Day 17 following Route 66 from Chicago to Santa Monica. Given the Oklahoma sights, I'm feeling like I'm finally out west. A guy sat at the American Legion tonight wearing a black cowboy hat, yellow scarf, and smoking self-rolled tobacco.
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A lovely sunrise in Quapaw, OK this morning.
The local tribe is pronounced "Oh-Gaw-Paw". |
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For race fans, this one's for you. You'll note the race car on
this diner in Commerce, OK. |
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While a fun display in Commerce, OK, the propietors at
the Dairy King across the street told me this was never a
service station, just a memorial to Rt 66. |
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| The famous Dairy King, Commerce, OK. |
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| Dairy King, Commerce, OK |
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The proprietor at the Dairy King shared stories
and showed me photos of the way things past. |
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| The famous Rt 66 Cookie, Commerce, OK |
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| Mickey Mantle's boyhood home, Commerce, OK |
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Statue honoring Mickey Mantle
at his high school ball park.
Commerce, OK |
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| Commerce, OK |
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| Curving sidewalk leads to Mickey's Statue, Commerce, OK. |
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| Mickey's high school ball park, Commerce, OK. |
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| A classic Rt 66 burger stand, Miami, OK. |
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| Waylan's KuKu, Miami, OK |
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