Joniese Frank, the daughter of Frankoma Pottery's founder and president and CEO of the company along Route 66 in Sapulpa, Oklahoma, for almost 20 years, died at age 77 on Wednesday, according to the Tulsa World. John Frank established Frankoma Pottery in 1933 in Norman, Oklahoma, before moving it to Sapulpa. She took over as … Continue reading Former president of Frankoma Pottery dies
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Car show Saturday offers peek at Sapulpa museum
A car show scheduled for Saturday will offer a look at the progress of the soon-to-open Heart of Route 66 Auto Museum in Sapulpa, Oklahoma. According to a news release Automobile enthusiasts are invited to show off their cars and motorcycles during the day-long event that will feature updates and a progress report on the … Continue reading Car show Saturday offers peek at Sapulpa museum
TeePee Drive-In goes up for sale again
The long-closed TeePee Drive-In on an original alignment of Route 66 in Sapulpa, Oklahoma, is on the market again, according to KJRH-TV in Tulsa, after a brief ray of hope for its revival a few years ago faded. The asking price for the property is $275,000. Here's the video report from the station, which has … Continue reading TeePee Drive-In goes up for sale again
More 1993 footage from a Route 66 trip
Anthony Reichardt has uploaded more videos from a Route 66 trip he took with a friend in August 1993 in a 1959 Cadillac. The first is a visit to Our Lady of the Highways Shrine near Raymond, Illinois. The shrine has changed little, but the footage contains a chat with longtime caretaker Francis Marten, who … Continue reading More 1993 footage from a Route 66 trip
2015 cost-share grants for Route 66 announced
The Route 66 Corridor Preservation Program announced four cost-share grants totaling more than $97,000 for 2015. Boots Court architectural neon restoration, Carthage, Missouri, $20,000 grant, $20,565 match: Built in 1939, the Boots Court Motel is an outstanding example of a mom-and-pop motor court built in the Streamline Moderne style. Once threatened with demolition, the owners … Continue reading 2015 cost-share grants for Route 66 announced
New renderings of Sapulpa’s giant gas pump released
New artist's renderings were released Monday of the giant gas pump that will be built outside the Heart of Route 66 Auto Museum on Route 66 in Sapulpa, Oklahoma. Initial reports more than two weeks ago said the pump was going to be 20 feet tall. It turns out the museum's organizers underestimated the pump's … Continue reading New renderings of Sapulpa’s giant gas pump released
Auto museum with giant gas pump planned in Sapulpa
A Heart of Route 66 Auto Museum is being planned along the Mother Road in Sapulpa, Oklahoma, that includes a 20-foot-tall, vintage-inspired gas pump. The museum is being built in the old armory building (below) along Route 66 on Sapulpa's west side,at 13 Sahoma Lake Road. At the top of this story is a sketch of the … Continue reading Auto museum with giant gas pump planned in Sapulpa
One of Oklahoma’s classic Lebanese steakhouses
Discover Oklahoma spent a little time at Freddie's Bar-B-Que and Steakhouse, located on Route 66 in Sapulpa, Oklahoma, for a quarter-century. https://youtu.be/4H8z_XVDbu8 Oklahoma contains pockets of Lebanese-Americans who've lived in the Sooner State for generations, first with the Land Run and later during the oil boom of the 1920s. Many reside in Tulsa, Bristow, Drumright … Continue reading One of Oklahoma’s classic Lebanese steakhouses
A stop at the Waite Phillips gas station
The Sapulpa Historical Society in Sapulpa, Oklahoma, spent a lot of time and fundraising to restore the Waite Phillips gas station, located a block off Route 66. Discover Oklahoma produced this segment about the station: https://youtu.be/BJRLpeh3HKI Waite Phillips was one of the biggest oil men in Oklahoma. Phillips has been dead for more than 50 … Continue reading A stop at the Waite Phillips gas station
“Church-Appropriate Dance Moves”
Chris Farley lives! That was my reaction from this whimsical video created by theChurch.at, based in the Tulsa region. Occasionally, while searching for Route 66 material, you'll find the strangest -- and funniest things. This is one of them. Church Appropriate Dance Moves from theChurch.at on Vimeo. Observations: At some point while busting all of … Continue reading “Church-Appropriate Dance Moves”