Carlinville Car Show and Cruise In
Carlinville's annual Route 66 Car Show and Cruise In was held Saturday, July 26, on the historic square in Carlinville. There was a good crowd, numerous car entries, vendors both outside on the square and indoors in the K.C. Hall, tours of the Million Dollar Courthouse, great fish sandwiches, and more than enough heat and humidity. My co-author Joe Sonderman and I set up our book booth on the square (in a nice spot next to the friendly Carlinville Chamber of Commerce folks) with Joe's beautiful '57 Chevy Bel-Air parked right in front of us. Our book booth on the square behind the Chevy, and the Million Dollar Courthouse visible in the background. At 11:30, a ceremony was held commemorating 90 years since the Ariston Cafe was first established in Carlinville. A plaque at the corner of the historic building was unveiled. The second and third generations of the Adam family, Ariston owners/operators, were on hand for the occasion. The building on the historic C...