Editing Adrian, Texas (section)

==Geography==
Adrian is situated along [[Interstate 40 in Texas|Interstate 40]] (Old [[U.S. Route 66 in Texas|Route 66]]) in south central Oldham County, approximately {{convert|47|mi|km}} west of [[Amarillo, Texas|Amarillo]].<ref name="Texas Escapes">{{cite web | url = http://www.texasescapes.com/TexasPanhandleTowns/Adrian-Texas.htm | title = Adrian, Texas | publisher = Texas Escapes Online Magazine | access-date = 2009-07-21}}</ref> Adrian is the geo-mathematical midpoint of Route&nbsp;66, positioned {{convert|1,139|mi|km}} from both [[Chicago, Illinois|Chicago]], [[Illinois]] and [[Los Angeles, California|Los Angeles]], [[California]].<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.oldhamcofc.org/index.php?page=adrian-tx | title = Adrian, TX | publisher = Oldlham County Chamber of Commerce | access-date = 2009-07-21}}</ref>

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the city has a total area of {{convert|0.9|sqmi|km2}}.

=== U.S. Route 66 ===
[[File:Sign at Midpoint Café.jpg|thumb|Sign at Midpoint Café]]
Adrian, Texas bills itself as the midway point between Chicago and Los Angeles on historic Route&nbsp;66. The city has signage proudly declaring "← [[Los Angeles]] 1139 miles &mdash; [[Chicago]] 1139 miles →" to travellers on the old highway who arrive from as far afield as [[Europe]].<ref name="cheryl-globe">{{cite news|author=Cheryl Berzanskis |url=http://amarillo.com/stories/090207/fea_8286641.shtml |title=History draws tourists |newspaper=Amarillo Globe-News |date=2007-09-02 |access-date=2012-05-27}}</ref> The "US&nbsp;66 midpoint" branding was adopted in 1995 on the advice of travel author and [[Route&nbsp;66 Association]] founder Tom Snyder.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://amarillo.com/stories/032501/spe_cityhasplace.shtml |author=Marlene Feduris|title=City has place in Americana |newspaper=Amarillo Globe-News |date=2001-03-25 |access-date=2012-05-27}}</ref> Fran Houser, owner of the [[Midpoint Café]] [[restaurant]], [[antique]] and [[souvenir shop]]<ref>{{cite news|url=http://amarillo.com/stories/081898/bus_cafe.shtml |title=Historic café adds antique shop|author=Rick Storm |newspaper=Amarillo Globe-News |date=1998-08-18 |access-date=2012-05-26}}</ref> from 1990 until 2012,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://route66news.com/2012/03/07/meet-the-midpoint-cafes-new-owners/ |title=Meet the Midpoint Cafe's new owners|date=March 7, 2012|author=Ron Warnick|publisher=Route 66 News}}</ref> is the basis for [[Flo (Cars)|Flo]] of the "Flo's V-8 Café" diner in ''[[Cars (film)|Cars]]''.<ref name="ocregister-carsland">{{cite news|url=http://www.ocregister.com/articles/houser-358737-caf-route.html |date=June 13, 2012|title=Life changed at her café when Pixar dropped in: Fran Houser said her Route 66 Midpoint Café in Texas was a sleepy spot – until the "Cars" movie premiered.|author=Eric Carpenter|newspaper=Orange County Register}}</ref><ref name="foodchannel">{{cite news|url=http://www.foodchannel.com/articles/article/ugly-crust-pies/ |title=Ugly Crust Pies |publisher=The Food Channel |date=2011-10-19 |access-date=2012-05-26}}</ref> The café, built in 1928<ref>{{cite news|author=Jessica Raynor |url=http://amarillo.com/stories/032001/new_adrian.shtml |title=Adrian aspires to build monument |newspaper=Amarillo Globe-News |date=2001-03-20 |access-date=2012-05-26}}</ref> and located between a [[motel]] and a former [[filling station]], operated 24&nbsp;hours a day during Route&nbsp;66's heyday.<ref name="foodchannel"/>

Other US&nbsp;66 attractions in Adrian include a Lions Antique Museum (which displays farm and ranch equipment from the 1920s to 1950s), a Windmill (which draws water from a well drilled by the Rock Island Railroad), and an Antique Ranch (which offers antiques and barbecue).<ref name="cheryl-globe" /> The long-closed Bent Door Café and trading post, built by Bob Harris in 1947 on the site of the 1940s Kozy Kottage Kamp, incorporates portions of a former [[air traffic control]] tower decommissioned after [[World War II]]; the tower windows originally slanted toward the runway, so the door is bent to match.<ref>{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=fOOEXzXkZNMC&pg=PA94 |title=The Complete Route 66 Lost & Found |author=Russell A. Olsen |pages=94–95 |date=2008-09-24 |access-date=2012-05-27|isbn=9780760334928}}</ref> The most recent Bent Door restoration efforts were made in 2009.