The One Off Old Route 66

This sale is loaded with a large variety of items. It's a big, big, house with lots and lots of rooms and lot and lots of stuff in every room. The house is located a couple of miles north of old Route 66 in the far west part of Springfield. You need to make plans to attend and add it to your calendar. We have a ton of pictures posted for you to peruse but here is a short list of stuff you will find:

• Primitive Crocks
• Primitive/Antique Furniture
• Baskets
• Nice sectional couches (More than one)
• Bedroom Furniture (Beds, Mattresses, Dressers, etc.)
• Musical instruments
• Kitchenware and small appliances
• Collectibles of all types
• Magazines (Do you eBay? If so, here is an opportunity to make some easy money reselling): Somerset Studio, Bliss Victoria, Magnolia, Cloth Paper Scissors, Family Tree, and All Recipes are just a few of the titles we have
• Sewing and Crafting supplies galore
• Lots of really nice fabric
• Cast Iron Skillets
• Women's Clothing
• Quilts
• Vintage Lawer's Bookcase
• Books (Lots of old kid's books, older mass-produced paperbacks, Hardbacks, and others)
• Toys, toys, and toys
• Plush toys
• Dolls
• Games
• Artwork of varies types
• Planters, birdbath, yard ornaments, etc
• Bird Houses!! Lots of fantastic birdhouses
• Old Wagon Wheels
• Tools
• Fridge and Freezer
• Washing Machine
• Old Bikes...and just a whole lot more

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Now onto a little info about Route 66. The Mother Road, (as Route 66 is often called) was officially designated as part of the U.S. Highway System on November 11, 1926. Stretching approximately 2,448 miles, it connected Chicago IL to Santa Monica CA. The route was primarily constructed using existing roads and pathways which varied greatly in quality. It became a crucial thoroughfare for those seeking better travel options across the country. Springfield MO is known as the Birthplace of Route 66. It was in Springfield that a group of local businessmen first proposed the name "Route 66." 

In September of 1925, a group of federal planners proposed “Route 60”, from Chicago to Los Angeles. William J. Fields, the governor of Kentucky at that time, was upset at Kentucky’s alienation from other states.  He felt that a transcontinental highway through Kentucky would serve to end the alienation. In 1926, Fields won out, and the new Route 60 would take drivers from Virginia, through Kentucky, and end in Springfield, Missouri. The Chicago – Los Angeles highway was then named “Route 62”. 

John T. Woodruff, a Springfieldian entrepreneur, and Cyrus Avery, the Oklahoma Highway Chairman, led a group of federal planners, who disliked the name “Route 62”.  In April of 1926, the group met in Springfield, Missouri at the Colonial Hotel located at the corner of South Jefferson and East St. Louis Street.  (The hotel was demolished in 1997). The group decided that “Route 66” was a catchier name and sounded better than “62.” They sent a telegram from the Colonial Hotel to Washington D.C., which said “Regarding Chicago-Los Angeles Road…if California, Arizona, New Mexico and Illinois will accept Sixty-Six instead of Sixty we are inclined to agree to this change. We prefer Sixty-Six to Sixty-Two.”

A placard on the east side of Park Central Square commemorates Springfield's subsequent 1992 designation as the official birthplace of Route 66. Other historical markers, including one for the Colonial Hotel, are located around the downtown area. One of the last remaining original stretches of Route 66 is at Glenstone and Kearney. The small section of road is near the Mavrick Convenience Store.