A Tulsa nonprofit group is using an intriguing way to highlight its Route 66 corridor, thanks to former state lawmaker Russ Roach and others, reported the Tulsa World.
Roach, who founded the nonprofit Route 66 Development Group, has spearheaded efforts to get vinyl prints showcasing the historic highway at certain businesses. Each project is unique and takes an effort from a variety of sources, he said.
The most recent addition is a partially colorized print of a picture of the old Crown Drug Store, which is now Merge Church, at West 41st Place and Southwest Boulevard. The installation went up about two weeks ago. […]
A photo of a 1962 Chevrolet Corvette went up in west Tulsa last month at Appliance Stove Doctor, and two more prints are in the works at Crystal City Shopping Center.
The Red Fork Lions Club in southwest Tulsa provided the funding for the project. The Route 66 Development Group worked with the Route 66 Main Street Program and Tulsa City Councilwoman Jeannie Cue get the program off the ground.
Here is the list of the prints posted along Route 66 om Tulsa:
- Lester Sales & Auto Detail, 1543 E. 11th St.. print of a 1929 Gustafson panel truck
- Remote Connections Inc., 1809 E. 11th St., print of a 1948 Cadillac split-window fastback
- Campbell Hotel, 2636 E. 11th St., print of a 1950 three-window Chevrolet pickup and red 1960 Chevrolet Impala convertible
- Tally’s Cafe, 4900 E. 11th St., red 1968 Mustang coupe
- Appliance Stove Doctor, 4067 Southwest Blvd., print of a 1962 Chevrolet Corvette
- Merge Church, 4040 Southwest Blvd., colorized print of former Crown Drug store
- Crystal City Shopping Center, 4261 Southwest Blvd., partially colorized photo of original Crystal City Amusement Park and 1957 Ford Thunderbird from Tulsa Thunderbird Club (in development)
Because the prints generally are affixed to bare walls, they’re a way to call attention to Route 66’s heyday and spruce up the side of a building at the same time.