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[Firewalker]

She is damn lucky it wasn't worse. Seen it where the wheel has fallen off and it completely destroyed the rear axle, suspension and rear bumper.

 

[Bobbytwonames 5,000+ posts]

I'm pretty sure that was in Vegas!

 

[Slo_Ride 5,000+ posts]

I'm pretty sure that was in Vegas!

Hold on and I'll ask

 

[Slo_Ride 5,000+ posts]

Not Vegas

 

[Bobbytwonames 5,000+ posts]

Not Vegas

Wrong answer, she said Deer Springs Rd. and it looked like she had Golden Knights or Raiders license plates. Just sayin! Who knows!

 

[Slo_Ride 5,000+ posts]

Wrong answer, she said Deer Springs Rd. and it looked like she had Golden Knights or Raiders license plates. Just sayin! Who knows!

 

[Bobbytwonames 5,000+ posts]

Your right, Arizona and Nevada overpasses look very similar. Vegas has black plates for the Golden Knights and Raiders. Her's say Route 66. So, probably Phoenix or Tucson. My bad.

 

[Firewalker]

Get your kicks on Route 66!

Used to Cruise Route 66 every night when I was growing up in Wilmington, IL.

We even had a Historic Land Mark in our town make it into several magazines. The Old Launching Pad with the Gemini Man.

The Rocket on there has been stolen so many times that the last one was built by a Body Shop in town. His nephew and I were Best Friends growing up. Saw it get made, it even had an alarm system built into it and a tracker as well. Opposing High Schools would steal it every year before they played us as the typical prank. It finally was put to a stop when they announced they had done all that back in the '90s.

Sadly the Launching Pad was sold to someone who ruined it. It is nothing but a major tourist trap now. Before it was that but it was also a GREAT Restaurant with some of the best food around. Now it just stinks and she only cares about the money.

So instead many of us go to Polka Dot in Braidwood on Route 66 when I am down there visiting friends and family every year.

Posted the Facebook link for Polka Dot but have to login, stupid facebook god I hate it!

Gemini Giant: Space Age Muffler Man, Wilmington, Illinois

Outfitted for short-sleeved space travel, this fiberglass giant guarded the Launching Pad drive-in on Route 66 beginning in 1965. Relocated to a city park on Nov. 30, 2024.

www.roadsideamerica.com

Wilmington, Illinois & the Gemini Giant – Legends of America

Wilmington, Illinois calls itself home to a little more than 5,000 people, but it's most photographed citizen isn't a person at all.

www.legendsofamerica.com

Polk-A-Dot Drive In – Historic66

www.historic66.com

Polk-a-Dot Drive In | Enjoy Illinois | Enjoy Illinois

A Route 66 Classic Diner

www.enjoyillinois.com

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[Slo_Ride 5,000+ posts]

I was in a hurry so the pics aren't great but these mugs have their own personal semi just to tow their camper.