Desert I had instead of Dinner, wow...
Thursday, May 30, 2013
We blow into Texas...
And I knew only one man's music is bigger enough for Texas---Hendrix. So cranked up the volume with the sun shinning overhead, and blasted All Along The Watchtower. As a big smile came across Bill's face and said " I can listen to Hendrix any time."
Our stop in Texas is Amarillo Texas: The Big Texan Steak House and Ranch Motel. The home of the 72oz porterhouse. If you can eat it in an hour you can have it for free.
Our stop in Texas is Amarillo Texas: The Big Texan Steak House and Ranch Motel. The home of the 72oz porterhouse. If you can eat it in an hour you can have it for free.
My first Dust Bowl...
We driving through Texas when I didn't realize I want down an No Access Road. I get to the end and jam on my brakes yell, shit. Bill calmly says, I saw a sigh up ahead that said No Access, I said next time, it would be nice if you tell me..and so we drove on...as we are driving we see a cloud of dust kicking up. I figured a little wind did it and it would calm down. Next think I know the car is engulfed with a cloud of dust that you can not see ten feet in front of you. WTF, so I pulled it over and waited.
Here are a couple of photos:
Here are a couple of photos:
Driving into the Big T: Texas
A nice confusing long drive ahead of us. I started the morning the usual way getting up early, heading to the filling station getting a gallon of coffee and doing the blog. When I got back Bill was up, dressed and coming out the motel door ready to eat and get on the road.
Our first stop as at the National Route 66 Museum in Elk City OK.
Here are some of those photos:
The Joad Car from the movie "of Mice and Men
Our first stop as at the National Route 66 Museum in Elk City OK.
Here are some of those photos:
The Joad Car from the movie "of Mice and Men
Some photos Opportunities from the drive...
I stuck the camera out the sunroof and took this shot of capital building Okla. City
Tulsa to Weatherford OK
Town after town go by as moving at a nice speed. Along the way we spot and take some pics at interesting sights along the way. The only difficulty we had and it was difficult was going through Oklahoma City.
In Arcadia Ok there is this filling stating/Diner that has the largest soda pop bottle in the world. The dinner is also interesting in that soda bottles line the walls by the thousands like tiny soldiers. Bill loved the architecture of the place.
In Arcadia Ok there is this filling stating/Diner that has the largest soda pop bottle in the world. The dinner is also interesting in that soda bottles line the walls by the thousands like tiny soldiers. Bill loved the architecture of the place.
Tuesday, May 28, 2013
Campbell Hotel
Originally built in 1927, and now listed on the National Register of Historic Places, the Casa Loma Hotel was housed inside the Max Campbell Building. The hotel was conveniently located at the end of the trolley line that ran from downtown Tulsa to Delaware Avenue on 11th Street — a piece of Tulsa’s Historic Route 66. The train offered travelers in need of accommodations a more affordable alternative to the pricey rooms found in the bustling downtown business corridor. The hotel appears to have been specifically designed for extended occupancy, as it had much larger closets than its contemporaries and included meeting or lounge areas to accommodate traveling salesmen.
The building was built during the 1920s Spanish colonial revival period. Its architecture was inspired in part by a similar building in Kansas City, with all the characteristics of the period — light brown brick, tiled roof, terra-cotta ornamentation and shaped parapets. The Casa Loma Hotel consisted of 33 original, rentable rooms located in the upstairs portion of the building, with access only from a grand stairway. Additionally, residents could enjoy all the comforts of home with the many businesses housed on the hotel's street level, including a barbershop, beauty shop, Crawford Drug Store, and Safeway grocery store.
Consequently, the Max Campbell Building was considered one of Tulsa's early urban shopping areas.
When Group M Investment acquired it, the two-story brick structure was in poor condition, open to the weather in several places where the roof was gone, but there was just enough of the old hotel left to see what it had been -- and what it could be again. Group M Investment was convinced that it would be a great project to revitalize the neighborhood, so redevelopment began in the fall of 2009. To the owners, it was important to preserve the architecture and flavor of a timeless building.
Having been selected for the 2011 Designer Showcase — a benefit for The Foundation for Tulsa Schools — the hotel retained over 40 local designers who brought their own individual style and vision to the property, decorating each room in a unique theme. The redeveloped Campbell Hotel opened its doors in August 2011. Today, The Campbell Hotel is a luxurious boutique hotel and Tulsa attraction with 26 uniquely themed rooms, perfect for a romantic getaway, a guest room for out-of-town visitors, or your home away from home.
Tulsa....
Well we decided to sack out a couple of days in Tulsa. Not because Tulsa is so fantastic but for reasons of exhaustion. We blew in Sunday and Oklahoma is a dry state so no Ween for Bill. I made a call to the wine-bulance (see photo below). We find a great Retro Diner to eat at called Tally's. the food is brown, hot and plenty of it....
We check into the Campbell Hotel in honor of the Campbell's. I told Bill now if I can only find a McGregor Motel we will be all set. The Campbell looks like nothing outside but once you are in the building it is first class, beautiful all the way. Our finest hotel so far....
Monday we were still tired and took in Hangover 3 at the movies. Afterwards, we went to an Asian place and had a great dinner. We were just tired and chilled out, not much blabbering going on but I told Bill tomorrow we ride at dawn or 11 whenever he gets up...
We check into the Campbell Hotel in honor of the Campbell's. I told Bill now if I can only find a McGregor Motel we will be all set. The Campbell looks like nothing outside but once you are in the building it is first class, beautiful all the way. Our finest hotel so far....
Monday we were still tired and took in Hangover 3 at the movies. Afterwards, we went to an Asian place and had a great dinner. We were just tired and chilled out, not much blabbering going on but I told Bill tomorrow we ride at dawn or 11 whenever he gets up...
Monday, May 27, 2013
We arrive in Oil Country....
Oklahoma!!! We passed through the town of my boyhood baseball idol---Mickey Mantle. A lonely town called Commerce. We drive passed, stop for a photo or two and keep going to Tulsa. The names of towns roll by, Miami, Narcissa, Afton, and Vinita. In Catossa, we breeze by the Great Blue whale as we make our way in Tulsa. We reach Tulsa passing the was once the Oil capital of the world. But first, we breezed through Kansas as it has only 13 miles of Route 66 running through the state....
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