Hello Everyone,
On Saturday, September 10th, 2016 I started my journey on Route 66 not by van, but by on foot.
Below is a link of my Facebook Live account of my start. I wanted to show you where, close up, Route 66 started. I parked about 11-12 blocks away from where Route 66 officially starts. I walked to the beginning and went live on Facebook. One thing that this video shows is that one major factor of the Mother Road is not just the road or the sites, but people. You'll see what I am talking about after you watch this....
Now, if the link isn't working for you, I'd suggest you friend me on Facebook and I'll friend you back. Perhaps that will help you see what I showed on Facebook when I went live.
After my walk back to my vehicle, I started to drive through the city of Chicago and into the suburbs. There isn't too many Route 66 icons or history. There was one geocache I really wanted to get to start out my geocaching adventures on Route 66 with and that was called, Castle Car Wash on Route 66 (GC1N9Z6).
According to the cache page, "Castle Car Wash was built in 1925 and is the last remaining historic gas station structure on Route 66 (Ogden Avenue) in the city limits. Chicago was the eastern terminus of Route 66. Originally Murphy's Filling Station, the building stopped functioning as a filling station in 1966 and later became a car wash. The Route 66 Corridor Preservation Program of the National Park Service recognizes this building, with its unique castle design, as one-of-a-kind along the roadway and in April of 2005, the building was determined eligible for listing in the National Register of Historic Places."
There happened to be a church next door on Ogden Avenue and there was a lot of people dressed up and there was a lot of cars parked out in front of the Castle Car Wash and church including a hearse.
Dang, a funeral was about to happen. Had to skip this cache.
Six blocks further down was another geocache (RT66:IL - Henry's Drive In; GC12FNB) that I decided to go for. According to the cache page, "In 1953, all they served was hot dogs. They have an expanded menu now--fries served on the bun. Henry’s has been in its current location since the 40's. The original stand was at Austin and Ogden, dating back to the 30's. Henry's isn't in the Route 66 Hall of Fame, but it's an interesting historical stop along The Mother Road."
I Facebook Live'd my find here. Enjoy...
Again, if you are having a hard time hitting the link above and cannot see my Facebook Live recording, please friend me on Facebook, I'll friend you back, and see if that works
There is a number of other geocaches I got before I totally got out the Chicago suburbs, but going to save those stories for next time.
I had the time of my life on Route 66. You'll enjoy too. But don't take my word for it; experience it for yourself.
Drive Safe Everyone,
Rich Havlik
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