Illinois

Start of Route 66 in Downtown Chicago

Replica of sign to “Begin Route 66″ located on Adams near Michigan Ave.

Route 66 sign with Lake Michigan in the background.

Replica of Art Institute in “Old Chicago”. Lake Michigan is in the background.

Wide angle view of start of Route 66 in Chicago with Lake Michigan in the background.

View of Illinois farms – Missouri in the the background

Illinois farm with Route 66 and railroad in front of it. Most of the buildings in John’s exhibit are handmade by Chicago artist Mike Erzen

Wide angle view of Illinois

Wide angle view of Gemini Giant (Wilmington) and N scale drive-in in (Miller Engineering)

Close up of Gemini Giant in Wilmington. (Giant hand made by Mike Erzen) Meramec Cavern sign on side of barn done by preservationist John Weiss and his team.

Another picture of Gemini Giant and working N scale drive-in (Miller Engineering). Litchfield IL has a working drive-in

Close up of drive-in

N scale drive in by Miller Engineering like one in Litchfield, IL. Amtrak passing by. Replica of Gemini Giant (Wilmington) made by artist Mike Erzen and a glimpse of Chain of Rocks bridge into Missouri

Wide angle view of bridge. (Notice how it curves)

Model of Union Station on Route 66 in Chicago between Jackson/Adams, Canal/Clinton

Chicago el Brown Line that calls out stops. (Started in 1892 in the Loop) Mounted on the ceiling of John’s basement.

Model of the Pig Hip Restaurant (destroyed by fire in 2007)