The story
Illinois's oldest usable Route 66 gas station, built by a former coal miner who bet his life savings on the new highway.
Everything that was here
- 1926–1991
Soulsby Service StationGas Station
Illinois's oldest usable Route 66 gas station, built by a former coal miner who bet his life savings on the new highway.
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Connected places
Soulsby's Shell Station
Mt Olive, IL
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Standard Oil Gasoline Station
Odell, IL
National Register of Historic Places network
Red Cedar Inn
Pacific, MO
National Register of Historic Places network
Trocadero Theatre
Philadelphia, PA
National Register of Historic Places network
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Nearby history
Soulsby's Shell Station
710 W 1st South St · 12 m away
Mother Jones Monument
5585 Mt Olive Rd · 1.1 km away
Henry's Rabbit Ranch
1107 Historic Old Route 66 · 8.4 km away
Pink Elephant Antique Mall
908 Historic Old Route 66 · 11.6 km away
Belvidere Cafe, Motel, and Gas Station
825 Old Rte 66 S · 12.4 km away
Vic Suhling's Gas For Less
334 Historic Old Route 66 North · 13.2 km away
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