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Route 66 history in Pontiac dates back to the earliest days of the "Mother Road." From the road's inception in 1926, through its decommissioning in the 1980s, Pontiac has been blessed with a number of famous Route 66 icons. There have been four different alignments of Route 66 as it made its way through town. Today there are six wayside exhibits in Pontiac, and each...
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Route 66 Shield Mural - Designed and painted by Diaz Sign Art of Pontiac, IL.
Painted: 2006
Location: The outside back wall of the Route 66 Hall of Fame and Museum. 110 West Howard Street.
The Route 66 Shield Mural is our oldest mural. It was painted in 2006 by the wonderful artists at Diaz Sign Art. This shield is...
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Livingston County Civil War Memorial.
The Livingston County Civil War Memorial was placed in 1902.
In Memory Of All Soldiers and Sailors Of Livingston County.
The memorial has a larger than life statue of a uniformed Union soldier, standing at ease holding his rifle in both hands and the butt of it resting on the ground.
The sculpture...
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Young Mr. Lincoln - by Rick Harney
Dedicated: June 23, 2006.
Location: South side of the Livingston County courthouse square, Pontiac, IL.
The life-size statue depicts Mr. Lincoln as the young lawyer who came to Pontiac many times to try cases in the circuit court.
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Seasons of Life - by Barry Tinsley
Location: Dargan Park, Pontiac. Located at the corner of Madison and Fountain streets.
1998 / 3 sculptures 25 feet tall / Steel plates.
The three metal figures are the vision of John and Nancy Dargan.
The three structures symbolize the human "changes" or "seasons" of growth during our lives. Each statue represents a...
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Historic Route 66
U.S. Route 66 is the Main Street of America or the Mother Road. It was one of the original highways within the U.S. Highway System. US 66 was established on November 11, 1926, with road signs erected the following year. The highway, which became one of the most famous roads in the United States, originally ran from Chicago, Illinois, through Missouri, Kansas, Oklahoma, Texas,...
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Public Art on William J. Donovan Bridge, aka Wilson Street Bridge.
William J. Donovan bridge is the only bridge in Batavia over Fox River. The current Wilson Street Bridge, or Donovan Bridge, is the 3rd generation of the bridge and was built between 2007 and 2008. The bridge it replaced stood since 1911, which replaced the original...
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Fractal Cluster by Bruce White
Location: Dionovan Bridge, Wilson Street, Batavia.
Installed: October 3, 2017.
Stainless Steel / Completed: 2017.
When the Donovan Street Bridge project was completed in 2007, the design included four piers, each with a location designated for four works of art corresponding to the categories: Nature, History, Science and Art.
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Exploring Homestate Illinois through Public Art
This year, I did not plan any major vacation. However, at some point in the beginning of this year, I decided to explore my backyard - my home state of Illinois - also known as the Land of Lincoln, and the Prairie State. Up till last year, whenever I had free time, I would head to...
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