U.S. Route 66
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Saratoga Lanes. 1916-Present. The Saratoga Billiards & Bowling Alley is the oldest of its kind west of the Mississippi. An "upstair-zer", the 8-lane bowling alley has provided fun for generations of bowlers, pool players, travelers and socialites making it …
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66 Park-In Theater. Not just movies attracted patrons to this open-air theatre advertising "cool breezes" before the advent of air-conditioning. Pony rides, a Ferris wheel and a trained bear cub served as amusements. "The 66" was dubbed "the passion pit" by…
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Pine Street and Downtown Rolla. Rolla. "The highway helped sustain Rolla during hard times and war, but also brought increased traffic and stoplights, and, finally, new road construction. In just over a decade, traffic through town became heavy enough that …
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Pine Street and Downtown Rolla. Rolla. "The automobile age in Rolla began about 1905." "The city began paving streets with brick in 1908, filling rutted paths and deep holes on Eighth and Pine streets...". "Local support for better roads coincided with nati…
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Kalb Electric has been family-owned and operated for more than a century. Originally, the business provided electrical services and hardware. Since 1956, the company has sold lighting fixtures and lamp parts and offered repair services.
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Scheidt Hardware. 1905-Present. . Scheidt Hardware . 1905-Present . Maplewood,MO . . . Emil and Rosa Scheidt began their business as Wohlwend Hardware. The current store was originally the Maplewood Theatre, c.1910. The sloping floor was leveled in 1…
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Citizens National Bank. 1915-Present. Surviving the Great Depression and a fire, Citizens National Bank offered the first walk-up and drive-up window service in the Midwest. The bank has served as a model of corporate citizenship, providing invaluable suppo…
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Empire Supply. 1931-Present. . Empire Supply . 1931-Present . Maplewood,MO William Loomstein, a former Russian Czar guard who endured the Great Depression, started anew as a purveyor of paint and hardware the same year the Empire State Building opened. …
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Eat Rite-Diner, St. Louis, Missouri. . Established in the 1940s, the Eat Rite-Diner is one of the few nostalgic Route 66 diners left for great burgers and a friendly atmosphere. Route 66 Roadside Attraction Recognized by Hampton Hotels Save-A-Landmark prog…
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Chain Of Rocks Bridge. . Chain Of Rocks Bridge . 1929-1970 . Saint Louis,MO . . Only a drop in scrap metal prices in the early 1970's saved this relic from demolition. The bridge brought high volumes of drivers across the Mississippi until the early 1…