The Daily Oklahoman has a good overview about big changes in the offing for Miami, Okla., which once was tepid to Route 66 but now seems to have jumped onto the Mother Road bandwagon.
The city has applied for a bunch of grants for streetscape improvements, shoring up historic properties and better signs to direct travelers down the Mother Road. The town’s business district seems to be improving, and the article also gives a shout-out to Waylan’s Ku-Ku, a Route 66 landmark restaurant.
It’s funny that official Miami is only now discovering Route 66 when they have had two wonderful landmarks — the Coleman Theater and Waylan’s Ku-Ku — attracting roadies for years.
I don’t know if it’s happening this year, but in recent years, Light Opera Oklahoma has taken one of its performances on the road to the Coleman. Our family had a great time watching HMS Pinafore there in 2004.