Route 66 Roadside Park - Student Design Competition

Old Pond School and Park

Monument at (38.5806100, -90.6562060). Dedicated to William Morgan Butler who was in charge of St. Louis’ Yeatman High School and died in a car crash in 1923.

17250 Manchester Road. Built in 1875 as a tavern. It later became Pond Hall before William Kesselring converted into a store & bar in the 1910’s. After that closed, it became Wayside Inn and then Pond Inn. Currently being renovated.

Backside of Pond Inn

Looking Northwest towards Manchester Road/Route 66 from W Christy Road.

Looking Northeast towards Manchester Road/Route 66 from W Christy Road.

CleanPro Power Washing at 17301 Manchester Road. Built in 1929 by John A. Kern (1870-1948) as the Kern Service Station.

Looking South towards Pond Road from Manchester Road/Route 66.

Burgess Mantels & More at 17249 Manchester Road. Built in 1959.

Sonny's Automotive Repair at 17308 Manchester Road. Built in 1961 as a gas station.

Looking South towards County Form and Supply from Manchester Road/Route 66

Upholstery St. Louis Seabaugh Antique Refinishing Antique Restoration at 17322 Manchester Road. Built in 1900 as the Pond Texaco Gas Station.

Looking East on Manchester Road/Route 66 from Big Chief

Looking South towards Maple Avenue from Manchester Road/Route 66

Kelly Motors LLC at 17330 Manchester Road. Built in 1932.

Ellisville United Methodist Church & School/Living Word United Methodist Church & School at 17315 Manchester Road. Built in 2007.

The Farinella Farm at 17346 Manchester Road. The farmhouse was built in 1901 and the detached garage, barn, and 2 utility sheds were built in 1910.

The historic Big Chief Roadhouse at 17352 Manchester Road. Built in 1929 by William Clay Pierce of the Pierce-Pennant Oil Company with a Sinclair Gas Station (later a Conoco Gas Station) at the entrance and over 60 cabins in the back. The restaurant closed in 1949 and the cabins were demolished in the 1970’s. In the 1990’s, the restaurant reopened and has been in operation since.

The historic Big Chief Roadhouse at 17352 Manchester Road. Built in 1929 by William Clay Pierce of the Pierce-Pennant Oil Company with a Sinclair Gas Station (later a Conoco Gas Station) at the entrance and over 60 cabins in the back. The restaurant closed in 1949 and the cabins were demolished in the 1970’s. In the 1990’s, the restaurant reopened and has been in operation since

17345 Manchester Road. Built in 1925.

Wildwood Middle School, 17401 Manchester Road. Built in 2001.

Looking West on Manchester Road/Route 66 from Big Chief

The historic Bethel Church at 17500 Manchester. Built in 1875 and added onto in 1988 & 1994.

Bethel Church & Cemetery

1988 shed at Bethel Cemetery

1960 ranch house on Bethel Church’s property

Backside of Bethel Church

Looking East on Manchester. Bethel Church & Cemetery is to the left.

Looking East toward Pond from Bridle Trail W Drive

Looking South toward Bridle Trail W Drive from Bridle Trail W Drive

Looking West toward Glencoe from Cornerstone Baptist Church

Looking East toward Pond from Cornerstone Baptist Church

Intersection of Mueller Road & Missouri Route 100

Looking East on Manchester toward Pond

Looking North toward Mueller Road from Manchester

Bewen Family Farm at 17466 Manchester. The farmhouse was built in 1916 with a barn from 1950 and a detached garage from 2006. Antiques were briefly sold here in the early 1980’s.

1928 home at 17546 Manchester

Kelpe Family Farm at 17633 Manchester. The farmhouse was built in 1932.

Wilken Seamless Guttering at 17625 Manchester. Built in 1930 with outbuildings from 1970, 1930, and 1993.

Cornerstone Baptist Church at 17617 Manchester. New church (front) was built in 2006 and the old church (back) was built in 1987. The house to the left was built in 1955.