Painting the Mother Road
Springfield's historic Route 66 — its theatres, streets, and neon — painted in oil from the days when the road was young.
Springfield's historic Route 66 — its theatres, streets, and neon — painted in oil from the days when the road was young.
Jerry's own Studio-66 poster art, as the cover banner — the old Main Street America show lettering is off, and "Birthplace of Route 66" is on.
The Winning Team premieres at the Gillioz, 1952. The Gillioz celebrates its 100th year in 2026.
New print release — coming in late December 2026
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The very first drive-up window restaurant on Route 66 — Chestnut & Glenn, Springfield, 1947–1984. Unveiled at the First Friday Art Walk at the Fox, May 2018.
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Home of the Shriners — built 1923, on Kimbrough and St. Louis Street, right on historic Route 66.
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The Jewell Theatre in its Ozark Jubilee days — a large historic street scene in progress, in color.
Watch for it — the KYTV broadcast van that carried the Ozark Jubilee from the Jewell is coming to this scene.
Coming in late January 2027
Browse the store →One eye in the rearview
Got one eye on the road
Got a license to fly
Fly down the Mother Road
Down at the Gillioz
They're putting on a show
Got my arm around my sweetheart
Sitting in the second row
A beautiful story written
It started a 100 years ago
Rt. 66 and the Gillioz
Putting on the show
A song for the Gillioz & Route 66 — celebrating 100 years
© Kevin Dabbs — All rights reserved
Route 66 was born in Springfield, Missouri in 1926. A century later, its streets, marquees, and neon live on in these paintings — including the Gillioz, celebrating its own 100th year. This is the time to get these walls looking great.
Jerry Rice paints the Springfield, Missouri he knows — the historic Route 66 of theatres, cafés, and neon nights — so the old road is never forgotten.
Studio 66 is the artwork of artist Jerry Lee Rice.
Prints, hand-highlighted giclées, and commission work — each piece signed by the artist.
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