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| Brown Avenue United Methodist Church (1929, by Adah Robinson and Bruce Goff in Art Deco style) is considered one of the finest examples of ecclesiastical Art Deco architecture in the country |
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| The pedestrian bridge to the Cyrus Avery Centennial Plaza (2008) that is located at the east end of the Cyrus Avery Route 66 Memorial Bridge in Tulsa, OK; Cyrus Avery was known as "The Father of Route 66" for being on the board to create the Federal Highway System, and he spearheaded the US Highway 66 Association to pave and promote the road |
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| The right westbound side of the Route 66 Bridge was built in 1916, and the left eastbound side was added in 1934 to carry traffic over the Arkansas River; it is considered the symbolic midway point of Route 66 |
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| East Meets West sculptures (2012, by Robert Summers) depict Cyrus Avery and family in a Model T Ford encountering a horse-drawn wagon of barrels and pipes coming from the West Tulsa oil fields (a Roadside America attraction) |
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| The Cave House (1924, as the Cave Garden Restaurant) (a Roadside America attraction) |
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| Tulsa Union Depot (1931, by R C Stephens in Art Moderne style) was constructed by the Public Works Administration |
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| Tamiko and Kent stand in the Center of the Universe, an acoustic anomaly where those standing within the brick circle hear their words echoed, but those standing outside the perimeter do not hear the echoes |
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| Artificial Cloud (1991, by Bob Haozous) stands in front of the Bank of Oklahoma Tower (1976, by Minoru Yamasaki, who also designed the World Trade Center Twin Towers, which this building resembles) |
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| Tonight it looks like we will sleep on Route 66 ... |
Saturday, May 13, 2023
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| Practically across the street from the motel was the Guardian of the Plains (2007, by Jim Gilmore) ( a Roadside America attraction) |
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| Sapulpa Mural (2021, by Scott Taylor and Jamie Henderson) |
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| Crossroads of America, being the intersection of US Highways 66 and 75, the latter running from Noyes, MN at the Canadian border to Galveston, TX |
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| Heart of Route 66 Auto Museum (2016, in a decommissioned 45th National Guard Armory) is home of the world's tallest gas pump at 66 feet/20 m (a Roadside America attraction) |
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| Rock Creek Bridge (1921, as part of the Ozark Trail) is a Parker Through Truss bridge |
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| TeePee Drive-in Theatre sign in Sapulpa, OK |
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| TeePee Drive-in Theatre (1949-1950) had closed in 1999, but with the social distancing of the COVID-19 pandemic, a local group revived the theater and has vintage Spartan travel trailers that can be rented through AirBnB |
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| Rock Café (1939, out of rock that was quarried when Route 66 was built in Stroud, OK); John Lasseter, who created the movie Cars, supposedly left graffiti in the restroom here, but it was destroyed by a fire; however, the café itself may be seen in the movie (KSS) |
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| Outside of Stroud, OK is the Alien Art Yard, now a bit overgrown (a Roadside America attraction) |
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| Lincoln Motel (1939) had two dozen two-room cabins, and is still a motel in Chandler, OK |
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| The Route 66 Interpretive Center is located in the old Chandler Armory (1937) |
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| Phillips 66 Service Station (1930, in the type 'B' cottage style) in Chandler, OK |
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| In Warwick, OK, the Seaba's Filling Station (1921) later became the Seaba Station Motorcycle Museum in 2010 (a Roadside America attraction) |
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| Kent stands next to the 9'/3 m-tall visible crank gas pump (D-X was a brand of gasoline) |
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| Ruins of Historic Route 66 Conoco Gas Station (1920s) in Luther, OK, where it was rumored that the owner was printing counterfeit $10 bills (a Roadside America attraction) |
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| John Hargrove's Oklahoma County 66 Place was not yet open for us to see Route 66 memorabilia and miniaturized versions of the major Route 66 attractions, including a blue whale in a pond |
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| The Round Barn and historic Richardson Building (1923) are also in Arcadia, OK |
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| The Round Barn (1898) was constructed using native bur oak boards soaked while green and forced into the curves needed for the walls and roof rafters |
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| The interior is quite impressive (KSS) |
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| Pops 66 (2007) in Arcadia, OK is a newcomer to Route 66 and disdained by some oldtimers ( a Roadside America attraction) |
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| The soda bottle sculpture has multi-colored LED lights, which means it is best seen at night |
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| Colored soda bottles line shelves at Pops 66 (KSS) |
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| Pops 66 sells over 400 varieties of soda, including about 100 brands of root beer |
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| Wiley Post Memorial in Memorial Park Cemetery, in Oklahoma City, OK; Wiley Post is considered the Father of Modern Aviation and is credited with discovering the jet stream; tragically, he was piloting the plane that crashed killing him and Will Rogers |
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| Wiley Post grave marker |
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| Tower of Memories (1928) is a bell tower in Memorial Park Cemetery |
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| As Long as the Waters Flow (1989, by Allan Haozous, Chiricahua Apache) is in front of the Oklahoma State Capitol |
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| Oklahoma was the only state capitol with an active oil rig on its grounds; the rig was nicknamed Petunia #1 because it was on a flowerbed; the rig is now inactive |
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| Oklahoma State Capitol (1917, by Soloman Andrew Layton and S Wemyss-Smith in Renaissance Revival style) (KSS) |
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| Rider of the Range (1930, by Constance Whitney Warren) |
Next: Myriad Botanical Gardens and Oklahoma City National Memorial.
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