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While the original building was built in 1923,
this dealership maintained the style when they
rebuilt a section damaged by fire in 2011
(see the bulding date on the right). |
The first stop beyond Sapulpa was Bristow, OK another great town celebrating Rt 66.
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| Even the convenience store loves Rt 66. |
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I should've taken a selfie so it's clear that
when a person stands in front of the wings
they become a human butterfly. |
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| The Bristow Train Station is now a museum. |
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The Train Station connects with downtown Bristow
through this plaza. |
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| The plaza steps up to downtown through this grand walkway. |
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The walkway is lit with natural sunlight so
the pioneer family plaques are easily read. |
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Each of those plaques honors a pioneer family, founders of Bristow, OK.
Click for panorama |
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| And the walkway emerges into downtown Bristow. |
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| More murals in Bristow, OK. |
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| More murals in Bristow, OK. |
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| More murals in Bristow, OK. |
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I found this old home to be eye-catching. In fact,
the daughter of a former resident introduced herself
when she saw me taking photos.
A gold dollar coin was discovered
by the mother just in front of this home. |
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| This local business preserves the original station well. |
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Depew, OK was once a busy stop along Rt 66
but is now close to a ghost town. |
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| Depew, OK |
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| Depew, OK, Click for panorama |
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| Depew, OK |
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| Depew, OK |
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| Depew, OK |
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| The original Rt 66 pavement, Depew, OK. |
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Look closely, those are shoes
hanging in this Oklahoma
"Shoe Tree," south of Depew. |
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| Stroud, OK |
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| Stroud, OK |
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Stroud, OK displays this replica of
an Ozark Trail (predecessor to Rt 66)
milepost. Apparently there is
a real one just outside of Stroud, but
the guidebook said the old road
is very rough gravel and mud.
I decided my 6 ton RV was
Not the vehicle to challenge that byway. |
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| Stroud, OK |
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| Stroud, OK |
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| Proof that Stroud, OK has everything, here is their UFO! |
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| Davenport, OK is tiny, sports a brick Main St, this station . . . |
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| AND many great murals! |
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| Davenport, OK |
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| Davenport, OK |
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| Davenport, OK |
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| I just liked this old building, formerly a bank, Davenport, OK |
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| Even the business in the modern pole building gets it! |
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This local bank, Payne County Bank, has their parking lot
adorned with old service station signs, not unlike
a collector's yard I visited in Indiana. Click for panorama |
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| Chandler, OK |
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| Chandler, OK |
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| Chandler, OK |
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Inside the old Phillips 66 Station,
Click for panorama. |
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| The campsite for tonight, east of Warwick, OK. |
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