The fate of the Carlyle Motel sign on Route 66 in Oklahoma City is worse than I thought. Click here for my original post on the subject. Both sides of the sign (referred to in the promotion as east and west) are being sold off as puzzle pieces. Most of the pieces have already been […]
Carlyle Motel Sign on Route 66 Replaced With Backlit Junk
Future generations will not be able to enjoy Oklahoma City’s world famous Carlyle Motel sign on Route 66. It is gone. The owners sold it back in January and replaced it with this ugly backlit piece of junk. I noticed it today driving home from the kids’ soccer game on the west side of Oklahoma […]
Jesus Saves Sign
Frankie’s Diner Over on the edge of town Neon sign spinnin’ round Like a cross over the lost and found –From Springsteen and Girls In Their Summer Clothes Jesus Saves Sign Last weekend, my husband Robert and I took a drive down by the Oklahoma City Boathouse District. I wanted to get a picture of […]
Disappearing Retro Signs
[KOSU Radio Commentary] I don’t know about you, but the staycations are starting to make me a little stay-crazy. The other day, I said to my husband, Robert, let’s take the kids to Albuquerque for the weekend. We’ll stay in a hotel and the kids will swim in the pool all day long. It’ll be […]
Pegasus Sign and other Retro Art Moves Into Old Baskin Robbins Building
I have no clue what this retro junk store is all about, but it sure looks interesting. It’s located in an old Baskin Robbins at 4411 NW 23rd Street in Oklahoma City. Speaking of Baskin Robbins, why did they change their Daiquiri Ice cream recipe? Nothing stays the same, folks. Nothing. I used to come […]