Sunday, May 28, 2023 (continued)
After lunch, it was time to get back on Route 66.
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| Munger Moss Motel (1946) in Lebanon, MO |
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| Munger Moss Motel had directional signs giving the mileage to other Route 66 landmarks; many, many motocyclists are traveling Route 66 |
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| Across the street from the functional Munger Moss Motel is the abandoned Forest Manor Motel |
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| Sweetwater BBQ in St Robert, MO |
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| Billboards advertised this place for miles |
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| Although it is located on Route 66, Uranus Missouri Towne Center was developed in 2000, also in St Robert, MO (a Roadside America attraction) |
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| The line for fudge crowded through the whole General Store |
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| A section of road now called Teardrop Road follows the original alignment of Route 66 ... |
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| ... crossing the Devil's Elbow Bridge (1923) that has two Parker Through Trusses and one Warren Pony Truss (a Roadside America attraction) |
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| Devil's Elbow Inn (1936) was originally a Munger Moss Sandwich Shop, that was sold when Route 66 was realigned in 1945, and the owners moved to Lebanon to open the Munger Moss Motel |
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| Hooker Cut (1941-1945) was the deepest highway rock cut at the time, to straighten Route 66 and make it four lanes wide |
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| Fanning Outpost (c 1930 as the Speedway Garage) in Fanning, MO |
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| Kent stands by the world famous Rocking Chair to show how big it is; Fanning Outpost had the chair built in 2008 to attract customers and it was the largest rocking chair in the world until 2015 (a Roadside America attraction) |
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| Fanning Outpost also sports a mural |
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| Phillips 66 Gas Station (1932) in Cuba, MO (a Roadside America attraction) |
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| Wagon Wheel Motel (1938) with the original neon sign and three stone lodging buildings that housed three rooms each and formerly with a garage each (a Roadside America attraction) |
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| Wagon Wheel Café and Gas Station (1936) |
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