Illinois Route 66 Hall of Famers announced June 5, 2007
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The current summer issue of The 66 News, published by the Route 66 Association of Illinois, announces its 2007 inductees to the Illinois Route 66 Hall of Fame.
They are:
- Joy Henderson, former owner of Archie’s Standard Service in Pontiac (1956-63) and the Hilltop Cafe in Cayuga (1963-65). Henderson is now 74. (The Pontiac Leader has a story about Henderson and the other inductees.)
- Brown’s Wrecker Service in Bloomington, which has operated since 1955.
- The Curve Inn tavern of Springfield, which has been operating since 1945.
- Roger and Shirley Soderstrom of Bloomington, who owned Sodie’s Cycle Center, a motorcycle dealership, from 1953-72.
Induction ceremonies will be Saturday at the Route 66 Hotel and Convention Center in Springfield.
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