Ryburn Place

Ryburn Place Ryburn Place Gifts and Gab sells Route 66, vintage, and collectible items and features local art.

Get yourselves to the nearest U.S. post office immediately and buy these Route 66 stamps! The photographer is my friend,...
05/12/2026

Get yourselves to the nearest U.S. post office immediately and buy these Route 66 stamps! The photographer is my friend, David J. Schwartz, a wonderful man and the only person I have known to have his photographs on USPO stamps. The clerk at the Normal (Illinois) Post Office says these are going fast, and with good reason. So proud to know you, David J. Schwartz, and congratulations!

05/05/2026

Sorry to send this to everyone but Brandy contacted me about getting a passport stamp when I'm closed and somehow I'm locked out of my gmail account so can't respond to her (Me and technology--Ugh!) Brandy--I have some small pieces of paper with my stamp on them that you can pick up from my Little Free Library on the west parking lot. Or, if it's between 9-5 Monday to Saturday, you may get my stamp at the Cruisin' with Lincoln on Route 66 Visitor Center, 200 N. Main Street, Bloomington, IL. Enjoy your trip!

Look what I just got! It's the 6th edition of Jerry McClanahan's EZ 66 Guide; 100th anniversary edition. Ryburn Place a...
05/01/2026

Look what I just got! It's the 6th edition of Jerry McClanahan's EZ 66 Guide; 100th anniversary edition. Ryburn Place at Sprague's Super Service, 305 Pine Street, Normal, IL.

MY ANNUAL PLEA: Please do not park across the street in my neighbors' parking lot! I have two parking lots next to my b...
04/29/2026

MY ANNUAL PLEA: Please do not park across the street in my neighbors' parking lot! I have two parking lots next to my building but every day I see people driving cars, and sometimes giant RVs, pull over, get out of their vehicles and wander over to take photos. MY NEIGHBORS RUN BUSINESSES and you may think, "Well, I'll just be a minute." What if that is the "minute" that they need to move a car or park on their own lot? LONG AFTER YOU DRIVE AWAY, I need to remain friends with them, so I BEG YOU, please, please, please, park on my lot or on the street but not on their private property!

Coming to the Route 66 Red Carpet Corridor Festival this weekend? Stop by Ryburn Place at Sprague's Super Service, 305 P...
04/29/2026

Coming to the Route 66 Red Carpet Corridor Festival this weekend? Stop by Ryburn Place at Sprague's Super Service, 305 Pine Street, Normal, for Cheryl Eichar Jett's book signing of her latest book, Aprons Away: Women's Work on Route 66, on Saturday, May 2, from 1-3pm, (https://ilroute66redcarpetcorridor.com/).

"We’ve all heard of Route 66, but did you ever stop to think of all the women who worked along the 2,448-mile length of the most famous highway in the world? From Chicago to Los Angeles, in cities and small towns, women pumped gas, held elected offices, painted public art murals, joined the military, reported news, and designed buildings, theme parks, fashion, and toys. Just in time for this year’s 100th anniversary of the iconic Mother Road, Jett examines the myriad roles women played at the crossroads of Route 66 and women’s history in this new book published by Reedy Press.

Jett is an author, playwright, and journalist with seven previous books, including Route 66 in Illinois, and hundreds of published articles. Known for her Route 66 and travel writing for Arcadia Publishing, Quarto, and ROUTE Magazine, she earned a graduate degree in history from SIUE. For 10 years, Jett has traced the overlap of women’s history with Route 66 and has directed two productions of her stage play based on that research. Read more about the book and follow Jett's event schedule at https://www.cheryleicharjett.com."

CAN'T MAKE IT ON SATURDAY? I WILL HAVE SIGNED BOOKS FOR SALE AFTERWARDS.

This delightful couple stopped by yesterday in their beautifully restored 1947 Ford. Safe travels.
04/12/2026

This delightful couple stopped by yesterday in their beautifully restored 1947 Ford. Safe travels.

04/03/2026

Just a quick question: I've been talking to some of my Route 66 friends about the hundreds of vintage (and sometimes just old!) Route 66 t-shirts that we have. We don't want to throw them out as we downsize. Is there a market for them? Would it be too tacky to sell pre-owned t-shirts in my shop?

04/03/2026

Ryburn Place will be closed on Easter Sunday, April 5.

These amazing jackets and bags are created by a local seamstress. No two are alike. I bought one of her jackets a year ...
03/22/2026

These amazing jackets and bags are created by a local seamstress. No two are alike. I bought one of her jackets a year or so ago and people constantly comment on it and wonder where to get them. Here's the answer: They are available in my shop, Thursday-Sunday, 9-5:30. I can also ship.

Ryburn Place at Sprague's Super Service, Normal, Illinois, is open! (Can it be March already?) I'm open 9-5:30 Thursday-...
03/01/2026

Ryburn Place at Sprague's Super Service, Normal, Illinois, is open! (Can it be March already?) I'm open 9-5:30 Thursday-Sunday. Come on in!

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305 Pine Street
Normal, IL
61761

Opening Hours

Thursday 9am - 5:30pm
Friday 9am - 5:30pm
Saturday 9am - 5:30pm
Sunday 9am - 5:30pm

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+13095854103

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