Cadillacs invade Logan County via Route 66

[July 05, 2017]   On Wednesday afternoon, Cadillac cars invaded Logan County via Route 66. The 75 strong road tour group, hosted by the Cadillac-LaSalle Car Club began the Route 66 journey in the Chicagoland area, spending multiple days and nights making their way the to Chain of Rocks Bridge and other Route 66 sites near St. Louis.

The group made their first stop in Logan County in Atlanta, a town rich with Route 66 sites and history. They enjoyed stretching their legs as they walked around town and visited the Bunyon Statue, the various shops in town and other sites, before sitting down to a delicious meal at the Palms Grill Cafe.

In Atlanta, Bill Thomas said that having the club include his community in their tour was the result of a by-chance meeting between Thomas and a member of the club who was in the Palms nearly a year ago having lunch. Thomas and the club member struck up a conversation, and when all was said and done, the member said he would work to get Atlanta added to the tour scheduled for the following year - this year.

The club had several stops on their agenda, but not Lincoln, until the very last minute. Geoff Ladd, speaking on behalf of the Mill on Route 66 Museum said that when the trip was planned the Mill was not ready for tourists. However, after the Mill opened, the car club determined that it would make the stop at the Mill if their schedule would allow.

Ladd noted it was past president of the CLCC who worked to include the Mill in the many stops the club had planned for their week-long drive.

The nice part about this club was that it appeared that age made no difference. Drivers pulled into the parking spaces in Atlanta in beautiful big Cadillacs, some quite old, and others much younger, but all exuding that touch of class that comes with a Cadillac. Cars and drivers came from all around the Midwest to participate in the tour. According to the variety of license plates, vehicles had come from Illinois but also Ohio, Massachusetts, Wisconsin and other states.

[Nila Smith]