Giant Whales and Cadillacs on Route 66 in Oklahoma and Texas – Photos

Oklahoma – View the set on flickr

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Oklahoma

The Desert Hills Motel on Route 66 in Tulsa, Oklahoma Route 66 in Erick, Oklahoma Lee Davis, one of 7 locals who keep up the Blue Whale Route 66 attraction in Catoosa, Oaklahoma Capitol Motel neon sign in the Route 66 Museum, Clinton, Oklahoma Me in front of the Western Motel in Sayre, Oklahoma, on Route 66 The sun sets over an abandoned gas station on the Route 66 roadside in Texas The Blue Whale in Catoosa, Oklahoma, is a Route 66 icon_11 On Route 66 in Oklahoma The Blue Wale in Catoosa, Oaklahoma, on Route 66 The Skyliner Motel in Stroud, Oklahoma on Route 66 Arby's Roast Beef sign in Miami, Oklahoma Waylan's Hamburgers the Kur Ku in Miami, Oklahoma The Wood Shed gas station in Oklahoma Claremore Motor Inn in Claremore, Oaklahoma on Route 66 where I stayed for a night In front of the world's largest totum pole in Oklahoma Sunset over Route 66 in Oklahoma The Oasis Motel on Route 66 in Tulsa, Oklahoma Wheel Alignment and Balances sign on Route 66 in Tulsa, Oklahoma Best McElroy's Service Station on Route 66 in Tulsa, Oklahoma Best Insurance on Route 66 in Tulsa, Oklahoma Old Meadow Gold sign on Route 66 in Tulsa, Oklahoma Knight's Groceries in Stroud, Oklahoma The Brookshire Motel on Route 66 in Tulsa, Oklahoma The Rose Bowl on Route 66 in Tulsa, Oklahoma Clay's Motor Company on Route 66 in Tulsa, Oklahoma This sums up middle America...the Statue of Liberty in front of a Dominos ad in Tulsa, Oklahoma A segment of the original Route 66 road in Bristow, Oklahoma ATM sign in Stroud, Oklahoma A mural on the side of a brick building in Stroud, Oklahoma The Lincoln Motel on Route 66 in Chandler, Oklahoma Signs outside Sandhills Curousity Shop on Route 66 in Erick, Oklahoma Old oil cans at the Route 66 Museum, Clinton, Oklahoma An old jukebox at the Route 66 Museum, Clinton, Oklahoma Del Rancho steak sandwich sign in Clinton, Oklahoma The Western Motel in Sayre, Oklahoma, on Route 66 Sandhills Curousity Shop on Route 66 in Erick, Oklahoma Old ads on the wall outside Sandhills Curousity Shop on Route 66 in Erick, Oklahoma The streets of Route 66 in Erick, Oklahoma Me infront of a Mason wall in Erick, Oklahoma An abandoned old building on Route 66 in Erick, Oklahoma A run down old house on the side of Route 66 in Missouri Sunset over Route 66 in Oklahoma

Texas

Me at the Texas state line An abandoned gas pump in McLean, Texas Palo Duro Canyon State Park, Canyon, Texas_31 A Texas roadside sunset on Route 66 Me at the Cadillac Ranch in Armarillo, Texas Palo Duro Canyon State Park, Canyon, Texas_09 A restored Phillips 66 gas station in McLean, Texas The Blarne Inn on Route 66 in Shamrock, Texas A 1950s Conoco gas pump in Shamrock, Texas An old gas pump at the restored Conoco service station in Shamrock, Texas An old gas pump in Midway, Texas, the midpoint of Route 66 Old tires on the side of the road in Shamrock, Texas An old Conoco gas station in 'Shamrock, Texas_07 Palo Duro Canyon State Park, Canyon, Texas_11 The Buffalo Inn is just one of the signs that pepper the streets of Route 66 in Canyon, Texas Tex Randall, the biggest Texan, in Canyon, Texas_03 Tex Randall, the biggest Texan, in Canyon, Texas_07 Dennis the Price Menace sign in Amarillo, Texas Cadillac Ranch, Amarillo, Texas This is the first time I have ever seen Smokey the Bear in Palo Duro Canyon State Park, Canyon, Texas An eroding tires sign in Midway, Texas, the midpoint of Route 66 1139 miles to Santa Monica from Midway, Texas, the midpoint of Route 66 An old gas pump in Midway, Texas, the midpoint of Route 66 Gas pump in Midway, Texas, the midpoint of Route 66 Palo Duro Canyon State Park, Canyon, Texas_15 Palo Duro Canyon State Park, Canyon, Texas_24 Palo Duro Canyon State Park, Canyon, Texas_28 Palo Duro Canyon State Park, Canyon, Texas_34 Ranches are all over the place in Texas, like this one in Canyon Getting my kicks on Route 66 in Amarillo, Texas Bail Bonds on a bus bench in Amarillo, Texas The Arrow Motel in Amarillo, Texas Cadillac Ranch, Amarillo, Texas Abandoned building in Midway, Texas, the midpoint of Route 66 An old service station in Midway, Texas, the midpoint of Route 66 Midway, Texas, is the midpoint of Route 66_17 An abandoned gas station in Glenrio, Texas In front of an old gas station in Glenrio, Texas The First or Last Motel in Texas, in Glenrio, on the New Mexico border_02 The insides of an abandoned motel room at The First or Last Motel in Texas, in Glenrio, on the New Mexico border The First or Last Motel in Texas, in Glenrio, on the New Mexico border_12 Sunset by an Old Gas Pump on Route 66 in McLean, Texas Spray Painted Cadillac Ranch, Amarillo, Texas An old gas pump in Midway, Texas Dr Decay

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