An Introduction: Keeping the Spirit of Route 66 Alive The Chasm Route 66 enthusiasts and Baby Boomers alike share fond memories of the road and recognize its place in our American heritage. But anyone younger than 40 sees this beloved…
Status: COMPLETE Project Description: The project includes landscaping and sidewalk improvements, in addition to installation of center median thematic banners on 11th Street, between 89th East Avenue and Garnett Road. A plaza interpretive site includes landscaping, new sidewalks, ADA-compliant parking…
Status: COMPLETE Project Description: Improvements include landscape, streetscape, and sidewalks with stamped concrete band and Route 66 shields. A plaza around the west Gateway includes bronze plaques commemorating the history of West Tulsa’s contribution to the development of rail, oil…
Status: COMPLETE Project Description: Two gateways identify the east and west terminals of the Route 66 corridor project and provide the framework inside which the majority of the corridor revitalization was planned. The locations of the two gateways are Southwest Boulevard near 33rd West…
Status: COMPLETE Project Description: The project is located at the intersection of Southwest Boulevard between 25th and 27th West avenues. The Plains Commercial architecture of the original site was enhanced by improvements including sidewalks, Route 66 planters and plantings, benches,…
Status: COMPLETE Project Description: The City of Tulsa was awarded a $385,000 Federal Scenic Byways Grant by utilizing Vision 2025 as leverage. The inclusion of the City’s Fix Our Streets funding helped expand the project to include intersection and street…
Status: In Progress Project Description: A feasibility study completed in 2011 by ConsultEcon projected more than 40,000 local, national and international visitors each year. The study also revealed a funding gap between dedicated public resources and actual construction costs of…
Status: COMPLETE Project Description: East Meets West was publicly dedicated on November 9, 2012, with members of the Avery family in attendance. The bronze sculpture depicts the Avery family in a 1926 Ford, startling the horses pulling an oil field…
