BROOKLYN, Ill — A historic Metro East community is finally getting its flowers after decades of being bypassed, neglected and intentionally left off the map.
“It was neglected. It was overlooked, but at the same time it was a place that had a rich history and legacy,” says Woodrow Walker, native of Brooklyn, Illinois.
On Friday, Brooklyn officially joined America’s most famous highway as community leaders unveiled a new Route 66 marker on Madison Street…