A proposed Yukon 66 Pit Stop that would include a 100-foot-tall oil derrick, a Muffler Man, a food-truck park, antique vehicles and an entertainment stage in downtown Yukon, Oklahoma, advanced closer to reality last week.
According to KOCO-TV in nearby Oklahoma City, the city’s Planning Commission approved the plans for Yukon 66 Pit Stop if its lighting won’t affect neighbors and it follows noise regulations for amplified music.
The measure advanced to the city council, which must give final approval.
Organizer Justin Greenfield, speaking to city officials, said he wants the business to be “the place where Yukon hangs out.”
“My mission is how can we make a shop where people come in and a kid and his dad can watch and see an LS motor being built, a transmission being built, and real Route 66 in front of us,” he said.
The Yukon Progress newspaper also reported the development will include a lighted, 100-foot-tall faux oil derrick and a restored 20-foot-tall Muffler Man.
It would be located at two vacant buildings on Main Street (aka Route 66) near City Hall.
According to another article from nearly 18 months ago by the Yukon Progress, the development originally was called the Route 66 Pit Stop.
(Image of Route 66 in Yukon, Oklahoma, by Jamie via Flickr)