This page represents our first trip through this state. It is also a work in progress, with all of the accompanying opportunities for misspelling and factual error. If you have any comments, suggestions, or concerns, please feel free to email us. Whenever your Route 66 journey takes you through St. Louis, it's always a good idea to stop at Ted Drewes Frozen Custard. During our Monday evening visit, the size and enthusiasm of the crowd reminds me of a Hollywood movie premier.
Some locals come in shorts and t-shirts, while some of the women wait in dresses and heels.
Inside the building, about twenty yellow shirted teenagers hustle under the crush of business as cars stream in and out of the parking lot. Ted Drewes has been here since 1929 and used to be about a third of its current size. In this part of town, the title of Route 66 has given way to Watson Road. Yet, despite the 1995 demolition of the famous Coral Court Motel , many of the old era buildings remain. We visit the Chippewa Motel with its glowing blue arrow and stop by the Duplex Motel for a spell.