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Gardner Street Car

See the westbound or the eastbound Route 66 descriptions.

Built in?
StatusClosed
Visitors welcomeWelcome
GPS41.205642,-88.284025
LocationGardner
CountyGrundy
StateIllinois

The Street Car is located sine 1955 in the back of the Riviera Restaurant. It is being restored (2004) by the Illinois Route 66 Association.

It was used to for many thing, including a greyhound dusstop.

In 1932 in was moved to Gardner and used as a diner till 1939.

Originally it was a horse drawn streetcar.