8-27-2013 Route 66 and Lunch in a Hangar (Lakeside RV Park, Branson, MO)

Leaving the Coachlight RV Park we drove to the "Boots Court" in Carthage, MO.

The Boots Court was designed in the Art Deco Streamlined Moderne style.  It was recently purchased by two sisters and is being restored.

Pull the top handle to see....(look down)

this radio!  Of course there was no tv in Carthage until the early 1950's.

The inside of a restored room.  Beds are covered with a chenille bedspread. Right door has the bathroom area.

The Boots Court was built at "The Crossroads of America", where US highway 71 running north and south, and US Route 66, running east and west, converged in Carthage, MO, opening in 1939.

Today rooms with one bed can be rented for $66 (Route 66), and rooms with two beds can be rented for $71 (Route 71).

Interested in more info about Boots Court:  bootsmotel@hotmail.com 
bootscourt@hotmail.com

Interested in Route 66, the Mother Road, starting in Chicago and going to the west coast?  go to www.visit66.com  or route66chamberofcommerce.org  

We met a young couple that had stayed at Boots Court last night.  They had flown from Virginia to Kansas City, rented a card, and was going to travel from Carthage to St. Louis on Route 66, then flying back to Virginia.  Lots of interest in the USA and internationally in Route 66.

Richard and Janice then accompanied us to Miller, MO, halfway between Joplin and Springfield, for lunch at the "Hangar Kafe."  

The Kafe is located inside a hangar..

Inside the hangar.

Janice and Richard Garrett, Glen Hickey, waiting for lunch.

The Hangar Kafe is in a very rural setting.  Other than lunch you can go hot air ballooning, sky diving, or find a use for crop duster airplanes.  The Kafe was full during the lunch hour, with people waiting for tables.

The owners are adding on to the Kafe, the outdoor eating space, and adding an 18-site full hook ups RV park.

We said our "good-byes" and "see you soon" to Richard and Janice.

We then drove to Branson MO where we are parked at the "Lakeside RV Park" between Gary and Evelyn, and Fred and Gay Vaughan.  

We are going to Silver Dollar City tomorrow for some southern gospel music.