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The Hi Cafe Motel and Standard Service station located at 21151 High Cafe Rd, Staunton, IL 62088. The southbound lane of US 66 is now the West Frontage Road for I-55. The northbound lane of US 66 was incorporated into the construction of I-55. View looks SSW.
From a U. S. Route 66 website --
"Hi-Cafe site -- Also in Staunton was the Hi-Cafe, it opened in 1956 and was located south of the fork of the 1930-40 Route 66, along the later four-lane 66 at Hi-Cafe Rd. and W Frontage. The place belonged to Harold Hutchins and Frank Intahar (their initials named the cafe and the motel). When I-55 opened, it was cut off from its customers and closed in 1977. See this street view and this aerial photo taken in 1964, the old cafe building has been modified and now is a store, the motel on the south side, perpendicular to Route 66 was razed."