The former Bristow Firestone Service Station building on Route 66 in Bristow, Okla., will hold its grand reopening from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Nov. 21, according to a news release from the Route 66 Corridor Preservation Program.
At noon that day, officials from the program will present a plaque to owner Jack Longacre, who has restored the 1930 building at 321 N. Main St. and will operate it as Bristow Body Shop.
The Bristow Firestone Service Station was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2007, and recently received a $25,000 cost-share grant from the Route 66 Corridor Preservation Program.
From the release:
With a vision and penchant for historical accuracy, Longacre completed a meticulous restoration of the station. The ambitious project included restoration of the original windows and glass pane overhead doors; structural and masonry repairs; and restoration of the sign in historic Firestone styling. The building will continue its legacy of auto-related service by operating as an auto-body repair shop, thus preserving a local treasure and tangible link to the American icon, historic Route 66.
According to the news release, the building also hosted Kerr-McGee, Phillips 66, and Mobil gas stations. It stopped selling gas by the 1990s.
Refreshments will be served during the reopening, and the public is invited to tour the building. More about the restoration project can be read here.