A bunch of Route 66-related sign projects for Miami, Okla., are on the front burner again after an environmental review was completed and other agreements were signed two weeks ago, according to a report in the Joplin (Mo.) Globe.
Here’s what’s slated:
— The reconstruction of a historic 40-foot wide “Miami, Oklahoma — The Gateway” sign spanning Main Street just north of Steve Owens Boulevard.
— The reconstruction of the 21-foot Ozark Trail Milepost Marker, referred to as an obelisk, in downtown Miami. A similar marker was constructed in the 1920s in the middle of the intersection of what became Route 66 and Central Street. According to Eller, the Ozark Trail highway system was one of the first regional highway tourism promotions in the United States. […]
— The purchase of directional signs, for placement on state highways, directing tourists to the Coleman Theatre and the Route 66 Ribbon Highway south of Miami, which is the only remaining 9-foot-wide section of the original Route 66 highway in the United States.
— Erection of historical markers on the Route 66 Ribbon Highway, Coleman Theatre, near the “Miami, Oklahoma — The Gateway” sign downtown, and at the Ozark Trail Obelisk downtown.
It will be paid with a $120,000 grant from the Oklahoma Scenic Byways Program, along with $20,000 in city funds and $10,000 from the Miami Convention and Visitors Bureau.
Does anyone know how to contact George Maharis?
He is Not listed with Sag nor Screen Actors Guild, nor any agents.
The addresses on line are actually phony as is the e mail address.
These groups (Intelus?) and others charge for this info then they give out incorrect(and I am being kind here) info.
I even tried my own name.
So does anyone know how to contact George Maharis. I have lost tract of him.
Is there a fan club maybe?
Thanks
It’s a “good Sign”, and a “sign-of-the-times” that Route 66 communities are showing pride in their Route 66 heritage by placing signs to help visitors find their historic points of interest. Making the Mother Road easier to navigate by using well-place signage will encourage even more travel and commerce on this famous highway, and I commend the folks in Miami Oklahoma for setting a good example.