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Sunday, December 16, 2007
Sunday, December 9, 2007
10/3 - Joliet, Il - Start of our Route 66 Adventure
We left Windy City for Joliet, Illinois. They have a small but informative and delightful museum that helped lay the foundation for the rest of our trip. 
The gift shop is staffed by a wonderful lady who shared her experiences and stressed to us that Route 66 was more than a road but the people who kept the road alive. She encouraged us to take time to meet and listen to the stories.
The museum had sets like a theater with seats that replicated the car seats of the 50s. There was an hour and a half video that had been put together by American Airlines for television. We were so glad we made the decision to sit and watch the whole thing. What a wonderful foundation for what we had ahead of us.
The sets that surrounded the theater seats depicted the unique and exciting experiences of the time, like drive-ins with car hops, 77 records, roller skates and motels with television sets. The picture of the VW camper got us so excited. It was exactly like our second camper that we had owned in 1970. These campers were custom conversion of the VW vans. The owner is a famous artist, Ralph Waldmire whose VW Bug and Camper was the bais for Disneys movie "Cars".
The gift shop is staffed by a wonderful lady who shared her experiences and stressed to us that Route 66 was more than a road but the people who kept the road alive. She encouraged us to take time to meet and listen to the stories.The museum had sets like a theater with seats that replicated the car seats of the 50s. There was an hour and a half video that had been put together by American Airlines for television. We were so glad we made the decision to sit and watch the whole thing. What a wonderful foundation for what we had ahead of us.
The sets that surrounded the theater seats depicted the unique and exciting experiences of the time, like drive-ins with car hops, 77 records, roller skates and motels with television sets. The picture of the VW camper got us so excited. It was exactly like our second camper that we had owned in 1970. These campers were custom conversion of the VW vans. The owner is a famous artist, Ralph Waldmire whose VW Bug and Camper was the bais for Disneys movie "Cars".
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