Saturday, May 27, 2023 (continued)
From Kansas we headed south into Missouri to pick up Route 66 again, but first:
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Harry S Truman Birthplace State Historic Site (1959)
with the c 1881 house of Truman's birth in 1884 in Lamar, MO |
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The McDonald's-Studebaker-Truman mural in Lamar, MO
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| Precious Moments Chapel (1989) in Carthage, MO |
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Meant to be the Sistine Chapel of America,
all the murals and ceiling were done by
artist Samuel Butcher, who created
the Precious Moments figurines |
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Samuel Butcher also made all the stained glass,
here on the east side of the chapel ... |
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... and on the west side; whether or not you like his
saccharine large-eyed children, you can't fault his artistry |
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| Herald angels along the path to the chapel |
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| Another DeSantis-approved statue |
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66 Drive-in Theatre (1949) is also featured
in the Disney-Pixar movie Cars |
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| Boots Court (1939 in Art Deco and Streamline Moderne styles) |
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Boots Court is now restored and will continue to have
"A Radio in Every Room" and covered carports |
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A 1948 Ford Deluxe sheriff's car "hides" behind a billboard
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Carthage, MO is another of America's crossroads, this time with Route 66 and US-71, from International Falls, MN at the Canadian border to between Port Barre and Krotz Springs, LA at an intersection with US-190.
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Jasper County Courthouse (1894-1895, by
Max A Orloff, Jr in Richardsonian Romanesque style) |
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The proprietor of Boots Court told us about Red Oak II,
a dying town where a returning son (artist Lowell Davis)
started buying up homes and businesses and moving them
to his Fox Fire Farm near Carthage, MO |
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| No 80 Trolley Diner, Town Hall, and Feed and Seed Store |
Now many of the houses in Red Oak II are privately owned and used as residences, but visitors are welcome to wander around; a Roadside America attraction. |
| Benches on the Town Hall porch (KSS) |
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| A portable outhouse? |
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| Elmira School (1884) |
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| Red Oak II General Store |
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| 1941 Buick Super Sedan? (KSS) |
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| Phillips 66 Gas Station (1920s) from Avilla, MO |
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| 1950 Nash Ambassador with hood ornament |
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| Garfield Wylie Cabin |
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Hornback Cabin (2022 reconstruction) on the site of the
original cabin where the first sessions of the county
court and circuit court of Jasper County were held in 1841 |
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Dalton Homestead, reported to once have been a hideout for
the Dalton Gang who specialized in bank and train robberies |
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Standard Oil Gas Station (1916) was also
relocated from Avilla, MO |
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All we saw in Avilla, MO was this Route 66 mural
on Lottie's Soda Shoppe and General Store |
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| Phillips 66 Service Station (1925) in Spencer, MO |
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| Johnson Creek Bridge (1923) is a Pratt Through Truss Bridge |
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Gay Parita Sinclair Filling Station (2004 reconstruction of
1934 station) in Everton, MO (a Roadside America attraction) |
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| Route 66 pavement marking in Everton, MO |
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Hubcaps on Route 66 (by Joe &
Terry Malesky) in Springfield, MO |
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Abou Ben Adhem Shrine Mosque (1923, by
Heckenlively & Mark, John Olson in Moorish style) |
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For something different, we had dinner at Omo:
Japanese Soul Food Restaurant |
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| Omo Restaurant interior |
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The World's Heaviest Fork (11 tons)
and the Second Largest Fork (1990s) |
Next: Wonders of Wildlife Aquarium.
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