Total Pageviews

Tuesday, October 15, 2019

Driving West in Oklahoma





Eric & I return to The
Will Rogers Turnpike,
headed east toward
Tulsa.





A bridge connects two
Roadside Service
Centers. 







Will Rodgers Memorial
Museum & Birthplace
Ranch is in Claremore.






We leave  Interstate 44 at Sapulpa
 







A Phillips 66 Gas Station







The first Phillips Gas Station in Witchita, Kansas was opened on November 19, 1927, so close to the newly built US Route 66 Highway that 66 was added to the Gas Station's Name.  Later the Company formally added 66 to its name.






A HUGE Vintage


 












We will be stopping
in Stroud....












... for lunch at The




We are back on the
road again.

It's a pretty drive.









This vintage Gas Station is
now Show Dogs Grooming.





The vintage Lincoln Motel
has WiFi & Internet.





An Oil Derrick is a charming
lawn ornament.





The Land Office was a busy
place when Chandler was
in its infancy.






The Land Office Staff did survey work to plat the town and administer the sale of public lands.  The building is now American Eagle Title Company.  Surveying and the registration of property sales and transfers continues today.







Welcome to Davenport








We return to busy highways.





A picture of me driving on
Interstate 35 South with a
tall Cross in the background.












A roadside Amusement Park











Take Interstate 235 North to







A truck filled with explosives exploded in front of the Alfred Pl Murrah Federal Building on April 19, 1995.  One hundred sixty-eight 168 men, women and children were murdered and hundreds more were injured.  The Memorial is a moving tribute to lives lost and changed forever by terrorism.






Skyline










Yukon proudly honors
Millers - State Champions:





Mocassins, Pottery




This Weatherford sign
provides information to
drivers on I 40.















Eric & I are spending the
night at the Weatherford
Walmart Supercenter.

No comments: