People Dining at a Restaurant Overlooking a Northern Illinois Toll Road, 1959
01
Artifact Overview
The Illinois Tollway provided roadside services to drivers at seven oases that opened starting in 1959. Each oasis offered food, gasoline and convenience items. Six were built on bridges spanning the tollway -- equally convenient for travelers in either direction. All seven oases were renovated in 2003-2005. By the early 2020s, three were demolished to permit tollway expansion.
Artifact Details
Artifact
Photographic print
Date Made
1960
Subject Date
1959
Collection Title
Location
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
87.135.1708
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of the Automobile Club of Michigan.
Material
Paper (Fiber product)
Technique
Gelatin silver process
Color
Black-and-white (Colors)
Dimensions
Height: 8.125 in
Width: 10 in
Keywords |
|---|