On Sunday, I took a drive on Route 66 to Arcadia, Okla., to check the progress of POPS, the bigger-than-life convenience store envisioned by Chesapeake Energy CEO and Route 66 fan Aubrey McClendon.
The above photo is the 66-foot-tall pop bottle and straw, which will be swirled in LED tubing when it’s finished. I spied the bottle at least a mile away in the daytime; heaven knows how far it will be seen at night.
Below is the store itself. The exterior structure is nearly done. POPS is scheduled to open in summer 2007. Based on what I saw, I reckon it will meet that time-frame easily.
Next in Arcadia, a tag agency already has moved into the new Windmill Shops development on the town’s east end. I’m not a big fan of strip malls. But the architecture here evokes the look of an old-time, small-town business district, which is a nice touch.
Finally, I saw workmen installing new windows in the old Tuton’s Drugstore building, a block north of Route 66. They told me the regal but long-frazzled structure is being renovated and will be converted into a library.
The Tuton’s building was built in 1916-17, and is on the National Register of Historic Places. I’ll try to call someone in Arcadia on Monday to provide more details.
For a town of fewer than 300 people, Arcadia is seeing a lot of exciting activity lately.
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