Rowe Building

Historical marker location:

714 South Dearborn Street, Chicago, Illinois

( Marker is at the intersection of South Dearborn Street and West Polk Street, on the left when traveling north on South Dearborn Street.)

The famous Route 66, one of the first highways in the U.S., passed through Illinois. The highway, which stretched from Chicago to Santa Monica, California, was a popular route for tourists and truckers and played an important role in American culture and history.