Route 66 in the News
Car Show Will Benefit The Mill
2007-09-11 14:35:52
Lincoln, Ill. - The Railsplitter Antique Auto Club has teamed up with the Route 66 Heritage Foundation of Logan County to present a car show at the Mill. All are welcome to attend, or to register their car in the show. Registration is $3, which will go directly to the Mill restoration. The show will take place on October 20, 2007, from 11 AM to 3 PM, at the Mill (738 S. Washington St., Lincoln, IL).
Visitors and will be able to participate in rare treats, such as tours of the Mill Restoration in progress and Original Schnitzel strips served with chips and a soda for $7. There will also be a 50/50 drawing and a display of antique cars. All members of the Railsplitter Antique Auto Club and the general public are invited to attend this fun filled event. Chairman of the Route 66 Heritage Foundation of Logan County, Geoff Ladd, states, “it’s great to have them coming in to help us. I’m looking forward to seeing all the cars and having a lot of great food to save the Mill.”
The Route 66 Heritage Foundation of Logan County was created to promote and preserve Route 66 sites in Logan County, after the historic Mill Restaurant was slated for demolition. Working with the owner and city council members, this organization managed to save the building from the wrecking ball. The Mill is now a construction site as volunteers work to restore the building to its former condition.
The Mill opened in 1929 under the name of the Blue Mill. Its proprietor was Paul Coddington, who would serve patrons grilled sandwiches at any hour of the day or night. A Dutch themed building with blue trim, it featured at revolving windmill and waitresses dressed in blue with white aprons. In 1945, Albert and Blossom Huffman purchased the building, added a barroom and dance hall, and then painted the building barn red. Over the years, the restaurant became famous for it’s fried schnitzel, originally made of veal, and later of pork. By the mid 1980’s the Mill had lost most of the Dutch themed interior, and was becoming a museum of rather strange objects, including a mechanical leg protruding from a hole in the ceiling. The Mill closed in 1996, however the building is still standing in its original location.
The Railsplitter Antique Auto Club has been an active organization in Downtown Lincoln, and holds cruise-ins throughout the spring, summer, and fall. They’re always looking for new members, so come out to the Mill and join up.
For more information on this and other events in Logan County, please call 217-732-8687.
Abraham Lincoln Tourism Bureau of Logan County
See also:
- Earlier article on The Mill in Lincoln
- Full List of Route 66 In The News Articles
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