QUEEN’S GATE in Springfield, the newly dedicated monument to the Birthplace of Route 66, provides a new photo op in the“Queen City of the Ozarks,” third-largest city in Missouri and home to a wide array of dining experiences.
ROUTE SUPERMAN Gordon Elliott, 90, proprietor of the famous Rail Haven Motor Court in Springfield, Missouri, is a fan of the Steakburger and fries from the nearby Steak ’n Shake.
HOME STYLE At the Rock Café in Stroud, Oklahoma, the comfort food is served up as fast as Sally the Porsche. In addition to standards like buffalo burgers and chicken fried steak, the diner serves German dishes like Jagerschnitzel and spaetzle—but the oatmeal pie alone is worth the trip.
David L. Harrison reads his inspiring composition, “Where a Highway Was Born.”
By the time the photos have been staged and the pyrotechnics loosed, the two of us from Texas have worked up a bona fide h…
