St Louis
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Early this month, I journeyed to St Louis for a couple days and took Route 66 as much as I could. I arrived very late at night but was able to catch a few Christmas lights on the way in.
Highway 141 crosses I-44 with a "Happy Holidays." This a stretch of I-44 which Jerry McClanahan's EZ Guide to Route 66 advises is part of Route 66.
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The town of Pacific features a Christmas tree atop a cliff on the west side of town along Route 66.
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Festive trees decorate the grounds of Unigroup Incorporated of Fenton, Missouri.
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Flowing lights in St Louis' Kiener Plaza imitate a fountain.
Here's a little movie for you.
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Christmas floodlights transform the St Louis City Court building, as seen from Kiener Plaza.
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Many hours after it closed for the night, I sought Macy's downtown to see if the store used automated Christmas window displays. It didn't, but they did have several dioramas telling the story of "Yes, Virginia; there is a Santa Clause."
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On my way out of town two days later, Ace and I visited Ted Drewes Frozen Custard on Route 66.
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The company began in 1929 and this location dates from 1941. I knew their frozen custard was famous, but I didn't know Ted Drewes sold Christmas trees.
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According to their website, Ted Drewes Jr travels to Nova Scotia every fall to select Canadian balsam fir Christmas trees to sell at the custard stand.
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A friendly employee demonstrates to Ace how his black walnut concrete is so dense as to stay in the cup upside down.
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I also had a pumpkin pie concrete because...well, I was there. It was good, by the way; there were even bits of crust in it.
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