Kathryn Biarkis has been part of the Edwardsville Historic Preservation Committee for and is on the Tourism Advisory ...

EDWARDSVILLE The Edwardsville Route 66 Festival is set to bring a full day and night of fun events and activities to City ...

Tow Mater, the rusty-yet-lovable sidekick from Pixar’s “Cars” franchise, didn’t just roll out of a storyboard. He was inspired by a real-life 1951 International Harvester boom truck discovered in ...

Fun fact: Disney's Cars movies took inspiration from the buildings along Route 66. Fans of the films—and anyone with young kids—will want to stop by Cars on the Route. Located just off the 13. ...

In the post-war era, as more families owned cars ... country's collective memory. Route 66's influence extends far beyond the ...

Route 66” and the movie Cars. Despite being officially removed from the Highway System in 1985, after the interstates replaced the famed “Mother Road,” US 66 is still regarded as the quintessential ...

It’s a beautiful movie car. I have arguably the only zombie ... I felt this would be a real boon for promoting Route 66. A car museum is very attractive to tourists. I figured while I am still ...

A cross-country drive along Route 66, stretching from California to Illinois, will kick off the 2026 Detroit Auto Show. The event will involve car enthusiasts, historians and everyday people who want ...

Even after nearly a century, Route ... the car. Made from hand-mixed cement over a metal frame, the whale doubled as a swimming hole for the Davis family and quickly became one of Route 66 ...

A cross-country drive along Route 66, stretching from California to Illinois, will kick off the 2026 Detroit Auto Show. The event will involve car enthusiasts ... of books and movies and songs ...