A green and quiet town with an ancient and bloody history Rittenhouse The bridge gets its name from the two concrete arches that support it. It is feet 40 m long. It was built in , three years before Route 66 was created.
It was repaired in and you can drive across it. In the early s a bypass was built from Baxter Springs to Riverton Alt US 69 and US because the bridge was narrow and congested, and had two sharp curves at its north and south access points blue arrows in the map. In a new bridge was built next to it. The bridge was declared a Historic Place and saved from demolition. Marcin Wichary Click image for Street View. Drive south along the "Historic Section" of Route 66 Bush to Willow Creek , the roadbed is only 25 feet wide and has grassy shoulders.
It has the feel of the original foot wide historic highway. The culverts along it date back to Just 1. It is work of local coach Don Karnes who with his wife and friends organized a non-profit corporation to build the complex on 12 acres of land that the Karnes donated to the project. Work is ongoing, and there is still a lot to do, but you can see the dream that came true in this street view.
Old Route 66 approaches the north side of Baxter Springs and at 2nd St. Here, to your right are the foundations of a former DX gas station. The red arrow marks the concrete base of the old DX signpost. On the NW corner of W 5th St. It has been restored and is modern garage.
It is pictured below. Continue south and on the next street, to our right is a historic site at Route 66th and 6th St. There were some forts in Kansas to protect the settlers further east from raids of hostile Indians. But during the Civil War, they were built to escort military wagon trains through native territories.
Fort Blair was established in July and consisted of a block house, log cabins and a wall made of logs covered with rocks and soil. It was the site of the infamous Baxter Springs Massacre. There is a replica of John Baxter's log cabin pictured above and Trading Post, and several markers too.
A creek runs along its southern flank. Turn left along E 6th St. At East Avenue www. Don't miss the Korean War tank or the railroad caboose. Here the Osage camped close to the spring. There is a historic marker on the corner of E. Return to Military Ave Route 66 and head south for 3 blocks. Here on 10th St. This is a great example of a "Cottage-Style" service station used during the s and 30s as marketing strategies by the major oil companies: homely gas stations that blended in with their urban setting.
This soothed the locals and gave a sense of security to the travelers. Independent Oil and Gas Service Station. The style used in these gas stations imitated medieval English cottages; it had simple lines, steep pitched roofs, tall windows, brickwork walls and high chimneys. It turned service stations into "automotive cottages", conveying travelers a warm homey feeling.
The building was enlarged in , but its style was preserved. Originally part of the Independent Oil and Gas Co. The main features of the cottage style were a pitched and gabled roof, brick and stucco walls, neat windows and a chimney. Notice the bay window by the front door. No longer open as a filling station, you can still see its concrete gas pump island and its double bay garage.
The curved glass window panes of the office give it an Art Moderne style it dates back to the s, and you can see it below in a "Then and Now" sequence. Diamond Petroleum Co. You are now entering the downtown commercial district with its red-brick buildings from the late s. Here the town's Main Street is, Route 66, and it displays the typical architecture of an American "small town".
Its red-brick faced buildings are remnants of a bustling past, when the street was packed with cars and travelers, during the hey-day of Route when it was "America's Main Street". Drive one block south, to 11th Street, the place where the following "Then and Now" photo sequence was taken.
On the SW corner of W 11th St. It servees traditional American Comfort Food with a Twist. Local lore says that the Bank was robbed in by Jesse James - ; an outlaw, murderer, bank and train robber. Facing it, is another mural by John Gibbons, painted in depicting the "Cow Town" period. Pictured below. Pictured on the left side of the "Then and Now" sequence further up.
The Indiana Hotel was built here in The present building was erected in and over the years it served as a feed store, grocery store and as in the black and white photo a clothing store. It has been restored and now it a Real Estate Agency. See its street view. To the south of Indiana Hotel, at Military Ave. This building has its original facade and dates back to the s.
It housed a feed store, the local newspaper and the Wells Fargo Station. Great neon sign pictured further up. Just along the block at Military Ave. In it was acquired by a Trust and a Foundation and restored. Now it is a youth center and community educational facility.
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