopping Center nearby puts in huge beds of tulips and they were in full bloom yesterday. We got out there after the heavy morning rains and before the light afternoon rain. I found this one in a bed of yellow tulips. Thanks a lot for all the attention to my daffodil picture. Now that we're into the flower season I'm a happy camper. Good bye winter :-)
Art Hill > April 26, 2009 Daffodil It rained most of yesterday but I managed to get out for a few minutes and found some daffodils that weren't pointing down :-) A minute after I shot this down at the corner I felt raindrops and heard thunder so I headed back to the house. Shortest walk I've ever taken.
Art Hill > April 25, 2009 May the road rise up to meet you And with this post I'm closing this series on Route 66. Thanks to all of you who have made so many nice comments. I hope I've been able to give you a flavor of The Mother Road and inspired one or two of you to get out on an historic road near you. May the wind be at your back.
Art Hill > April 24, 2009 Route 66 Hall of Fame This place is in downtown Pontiac, Illinois and it's must stop if you're interested in Route 66. This interior shot includes the original booths from the first Steak and Shake.
Art Hill > April 23, 2009 The Cayuga Barn I remember seeing lots of these Meramac Caverns barn ads when I was a kid. According to what I read, this is one of only two barn ads left on Route 66. It has been restored. So many people stop to photograph it that a pullout parking area has been created. As the article below points out laws were passed in the 60's prohibiting new barn ads so new ones have not been created for almost 50 years. I was going to stop this series but a few people asked me to keep it going to I guess I'll post a few more. "The problem for Lester Dill in 1933 was getting people to leave Route 66 and drive to his newly opened attraction of Meramec Caverns. Little did he know at the time that the answer would be to advertise on the roofs of more than 400 barns along the first American highway and other roads in the Midwest. “The first barn ad went up along Route 66 for people going west, and the number of visitors increased immediately. So he put up a second sign on 66 for anyone traveling east,” Turilli says. “Then the number of visitors doubled.” Thus began an era in Meramec Caverns barn advertising that would eventually find the logo covering the roof or side of hundreds of barns by the early 1960s. Many were concentrated along Route 66, beginning in Illinois and continuing west. Today, Meramec barns along 66 and advertising barns in general are disappearing just like other icons alongside the Mother Road. But unlike other reminders of Route 66, barn ads have different and almost impossible hurdles to overcome if any are to survive. In particular, legislation in the mid-1960s established barriers to highway advertisements, and new barn advertising was included. Few barn ads have been added in almost 50 years. As result of the slow demise of advertising barns, many are now viewed as a form of American folk art, and there is revived interest in the disappearing art form. If you spot a barn ad along Route 66 today, take a good look. The ad and the barn are old and have earned your respect. Neither may be there much longer." Source: http://www.route66pulse.com/pages/articledetailsarch.asp?cat=62&art=639&iss=13&isd=Vol.%202%20-%20Issue%209&isdt=11/14/2007
Art Hill > April 21, 2009 Riviera Restaurant Continuing my series on Route 66 Gardner Constructed in 1928 out of a church from Gardner and a mining office from South Wilmington, the Riviera has hosted many famous customers, including Gene Kelly, Tom Mix, Al Capone, and his brother Ralph. A freezer in the basement with a heavy iron door was supposedly built to hide gambling machines and booze during Prohibition in case of a raid. The unique bar in the basement provided comfort before air conditioning and is decorated like a cave. In its heyday, this classic Route 66 roadhouse featured a zoo, picnic area, swimming hole, and gas station. We read the following on the web and planned to eat lunch there. When we arrived it was closed and had the appearance that nobody has been there in quite some time. "Today, the restaurant still serves good food and inexpensive draft beer. This venerable supper club offers travelers genuine Route 66 adventure. The dark, cool basement exudes odors of bar and kitchen fragrances. Interested customers are given personal tours to see where slot machines and prohibition booze were hidden from raiding revenuers and toilets that were placed on high "thrones" to keep them above periodic river flooding."
Art Hill > April 22, 2009 Streetcar Diner Continuing my series on Route 66 A historic Kankakee streetcar from the early 20th century was moved to Gardner in 1932 to serve as a diner along Route 66. In 1937, the street car became a cottage and playhouse. It was moved to a location behind the Riviera in 1955, and is still there today. It was restored by the Illinois Route 66 Association and inducted into the Route 66 Hall of Fame in 2001. The lady at the Route 66 Hall of Fame told us that a man bought the streetcar and put it in his backyard to house a daughter who had tuberculosis. He did not want to put her in a sanitorium. She eventually died in the streetcar. You can have a look at the inside here. http://arthill.smugmug.com/gallery/7956650_vAnQC/1/#517319022_Xup6W-A-LB We found this diner behind the Riviera show in yesterdays post. No one else was around and this too looked liked there had not been many visitors. There were some current brochures and such inside so maybe we just went on a slow day.
Art Hill > April 20, 2009 Launching Pad Continuing my series on Route 66. Wilmington, Illinois Launching Pad Drive-In and Gemini Giant Founded in 1960, the Launching Pad at first sold only hot dogs and ice cream, but now has a full service menu. It is also home to the Gemini Giant, a fiberglass &quot;muffler man&quot; sporting a space helmet and a rocket ship, a remnant of our fascination with space travel. You can see a larger picture of the giant here http://arthill.smugmug.com/gallery/7956650_vAnQC/1/#516651530_Fi8Nt-A-LB
April 26, 2009 Daffodil
It rained most of yesterday but I managed to get out for a few minutes and found some daffodils that weren't pointing down :-) A minute after I shot this down at the corner I felt raindrops and heard thunder so I headed back to the house. Shortest walk I've ever taken.
> April 26, 2009 Daffodil It rained most of yesterday but I managed to get out for a few minutes and found some daffodils that weren't pointing down :-) A minute after I shot this down at the corner I felt raindrops and heard thunder so I headed back to the house. Shortest walk I've ever taken.
April 26, 2009 Daffodil
It rained most of yesterday but I managed to get out for a few minutes and found some daffodils that weren't pointing down :-) A minute after I shot this down at the corner I felt raindrops and heard thunder so I headed back to the house. Shortest walk I've ever taken.
Camera: Canon (Canon Eos Digital Rebel Xsi) |
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Original size: 2652px x 2610px |
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