Photo: Marcin Wichary from San Francisco, U.S.A., CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Stop 4 of 9 · Route 66 in Illinois

Sixty-Six Years at the Pumps

Ambler's Texaco Gas Station, Chicago

3 min story9-stop drive

The story

You've pulled into Dwight, where old Route 66 crosses Illinois Route 17, and the little white building in front of you looks less like a gas station than a cottage that wandered out to the road.

The rest unlocks with the drive

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Part of Route 66 in Illinois

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Chicago · 9 stops · 7 h 42 min · 299 mi

1
Lou Mitchell's
The Diner That Was Here FirstPhoto: David Brossard, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
2
Old Joliet Prison
The Prisoners Who Built Their Own WallsPhoto: Joseph Gage from USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
3
Gemini Giant
The Astronaut Who Got Bought BackPhoto: David Quigley, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
4You're here
Ambler's Texaco Gas Station
Sixty-Six Years at the PumpsPhoto: Marcin Wichary from San Francisco, U.S.A., CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
5
Odell Standard Oil Station
The Add-On That Saved Odell's StationPhoto: IvoShandor, CC BY 3.0 us, via Wikimedia Commons
6
Funks Grove
The Grove the Prairie Fires MissedPhoto: Crystl, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
7
Cozy Dog Drive In
The Hot Dog That Needed a Better Name
8
Ariston Cafe
The Cafe That Chased the HighwayPhoto: Teemu008 from Palatine, Illinois, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
9
Chain of Rocks Bridge
The Bridge That Changed Its Mind MidstreamPhoto: David Hinkson, http://www.trailnet.org/ (Public domain), via Wikimedia Commons

Sources

Written from public sources, every claim checked against them, narrated by a synthetic voice.

Wikipedia: Ambler's Texaco Gas Station

The story

The rest unlocks with the drive

Part of Route 66 in Illinois

Lou Mitchell's

Old Joliet Prison

Gemini Giant

Ambler's Texaco Gas Station

Odell Standard Oil Station

Funks Grove

Cozy Dog Drive In

Ariston Cafe

Chain of Rocks Bridge