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St. Clair, MO

St. Clair is home to the whimsical Hot and Cold water towers among other points of interest.

x Johnson's Mo-Tel,
780 Commercial Ave., St. Clair, MO
Charlie & Liz Johnson built their Mo-Tel about 1940 by . There were two St. Louis-style cabins behind the office ... read more


Side Trip:
Follow old 66 thru town and cross I-44 at Exit 239, turn right and take the north service road east about 2 miles to Hwy. AB and turn left to St. Clair Industrial Dr. and turn left.

Hot and Cold Water Towers
(Next to) 425 St. Clair Industrial Dr.
OK, this one is just for fun. Take the north service road from exit 239 go NE to road AB turn N and then turn left at ... read more


Back on 66:
Turn around and take the north service road (Old 66) west past exit 239 to the VFW / Skylark Motel

Skylark Motel
1087 N Service Rd.
A VFW now occupies the former Skylark Motel was built in the mid-1950s by Charlie & Robert Johnson ... read more

Sculley Motel & Restaurant
N Service Rd & Hwy. WW
The former Scully's Restaurant and Mote has been home to the Agape House, a human services agency since 1985 ... read more

x Former Ozark Court Motel
566 Old Route 66 (N Service Rd W)
About 3.5 mile west of Scully's and shortly west of St. Louis Inn Rd, north side of road, cement block wall on one side ... read rest
x Benson's Tourist Court
2675 Old Route 66, St. Clair, MO
Lewis Benson built Benson's Tourist City in 1937 and ran it until selling it in 1948. They started with just a cafe, filling station, and ... read more
xMotel Meramec
2985 Old Route 66, St. Clair, MO
The Kovacevich family built the Motel Meramec and Cafe in the late 1940s. It soon became knowns a Kovac's ... read more

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x About Us We started traveling Historic U.S. Route 66 as a destination in 2009. It's like a 2,400 mile long drive back in time from Chicago to Santa Monica! more
xDid You Know: Many parts of the old 4 lane Route 66 were reverted to a 2 lane road after 66 was realigned to the interstate. In many places the abandoned lanes are still there.