The Day 76 closed down and Why?

The Day 76 closed down

One of the few times I've ever seen 76 close down, was the day that Boxcar Willies funeral was taking place. It was a nice memorial of an event. They closed 76 down from east to west to give the hearse room to Drive ole Boxcar's body down the length of the strip. I felt like that was a pretty cool honer, considering boxcar was
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advertising Branson clear back to the 70's. And new how to market a show and bring people to town. He was very nice to all the locals and was really considered a local himself. Evertime I met him he was very nice. So it was a sight to see that hears working its way down 76, and knowing that it was rare that they don't often close the whole thing down. Pretty awesome. R.I.P boxcar.