Hazelwood, MO: Bella the Elephant Women's TriBlend Tee

Part of Our Route 66 Everytown Collection | Hazelwood Edition

Hazelwood, Missouri: Bella the Elephant

Route 66 took a detour around St. Louis through Hazelwood, a Missouri city where Bypass 66 curved south at I-270 Exit 25 and passed an old Howard Johnson's neon sign, a 1936 motel and an elephant statue.

Ramble along Bypass 66 in Hazelwood, where Bella the Elephant greets drivers on Lindbergh Boulevard, in a soft women's tri-blend tee made for the Mother Road.

Part of the Route 66 Everytown Collection: one tee for every town that ever called the road home. Start with Hazelwood, then collect the entire route.

T-Shirt Details & Features

Next Level 6710 women's tri-blend tee with a slim, feminine fit (see size chart in product image gallery)
50% polyester, 25% combed ring-spun cotton, 25% rayon for a soft, lightweight drape
Crew neck with a tear-away label for comfort
Available in sizes S–2XL
Printed in the USA
Free U.S. shipping on orders of $25 or more, applied automatically!

About Hazelwood, Missouri: Bypass 66, a Brick House and an Elephant

Hazelwood is a city in St. Louis County north of St. Louis-Lambert International Airport, and Wikipedia lists 25,458 residents in the 2020 census. According to the Hazelwood Route 66 guide, the name comes from Major Richard Graham's home, Hazelwood, built in 1807 and said to be the first brick house west of the Mississippi. Graham named it after the Kentucky estate of Senator Henry Clay. The village incorporated in 1949 after neighboring Florissant tried to annex the area when the Ford plant opened. Wikipedia notes the plant ran from 1948 to 2006, and the city grew from 336 people in 1950 to 6,045 in 1960.

Hazelwood sits on Bypass 66, the route that circled St. Louis instead of entering downtown. The guide places the bypass on Dunn Road until it curved south through Hazelwood at I-270 Exit 25. The neon sign of the old Howard Johnson's at 9085 Dunn Road is still standing, though modified. The Airport Motel, first at 6221 N. Lindbergh Boulevard, opened in 1936 with ten rooms. The John B. Myers House, a National Register building from the 1860s, stands at 180 Dunn Road in neighboring Florissant.

The guide lists Bella the Elephant as the last local attraction on the Hazelwood drive: a small fiberglass elephant statue mounted on a trailer at 6041 N. Lindbergh Boulevard. Bella was made in the Philippines and arrived at Complete Auto Body and Repair in 2009. The guide sends travelers on west along Bypass 66 to Bridgeton.

Keep rolling along Route 66 with our unisex tees for Bridgeton, the next stop west on Bypass 66, and St. Louis. Fenton has an elephant of its own, so do not mix them up: our Fenton tee honors the pink elephant on Highway 141, while Bella stands in Hazelwood. Prefer a classic fit? Pick up our unisex Bella the Elephant tee.

Care Instructions

Machine wash: cold (max 86°F / 30°C)
Tumble dry: low heat
Non-chlorine bleach as needed
Iron: low heat
Do NOT dry clean

Bring a piece of Hazelwood home. Wear a piece of the Mother Road's history. Add this tee to your cart, then explore every Missouri town on Route 66.