This statue, along with many of his cousins, began life as advertisements for mufflers, which I guess used to fall off of cars that were driving along Route 66. Anyway, the mufflers are gone and have been replaced by various other things, including a flag. Because why not?

(From The Other Side, a collaborative Route 66 photography project, with VC Torneden.)

As a reminder, you can see more of this project on Facebook, Instagram, and on our website.

And The Other Side will be on exhibit at Living Arts of Tulsa beginning April 5.

along Route 66
Springfield, Illinois
photographed 7.2.2022

One of the best parts of driving the whole of Route 66 was spotting interesting, funny, and/or weird signs.

Based on the information on this sign, I suppose there are OTHER ropin’ flamingoes that aren’t on Route 66, but that’s actually hard to imagine.

(From The Other Side, a collaborative Route 66 photography project, with VC Torneden.)

As a reminder, you can see more of this project on Facebook, Instagram, and on our website.

And The Other Side will be on exhibit at Living Arts of Tulsa beginning April 5.

along Route 66
Vinita, Oklahoma
photographed 4.5.2023

There are a lot of chances to stop and spend your tourism dollars along Route 66, particularly in Arizona. I mean, who doesn’t look forward to take care of their need for more kachinas AND additional cigars in one convenient location? Although, thematically, I am not sure how cigars got in the mix, but whatever. (From the collaborative Route 66 project, with VC Torneden, The Other Side.)

As a reminder, you can see more of this collaborative project on Facebook, Instagram, and on our website.

And The Other Side will be on exhibit at Living Arts of Tulsa beginning April 5.

along Route 66
Lupton, Arizona
photographed 5.30.2023