Status: COMPLETE Allocation: $471,554.61 Neon signs are re-creations of originals from the historic Route 66 Highway. Avery Park Southwest, at Tulsa’s Southwest Boulevard stretch of Route 66, is home to the neon collection. Signs were first turned-on at an opening ceremony…
Status: COMPLETE Allocation: $600,000.00 Pearl Preservation will consist of multiple projects, the first being the fabrication and installation of two clocks on the restored Meadow Gold sign at 11th & Quaker. The clocks were installed in November 2016 and all…
Status: COMPLETEAllocation: $123,169.00 As travelers drive or walk the historic highway, they can stop and discover a few more details of architecturally significant sites in Tulsa during the years 1926-1973. Twenty-nine signs line the route from West 48th Street to Mingo…
Status: COMPLETEAllocation: $400,000.00 The Frisco train site is located at what has come to be known as the Route 66 Village, a 5.5-acre development at 3770 Southwest Boulevard in Tulsa. The Route 66 Commission and west-side citizens agreed to spend…
Status: COMPLETEActual Cost: $56,198.00 This artwork commemorates the Red Fork oil discovery on land allotted in Indian Territory to Sue Bland. The 9-foot mosaic is full of scenes depicting how the oil business helped build the local economy and transportation system during the…
Status: COMPLETEActual Cost: $98,535.00 A new entrance sign and a 3-piece sculpture were added at Howard Park, along Route 66 in West Tulsa. Each of the three limestone sculptures reflects an aspect of the Route 66 era in Tulsa history:(1)…
Status: COMPLETEAllocation: $520,000.00 This project consists of Route 66-themed improvements and streetscaping for the Cyrus Avery Traffic Circle at Admiral Boulevard and Mingo Road. A one-of-a-kind freestanding sculpture was designed and manufactured out of Albuquerque, New Mexico. The ribbon-cutting for…
Status: COMPLETE Project Description: The Route 66 Master Plan of Development and Market Research was completed in February 2006. It identifies priority projects that are funded, as well as additional projects that were desired but not funded. It recommends a…
