Getting there

Construction on the new home of the historic Meadow Gold sign on Route 66 in Tulsa is progressing nicely.

According to a release from the city, the support pavilion and metal truss system are scheduled to be completed by the end of the month. Re-erection of the Meadow Gold sign’s restored neon letters will begin shortly after that.

There will be a public dedication at the site at 11th Street and Quaker Avenue, less than a mile west of its original location at 11th and Lewis, when it’s done. Also, a video documentary of the project is ongoing.

Here’s an artist’s rendering of the “new” Meadow Gold sign. The rendering is accurate except for the clocks, which have been absent for decades and won’t be re-created because of a lack of money.