T-Town Trolley, a transportation system that takes passengers around Tulsa’s entertainment districts, is moving its operations into the historic Blue Dome gas station on Route 66 in downtown Tulsa, reports the Journal Record.
[Blake] Lund is meeting with interior designers to help spruce up the inside, but the building will retain its original structure.“We are going to keep the theme of Route 66 and downtown,” he said. “We are going to have it be a fun and cool place where people can collect information and learn about downtown Tulsa.”At the depot, Lund will sell T-Town Trolley memorabilia such as T-shirts and maps. He anticipates the depot to be up and running by early spring.
The trolley system doesn’t run on rails, but is like a fancy bus. No tax dollars fund it; private sponsorships keep the trolleys running, mostly on weekends.
The Blue Dome is a former 1924 Gulf gas station at the corner of Elgin and Second.