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…
Status: COMPLETE Project Description: Refurbishing and installation of the iconic Meadow Gold neon sign upon a specially designed pavilion at the southwest corner of 11th Street and Quaker Avenue was completed in May 2009. Clocks were added with surplus Vision…
Status: COMPLETE Project Description: Thematic Route 66 planters are intended to unify the 20-plus miles of roadway that winds through Tulsa. All 48 planters have been adopted by the Southwest Tulsa Chamber of Commerce members and other local businesses…
Status: Vision 2025 portion complete Project Description: The site commemorates components of Tulsa history including Route 66, oil, and transportation. The name was chosen to commemorate General John Pershing’s visit to the area and his reported statement that this area…
Status: IN PROGRESS Project Description: The first major project to be completed within the Route 66 effort is the Cyrus Avery Centennial Plaza located on Southwest Boulevard at Riverside Drive in Tulsa. This project was funded in part by a…
Status: COMPLETE Project Description: The Cyrus Avery Route 66 Memorial Bridge is adjacent to the Cyrus Avery Centennial Plaza. Most historical authorities see the bridge, what Tulsans have simply called the “Old 11th Street Bridge”, as the center of Route…
Status: COMPLETEAllocation: $50,000.00 Historic markers have been installed on the original alignment of Route 66 (1926-1932) through the Kendall Whittier Historic District and downtown central business district, and final alignments (1932-1986) of Route 66. This project was completed in September…
