Route 66 Park

Historical marker location:

920 N Broadway St, Joliet, Illinois

( Marker is on North Broadway Street (Illinois Route 53) north of Moran Street, on the left when traveling south.)

Joliet 66 Roadsice Attraction.

The Chicago River was famously dyed green for the first time in 1962 to celebrate St. Patrick's Day. The tradition has continued every year since then, and now the river is dyed green for the holiday using an eco-friendly vegetable dye.