The Heart of Route 66 Auto Museum in Sapulpa, Oklahoma, recently dedicated its 66-foot-tall gas pump more than two years after work on the project began. Attending the ceremony May 11 were Lt. Gov. and gubernatorial candidate Todd Lamb, state Rep. Kyle Hilbert, state Sen. James Leewirght, state Rep. Mark Lawson, museum founder and president … Continue reading Heart of Route 66 Auto Museum dedicates 66-foot-tall gas pump
Category: Gas stations
Pump stolen from Miami gas station recovered
A nearly 100-year-old fuel pump stolen from a historic gas station along Route 66 in Miami, Oklahoma, was recovered more than 100 miles away in southwest Missouri. The Miami News-Record reports the antique pump stolen Feb. 25 from the 1929 Marathon Oil gas station in south Miami was found at a store March 5 in … Continue reading Pump stolen from Miami gas station recovered
Land dispute may hold up restoration of Threatt Filling Station
Descendants of the family that ran the Threatt Filling Station near Luther, Oklahoma, want to reopen the Route 66 landmark as a visitors center and museum, but they first must resolve a land dispute involving the property. Built by Allen Threatt in 1915, the gas station remains one of the few surviving African-American-owned businesses along … Continue reading Land dispute may hold up restoration of Threatt Filling Station
Pump stolen from historic gas station in Miami
A nearly 100-year-old gas pump worth $5,000 recently was stolen from the historic Marathon Oil Co. gas station along old Route 66 in Miami, Oklahoma. The theft prompted the station's owner to remove the other two gas pumps for safekeeping, reported the Miami News-Record. According to the police report, an unknown suspect removed one of … Continue reading Pump stolen from historic gas station in Miami
Tall tales spun around long-closed gas station
KOCO-TV in Oklahoma City recently produced a story about Sam "Mr. Sam" Gillaspy and the story he told about a long-closed Route 66 gas station between Arcadia and Luther, Oklahoma. Gillaspy, known as a longtime host at the Round Barn in nearby Arcadia, told the TV crew a secret back room in the Depression-era gas … Continue reading Tall tales spun around long-closed gas station
Bob Boze Bell’s garage find
Bob Boze Bell, an author, artist and owner of True West magazine, wrote on his blog he recently had found some long-lost photographs from the 1950s -- many of them on Route 66 -- in a yellowed box in his garage. He wrote: Wish I would have had them when we were doing "The 66 … Continue reading Bob Boze Bell’s garage find
Wagoner’s Station in Williams being restored, will be offered for lease
The closed Wagoner's Station on the west side of Williams, Arizona, has been purchased by two men who are restoring it to its Route 66 look before leasing it. The station at 811 W. Route 66 in Williams is being renovated by Mike Cowan and Bryant McGee, reported the Williams-Grand Canyon News. The newspaper stated: … Continue reading Wagoner’s Station in Williams being restored, will be offered for lease
Dawn Patterson of DK’s Garage in Towanda dies
Dawn Patterson of Towanda, Illinois, who turned her two-car garage next to her home into a Route 66 tourist destination called DK's Garage, died last week after a brief illness. She was 59. Catherine Stevanovich of the Illinois Route 66 Association wrote some thoughts about Patterson in an email: If Dawn's garage overhead door was … Continue reading Dawn Patterson of DK’s Garage in Towanda dies
Site of Shea’s Route 66 Gas Station Museum back up for sale
The site of the Shea's Route 66 Gas Station Museum in Springfield, Illinois, is back up for sale, but the owner still is considering acquiring a business partner to help keep its Route 66 look. Tim Landis, business editor of the Springfield State Journal-Register, reported on the change in his weekly column: Owner Randy Pickett … Continue reading Site of Shea’s Route 66 Gas Station Museum back up for sale
Underpass Cafe exterior near Phillipsburg to be restored
The exterior of the Underpass Cafe building east of Phillipsburg, Missouri, that has been closed for about 60 years will be restored by the Lebanon-Laclede County Route 66 Society. According to a post this week by Gary Sosniecki on the society's webpage: Gary McMillan, whose family has owned the property since 1969, has given permission … Continue reading Underpass Cafe exterior near Phillipsburg to be restored