Towanda Route 66 Linear Parkway placard - Pure Oil Truck Station |
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Subject: Historic buildings, homes and sites; Route 66 Date: 1952 - 1976 Description: This description of a truck stop doing business from 1952 through 1976 in Towanda, Illinois, is from one of the placards that line the Historic Route 66 Linear Parkway located in Towanda. Over the years, variously called the Delco Truck Stop, the Pure Oil Truck Station, the Pure Truck Station, and Eddie’s Pure/Union 76 Truck Stop, the stop provided 24 hour year round service and included a restaurant and showers for truckers, as well as gas station services. Eddie Baize became the owner in 1963. Publisher: Towanda Area Historical Society and Towanda District Library Rights Management: The images and documents in the Towanda Area Historical Society digital library may be viewed, downloaded, and printed for personal or educational use, but any commercial use is prohibited, without permission. ID: 1119 bld_1952_2037 Last Update: |
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