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 Citing the economic impact that Route 66 has had and continues to have on small to mid-size communities, Landmarks Illinois earlier this month declared the road one of its Most Endangered Historic Places, the first time the preservation commission has included a road on that list.
"We did this both out of a sense of community pride in Route 66 and because of the positive economic impact Route 66 has," said Frank Butterfield, Landmarks Illinois's Springfield field office director. The list, which Landmarks Illinois has published every year since 1995, typically features historic buildings "threatened by deterioration, lack of maintenance, insufficient funds, or inappropriate development."
However, according to Butterfield, Landmarks Illinois has in recent years included other historic sites, including bridges, monuments, and - with the Route 66 designation - roads.
While the road itself doesn't necessarily face an existential risk, the communities along the road do. This could be the lifeline that keeps these areas in business and not a historical footnote.
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