Birthplace of Route 66 - Springfield, Mo   by C.H. Skip Curtis

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blat Queen City Oil, starting out as a flour and feed store, was built by Emral Brock and Oscar Hawkins in 1929. They soon started selling Standard gas, then Mobil, along with tires and dry goods. In 1939 a viaduct was built over them, effectively bypassing the station. They moved six blocks north on Route 66 and built an additional station. Queen City Oil, currently housing Irene’s Quik Spuds, stayed in business into the 1980s. (1801 E. Trafficway)