Gift Shop–Books, Postcards, Prints & More!
Welcome to the Windy City Road Warrior Gift Shop! Feel free to browse, but remember that old Tourist Trap adage: “Lovely to look at, Lovely to hold, but if you should break it, Consider it SOLD!”
You can purchase any item via Paypal by clicking the ADD TO CART/VIEW CART buttons below, or print out an order form to pay with a Money Order or Personal Check by mail. For general questions or to inquire about International shipping rates, contact me via e-mail at dave@windycityroadwarrior.com
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Books — Postcards & Prints — Postmarked Event Cover
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Softcover: 128 Pages, 6 1/2″ wide x 9 3/16″ tall, 195 photos & illustrations
ISBN: 0-7385-5138-4 ISBN-13: 978-0-7385-5138-8
$19.99 plus shipping. Choose options below and Add to Cart:
Exploring Route 66 in Chicagoland
Exploring Route 66 in Chicagoland: Journeys Through History on the Mother Road in Cook County, Illinois is the only Driving and Walking Guidebook dedicated to the beginning of the Mother Road. Now available in the 2nd Revised Printing.
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Softcover: Comb Binding (lay flat), 150 Pages, 9″ wide x 11.5″ tall, 309 photos & illustrations, 31 driving and walking tour maps
ISBN: 0-9786067-0-1 ISBN13: 978-0-9786-0670-1
$19.95 plus shipping. Choose options below and Add to Cart:
The Roads that Lead to Lincoln
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Softcover: Comb Binding (lay flat), 80 Pages, 9″ wide x 11.5″ tall, 104 photos & illustrations, 3 maps
ISBN: 0-9786067-1-X ISBN-13: 978-0-9786067-1-8
$13.75 plus shipping. Choose options below and Add to Cart:
Postcards and Prints
Route 66 in Chicago Postcard Set
Click here to see more information and see all 15 of the Route 66 in Chicago Postcards!
15 Postcards packed in a clear vinyl resealable pouch, 6.5” x 2.8”
$7.99 plus shipping. Click Below to Add to Cart:
Contemporary Color Postcard Set
Click Here to see more information and larger views of a 5 Contemporary Color Postcards!
5 Color Postcards 5 1/2″ by 4 1/4″ packed in an archival acid-free polypropylene sleeve.
$4.00 plus shipping. Click Below to add to Cart:
Glossy Photo Prints
The Jackson Drive Skyline View looks west from the 1937-1977 eastern terminus of Route 66 in Chicago’s Grant Park. The buildings that dominate the view mark the original 1926-1937 Route 66 starting point.
The Buckingham Fountain Skyline View looks northwest towards the Route 66 corridor from Buckingham Fountain in Chicago’s Grant Park. Most of the buildings in the skyline are located in the Route 66 corridor.
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Printed on high-quality glossy photo stock. 4×6 Prints are $2.50, and 8.5×11 Prints are $5.00. To order, choose Image and Size from drop-down box, then Add to Cart:
Laminated Photo Prints
Begin Historic 66 Laminated Print shows the view looking west on Adams Street from Michigan Avenue, showing the misplaced Begin Historic 66 sign, with the Sears Willis Tower behind.
Route Center Skyline Laminated Print shows the view from Jackson Drive, looking at the buildings at Chicago’s Route Center, where all auto routes originating in the city began from the earliest motoring era, through the days of the named auto trails, and into the first decades of the numbered State and U.S. Highways.
Laminated Photo Prints are $5.00 each. Choose IMAGE from drop-down box then click Add to Cart to order:
Postmarked 25th Anniversary Event Cover
This postmarked event cover from January 17, 2002 celebrates the return of Route 66 Shields to the beginning of the road, 25 years after they were first removed.
Postmarked Event Covers are $5.50 each. Click Add to Cart to order:
