For Greg (gmh1013) Ann's Chicken/Route 66

[Lisa]

Greg, I got a couple of pics of Ann's Chicken Fry House and some other Route 66 landmarks for you!



'59 Cadillac still sits out front and glows neon pink at night.





Back behind Ann's:



Still operating as a motel... but not sure I'd stay there.



Kamp's grocery. The Kamp family still runs a top-notch butcher shop a bit north of here. This building is no longer a grocery, nor is the Kamp family still involved with it. I'm not sure what it is these days, but there wasn't much going on.



The proprietor, though, was very kind to offer to take our picture.



Remember The Golden Dome - Citizen's Bank? They were the only bank in town who would give Dad a loan to start up his dental practice in the 1950s.



Broadway, heading into downtown from the north. Devon tower does make an impression!



One of those would cost about 12 Falcons.



My 5 year old playing in the fountain by the new downtown library, just north of the Devon building.



Big view from the little fountain.





Old Pontiac building that still houses some amazing beauties. I would like to know whose collection this is.

[Kinnakeet]

Hey Lisa, I feel as though I just flew down to OKC and spent a day touring around with you and your girls ! Thanks for showing me around a bit!

[FeelingTheBlues]

Great pictures Lisa! I'm not a car man but I can't get enough of your beautiful ride!

[Kinnakeet]

PS Lisa- I do see our resemblance! You could be my little long lost sister or something....

[PanosI]

Lisa your ride is awesome. Thanks for sharing

[Lisa]

Thanks, guys! We still have a bit of a cow-town reputation, but that's okay. We do still operate the largest cattle stocker-feeder market in the world.

[gmh1013]

Oh man its like going back 27 years ....the only bad thing was my ex-wife was there too!
I forgot about Maxeys cycle on 66....I bought a Yamaha 650 twin from them.
I bought a Harley From Bucks H-D ....think it was the road going to Edmond.
Do you have the radio on KATT?
I still have a baseball jersey from them.....30 years old now.
That was the best CFS I have ever ate was from Ann's
Next time you go by VZD's take a few pics?....wonder if it looks the same?
Love looking at OKC now.....looks very diff from 30 years ago!

[Lisa]

Originally Posted by gmh1013

Oh man its like going back 27 years ....the only bad thing was my ex-wife was there too!
I forgot about Maxeys cycle on 66....I bought a Yamaha 650 twin from them.
I bought a Harley From Bucks H-D ....think it was the road going to Edmond.
Do you have the radio on KATT?
I still have a baseball jersey from them.....30 years old now.
That was the best CFS I have ever ate was from Ann's
Next time you go by VZD's take a few pics?....wonder if it looks the same?
Love looking at OKC now.....looks very diff from 30 years ago!

I'll get some pics of VZD for you - it's only two blocks from home.

KATT - used to be up to the minute rock and roll - now it's classic rock. But the same songs, and probably still the same listeners.

Baseball jersey - the 89ers!

Broadway Extension will take you to Edmond - with many more lanes than it used to. Or you could take the Rt. 66 way - Kelley Avenue (where all the TV stations have their towers)

Yes, much is different, but happily some things are still the same.

I've got a hankerin' to go to Ann's now, but they only take cash and I don't have any!

[Lisa]

Greg and Bill, here are a couple more pics. The pickup trucks for Bill and Kaiser's and VZD for Greg.

This truck sits right across from VZD near my house. The shop is where I take the Falcon for service.





A little further south, an icon I bet Greg will remember:



VZD is so obscured by trees you can barely see it. I'm sure at night it looks better with its neon lighting.



Kaisers Ice Cream, opened circa 1912. After many different hats, now it once again sells ice cream. Along with some pretty good food, at the original marble-and-tile counter.



Will Rogers Theater. Now a coffee shop/bar, with the old theater area available for weddings and dinners. They need to fix their neon!



A couple of our favorite restaurants in the Plaza area, near Kaiser's. One serves Italian food, the other Latin/Mexican. I like the architecture. One building was once a drug store and the other, I don't know!



The Plaza, home to Irma's Burgers, a Subway chain, and a brew house.



A mile or so east of here, a used car lot with another old truck in back. I don't know if it's for sale, but whoever owns it has a sense of humor. The guard dogs, however, did not.

[h999r]

Thanks for sharing. Love to see these pictures.

[ScottP]

Hi Lisa! I'm new to the forum, my name is Scott. You have a great collection of route 66 photos! I'll be heading to Tulsa next month for my 40th HS reunion and am seriously thinking about making a road trip instead of flying. I was thinking about heading down to New Mexico from western Colorado, where I live and picking up 66 into Oklahoma.
After seeing your photos... I've decided that a road trip is the way to go!!!
Thanks for posting these pics... and I agree with everyone else, you've got a sweet ride :))

[Johny]

great pics lisa. love the cars. i remember travelling on the greyhound from cleveland down through oklahoma on the 66 to phoenix. it was the year the phoenix suns with king charles won the nba final. as far as i can remember lol i think that we watched the final in the bar in the rim of the grand canyon and i bought some fossils at the shop. later we all went down to the airport to welcome the team back home ..it was a great party. and a very memorable evening. kslx...my favourite radio station.

[Johny]

hey lisa i remember that i got to sit on elvis harley at the hd shop in cleveland. they had it on display and let me sit on it.

[gmh1013]

Lisa love the pics! VZD's looks like it did 30 years ago.
I would love to drive around OK and see what it looks like since I have not been inthe state in over 25 years.
On the W-E do people still ride their motocycles around the lakes?
My ex-wife and I would ride around when the weather was good....I bought her a Suzuki GS250t and we rode around the state ....Her on the little 250 and I hade a 550......had a great time.....even with her being an ex now.
I would love to go back to VZD's to eat and have a few drinks....

We got some Icecream at Kaisers once I think....the main one we went to was Braums?
it was right down the street from our house.
Maybe one of these days I will make back to OKC and Stillwater.
You take great pics! if you get the time send some more.....love to see them

[Lisa]

Originally Posted by ScottP

Hi Lisa! I'm new to the forum, my name is Scott. You have a great collection of route 66 photos! I'll be heading to Tulsa next month for my 40th HS reunion and am seriously thinking about making a road trip instead of flying. I was thinking about heading down to New Mexico from western Colorado, where I live and picking up 66 into Oklahoma.
After seeing your photos... I've decided that a road trip is the way to go!!!
Thanks for posting these pics... and I agree with everyone else, you've got a sweet ride :))

Hi, Scott. Welcome to the forum. Glad you like the Falcon - it's been lots of fun. I think a road trip sounds like a great way to get to your reunion, if you don't mind the hot weather. Oklahoma used to have more driveable miles of Rt. 66 than any other state, but it's been a while since I've heard that so don't know if its still true. Still, there's quite a bit of the old road you can travel.

[Lisa]

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Originally Posted by gmh1013

Lisa love the pics! VZD's looks like it did 30 years ago.
I would love to drive around OK and see what it looks like since I have not been inthe state in over 25 years.
On the W-E do people still ride their motocycles around the lakes?
My ex-wife and I would ride around when the weather was good....I bought her a Suzuki GS250t and we rode around the state ....Her on the little 250 and I hade a 550......had a great time.....even with her being an ex now.
I would love to go back to VZD's to eat and have a few drinks....

We got some Icecream at Kaisers once I think....the main one we went to was Braums?
it was right down the street from our house.
Maybe one of these days I will make back to OKC and Stillwater.
You take great pics! if you get the time send some more.....love to see them

Glad you liked the photos, Greg. Braum's is still selling good ice cream. Just went there last week, in fact.

Oh, yes - Lake Overholser and Lake Hefner see plenty of motorcycle traffic. Bicycles, too.

I'll try to get some pics of the inside of VZD... I might take the girls there for lunch and get some photos then.

[MrPhatKatt]

Thanks for sharing such great pics.

[Lisa]

Originally Posted by Johny

great pics lisa. love the cars. i remember travelling on the greyhound from cleveland down through oklahoma on the 66 to phoenix. it was the year the phoenix suns with king charles won the nba final. as far as i can remember lol i think that we watched the final in the bar in the rim of the grand canyon and i bought some fossils at the shop. later we all went down to the airport to welcome the team back home ..it was a great party. and a very memorable evening. kslx...my favourite radio station.

Johny, those sound like terrific memories. About when was your trip here? A bus trip along Rt. 66 is classic!

Someday I would love to see the Grand Canyon.

[Lisa]

Originally Posted by MrPhatKatt

Thanks for sharing such great pics.

So glad you enjoyed them.

[East Bay Rider]

Originally Posted by Lisa

Greg and Bill, here are a couple more pics. The pickup trucks for Bill and Kaiser's and VZD for Greg.

This truck sits right across from VZD near my house. The shop is where I take the Falcon for service.



A mile or so east of here, a used car lot with another old truck in back. I don't know if it's for sale, but whoever owns it has a sense of humor. The guard dogs, however, did not.

So cool Lisa. Thanks for thinking of me.
That first truck is a 1954 (or 1955 first series) Chevy.
The second truck is just plain clever.

[TSW]

Beautiful pics Lisa, Thanks for sharing!

[jatco]

Great shots of an icon route and era... Reminds me of the tv series from the '60's.
Thanks, Lisa