Tulsa Route 66 - Cyrus Avery Plaza - Black and White Panoramic is a photograph by Gregory Ballos which was uploaded on August 15th, 2017.
Tulsa Route 66 - Cyrus Avery Plaza - Black and White Panoramic
Tulsa's Route 66 sign and pedestrian bridge on 11st Street (old 66) at Cyrus Avery Plaza. A Tulsa Oklahoma tribute and memorial to this historic... more
Title
Tulsa Route 66 - Cyrus Avery Plaza - Black and White Panoramic
Artist
Gregory Ballos
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Photograph
Description
Tulsa's Route 66 sign and pedestrian bridge on 11st Street (old 66) at Cyrus Avery Plaza. A Tulsa Oklahoma tribute and memorial to this historic piece of Americana.
Panoramic Format.
Black and White Edition.
ROUTE 66's BIRTH AND OKLAHOMA:
Route 66 was born right here in Oklahoma. Cyrus Avery, a Tulsa businessman and Oklahoma's first highway commissioner, spearheaded the national committee that created the U.S. Highway System in 1926. He championed a Chicago-to-Los Angeles route that dropped south through Oklahoma, then turned west through Texas, New Mexico, Arizona, and California. Avery picked the now famous double sixes as the new road's official number.
Avery also helped create the U.S. 66 Highway Association, which was dedicated to the promotion and paving of Route 66. This group changed their name to the Will Rogers Highway Association and began calling 66 the Will Rogers Highway in December of 1935, following the death of legendary Will Rogers, an Oklahoma native. (credit: http://oklahomaroute66.com)
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August 15th, 2017