Quick grab and go! This is the SOUTHERN end of Route 66 and Old Route 66 in Macoupin County. Just to the North, was the long time site of the Mill Cafe and Gas Station, a Route 66 classic. From theroute-66.com:
Mill Cafe Dine & Dance - Beer Wine Liquor - MT. OLIVE JCT. - The Best Eats on Route 66." "The Mill Cafe" was owned in 1965 by Joseph Makula and John J. (Chippy) Ciprianom. Chippy's wife Mary worked at the family restaurant.
Head north 2 miles and you will find Mount Olive, the Unofficial Caching Capital of Macoupin County.
Enjoy this stop, and image what it used to be.