Missouri Route 66 - Cuba

CUBA, MISSOURI. Taking advantage of the new interstate highway, Route 66, original owners Robert W. & Margaret Martin hired Leo Friesenhan in the 1930's to build the Wagon Wheel Motel. According to the Wheel's website: "Leo's combination of stone, design, and nearly indestructible mortar recipe has endured for 75 years, giving the Wagon Wheel its spot on the National Registry of Historic Places." Indeed it has, and combined with the restoration of the last two years by new ownership, it all looks brand new. This is a set of cabins at the motel in June 2012, when I spent the night. My room was #10, first door on the left.