After a soft opening earlier in the month, the Filling Station Visitor Center in El Reno, Oklahoma, opened Saturday to regular hours.
Here are images from the full opening:
The $1.4 million renovation of the former gas station at 120 S. Choctaw Ave. (aka Route 66) was funded by a grant from the Oklahoma Route 66 Commission.
The city initially bought the property for $150,000. It wanted to make a big, tourism-friendly splash before Route 66’s centennial in 2026, and it apparently has accomplished that.
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