Here’s a short documentary about the building of the Pops convenience store on Route 66 in Arcadia, Okla., complete with a 66-foot-tall pop bottle.
Interviewed are Route 66 historian Jim Ross, who lives near Arcadia, and Pops architect Rand Elliott of Oklahoma City.
On a related note, I recently e-mailed Chesapeake Energy CEO Aubrey McClendon, who is the brains behind Pops, and asked when it would open. He replied that he was shooting for a Memorial Day weekend opening, but it was “going to be close” on whether that time frame is attainable.
Respectfully, Mr. Ross – Arcadia doesn’t need Pops to appear “on the map.” Trust me, I have far more interest in visiting Arcadia’s Round Barn, than I have in visiting some glorified convenience store.
To Anonymous – April 2, 2007: Jeez, take the stick out of your butt, and lighten up. POPS is a good thing for Arcadia and can only help bring interest and visitors to the area – and ultimately the Round Barn will benefit as well. You must have some bone to pick with Mr. McClendonand/or Mr. Elliott, or you are just an old codger who resents anything that they don’t understand. POPS is more than a “glorified convenience store” as you put it, it is actually a new landmark and destination for Route 66 enthusiasts, that harkens back to the glory days of the “Mother Road”.
Nicely Put-Route 66 Fan. I agree it will be great for Arcadia and especially for Route 66 enthusiasts.
Respectfully, Mr. Ross – Arcadia doesn’t need Pops to appear “on the map.” Trust me, I have far more interest in visiting Arcadia’s Round Barn, than I have in visiting some glorified convenience store.
As some of the “Old Haunts” fall by the wayside, it’s good to see there will always be something to see in Route 66.
Hello,
My name is Mary Pidcock and I am with the Wichita County Corvette Association in Wichita Falls, Texas. We are planning a cruise to Pops on October 13th. We thought that we would leave Wichita Falls about 9:00 oclock and should arrive at Pops abut 11:30. I believe that it will take us about 2 1/2 hours no more than 3 hours to get to Pops. We would like to eat lunch and tour. We have a meeting tonight Thursday October 4th. and I can let you know in a couple of daysabout how many will be able to attend. Probably in the neighborhood of 20 to 24 people. Please let me know if you see a problem with us coming.
Mary, I have nothing to do with POPS scheduling. You can find more at its Web site here:
http://www.pops66.com
Thanks for the info.
Stopped by “Pops” for the first time just yesterday and liked it a lot. Bought 7 bottles (and bottles ONLY, thank you very much) of pop to take home to the kids. You know, brands that I enjoyed as a kid and/or that you can’t seem to find in the big stores – Orange Crush (the boy said “wow”), Strawberry Crush, Dad’s Root Beer (one of the twins was way impressed), cane sugar Dr. Pepper, a Mexican bottle of Coke made with cane sugar, stuff like that. Keep up the good work. I think it is great. Wish it had a really cool web site.
Oops. Just saw that it does have a cool web site. Sorry.