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Impersonal interstates pave over romance of Route 66
Illinois town of Litchfield sheds memory of Route 66 as I 55 and I 44 signs replace the historic road. The 66 Motel Court, built in 1948, stands as a quiet remnant where Dorothy and Lorman Mansholt run economy rooms for families at $16.80, and Jack Cutberth, longtime Route 66 advocate, notes tourism still fuels Clinton's economy with about $4 million yearly.
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