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From Our Files – Oct. 18, 2023

Schermerhorn Park was donated 100 years ago to Galena in Cherokee County, Kan.

Route 66 - then and now: Fascinating photo book matches vintage pictures with modern snapshots

While some businesses have survived and thrived on the Mother Road, others are rusting ghost-town relics, reads Joe Sonderman s Route 66 Then and Now. Here s a glimpse inside the book.

Virtual conference links Route 66 enthusiasts

Postcards reveal zenith of independent truck stops and diners

Mar 15, 2021 Trucker’s Home in Arlington, Missouri, “was nothing but a café with a jukebox in the corner and a couple of cabins,” said postcard collector Joe Sonderman.Joe Sonderman recalls his love of truck stops beginning as a child growing up in Missouri. On trips with his parents, they would buy gas at Kingdom City, Missouri, west of St. Louis on I-70. “It’s a town of nothing but truck stops,” he said. He particularly liked Gaspar’s Truck Stop, where they often stopped. “I saw a postcard for Gasper’s when it was nothing but a two-pump general store in [nearby] Williamsburg.”