The grand Springfield hotel where Route 66 was born ended as rubble and a parking lot

Apr 4, 2026 - 16:01
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The grand Springfield hotel where Route 66 was born ended as rubble and a parking lot
SPRINGFIELD, Mo. — Springfield will soon celebrate its role as the birthplace of historic Route 66, but the historic centerpiece of the Mother Road’s birth has been gone for almost 30 years. Long before the Colonial Hotel was reduced to dust, broken brick and souvenir fragments, it stood as one of the most ambitious buildings [...]

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