The Howdy Burger restaurant on the 11th Street alignment of Route 66 in Tulsa is the 31st sign to be created or renovated through the city’s Route 66 neon sign grant program.
The sign is an animated design, with its main character tossing a lasso.
Howdy Burger is at 1516 E. 11th St. (aka Route 66) in a former Lotaburger restaurant.
Howdy Burger originally started in the Mother Road Market restaurant incubator and gained popularity quickly. It is owned by the McNellie’s Group, which has launched several restaurants in the city.
About a dozen more signs are in the fabrication, installation, or permitting process. Dennis Whitaker of the city’s planning office sent over this list of completed signs:
- Alpha Graphics, 2616 E. 11th St.
- Benchmark Monument, 1735 E. 11th St.
- Billy Ray’s BBQ, 3524 Southwest Blvd.
- Buck Atoms Cosmic Curios on Route 66, 1347 E. 11th St.
- Burnett’s Flowers, 1408 E. 11th St.
- Cities Service (Studio 45), 1648 Southwest Blvd.
- Day & Nite Rugs, 1012 S. Elgin St.
- Decopolis, 1401 E. 11th St.
- Eleventh Street Lofts and Shops, 2002 E. 11th St.
- Flo’s Burger Diner, 2604 E. 11th St.
- Howdy Burger, 1516 E. 11th St.
- Heirloom Rustic Ale, 2113 E. Admiral Blvd.
- Interparts of Tulsa, 3615 E. 11th St.
- Justin Thompson Restaurant, 1115 S. Lewis Ave.
- Meadow Gold Lofts and Shops, 1306 E. 11th St.
- Meat and Cheese Show, 1306 E. 11th St.
- Mon Amie Nails and Spa, 1406 E. 11th St.
- Perkins Architectural, 20 S. Lewis Ave.
- Por Ella, 1404 E. 11th St.
- Renaissance Brewing Co., 1147 S. Lewis Ave.
- Sky Gallery, 1401 E. 11th St.
- Smoke on 66 BBQ, 4265 Southwest Blvd.
- Spirit Dog Training, 1621 E. 11th St.
- Tally’s Good Food Cafe, 1102 S. Yale Ave.
- Transcendent, 1401-E E. 11th St.
- Tulsa Community College, 909 S. Boston Ave.
- Tulsa Market District, 1102 S. Lewis Ave.
- Tulsa Welding School, 2547 E. 11th St.
- U.S. Studio 66, 5202 E. 11th St.
- Vault Restaurant, 620 S. Cincinnati Ave.
- Wildflower Cafe, 1306-F E. 11th St.
These are the applicants that are having their signs made, installed, or are going through the application process:
- Angry Axe, 1306-A E. 11th St.
- Bobby O’s Pizza, 1502 E. 11th St.
- Boneyard Vintage, 1306-C E. 11th St.
- Cityscape Home Mortgage, 1115-D S. Lewis Ave.
- Eufloria, 11730 E. 11th St.
- Mother Road Motor Sports, 2208 Southwest Blvd.
- Sandusky Avenue Christian Church, 4424 E. 11th St.
- She Brews Coffee, 1 N. Lewis Ave.
- Thelma’s Bar, 2008 E. Admiral Blvd.
- Tulsa Dental Time, 3747 E. 11th St.
- Bear Group, 1416 E. 11th St.
- Southwest Native Goods, 1306 S. Peoria Ave.
With so many neon signs created or restored in Tulsa, I suspect the city of Albuquerque is going to look over its shoulder pretty soon. Whitaker acknowledged in an earlier email that Albuquerque was a model in how Tulsa’s Route 66 corridor should look.
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