I took these photos when we stayed overnight in Carthage, Missouri on our way back to St. Louis from our Route 66 Adventure heading eastbound from Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. The statue, Alice in Wonderland, stood in the E.L. Dale Memorial Library Gardens at the Carthage Public Library. Artist Bill Snow created this sculpture. These photos come in handy for today's post as the movie "Alice in Wonderland" opens in theatre. Nothing personal, I just never care for Johnny Depp as an actor and I never saw any of his movies from the beginning to ending. The movies were either too weird or just boring. I was never impressed with his acting and thought much of the success in Depp's career was built up by luck and having a good agent. And that is only my humble opinion!
This is Central Park in Carthage, Missouri. According to the visitor guide, this park, landscaped in 1894, features a 1930s wading pool and bathouse, a Victorian-era fountain, bandstand, playground and plenty of space for picnicking (I just realize that a "k" would be added to the word "picnic" when the word is "picnicking"). There is a memorial honoring the 1,412 of Missouri's fallen Viet Nam veterans created by the American Legion and Veterans of Foreign Wars.The above statue of Carthage native son and the famous zoologist/television personality Marlin Perkins is placed in Central Park. The sculpture was created by artists Bob Tommey and Bill Snow. The original Central Park was burial site for Battle of Carthage casualties, but in 1871 it was re-developed for a park and the remains were re-buried elsewhere.
Of course, the above photo features the "beautiful" T-bird which I called "my husband's mistress" or "a chunk of metal"!
To commemorate my family 30th anniversary coming to America, I have been posting images of the American flag in various places around town-St. Louis, along Route 66, and I plan to post images from Grand Haven, Michigan, New York, Alaska, Colorado and all other towns I visited. Many people have posted on their blogs images of the above barn in an open field with the American flag painted on the side facing Route 66 in Nilwood, Illinois. One blogger called the image, "Patriotic Barn". To me, an old barn with the American flag is so beautifully Americana. 
Above - Ariston Cafe in Litchfield, Illinois, was built in 1931 and still is serving good food and delicious homemade pies to anyone who seeks a real meal like Mom's cooking.
Above - The Unveiling of the Awakening sculpture in October 2009, Chesterfield, Missouri. It was a well-attended event and I had the opportunity to meet the artist, Mr. J. Seward Johnson, Jr. The Awakening is on permanent displayed also at the National Harbor in Maryland and at Piazza Marconi in Rome. Below - A roundable in the town center, Carthage, Missouri.
I took these photos when we stayed overnight in Carthage, Missouri on our way back to St. Louis from our Route 66 Adventure heading eastbound from Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. The statue, Alice in Wonderland, stood in the E.L. Dale Memorial Library Gardens at the Carthage Public Library. Artist Bill Snow created this sculpture. These photos come in handy for today's post as the movie "Alice in Wonderland" opens in theatre. Nothing personal, I just never care for Johnny Depp as an actor and I never saw any of his movies from the beginning to ending. The movies were either too weird or just boring. I was never impressed with his acting and thought much of the success in Depp's career was built up by luck and having a good agent. And that is only my humble opinion!
