For the second consecutive year, Preservation Oklahoma has placed Route 66 sites on its 2010 list of the most-endangered historic sites.
From the group’s Web site:
Across the state, and even the country, buildings, bridges and other structures, and even paving materials are linked to the well-known history of Route 66. These resources share in the same arc of development and growth, and then decline as interstate highways moved the traffic, and the money, away. Some are well-known, or at least easily recognized, by their architecture, vintage, and remaining signage. Others have been disguised through the years by insensitive updates and additions, and lay waiting either to be restored or lost. So many others have already been demolished, even when their history was well documented. This year, we highlighted examples of filling stations, one of the most iconic features of the Mother Road, with examples of those that are extant and in good condition, altered, and recently lost.
Preservation Oklahoma is a private, nonprofit membership organization dedicated to promoting and coordinating historic preservation throughout the state.
(Via OKGazette.com)