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nine-foot road
I am going to guess that when you think about Route 66, it doesn’t look like this. I mean – there’s no fixed-up 1950s style diners, no quaint old gas stations, no official logo anywhere.
This is a relic of the road that’s known as the Sidewalk Highway because the main roadway was only nine feet wide. The author of the guidebook I’ve been using on this Route 66 adventure lamented the current road condition, saying it has “VERY ROUGH (rub-board) GRAVEL” (his emphasis*) and that it is only for the “die-hard.” But honestly, it didn’t seem that much worse than certain sections of the Oklahoma turnpikes that I paid actual money to drive on and that I am not at all bitter about.**
near Narcissa, Oklahoma
photographed 4.5.2023
*dramatic much?
**dramatic much?
left alone too long
There are certain mundane things that I like to photograph – those self-service, drive-through car washes are on that list. I’m not sure why I always photograph them, especially since I almost never post those images.
So, as I wandered through Luther, Oklahoma, the other day, I spotted a car wash and pulled in to get some photos. And then, just on the very next lot, I saw these two old cars (which, ironically, were definitely unwashed) and the house in a state of abandonment.
And that’s how it ended up not being about the car wash at all.
Luther, Oklahoma
photographed 4.4.2023
except locks: he can’t help with locks
I don’t even want to admit how hard I laughed at this particular juxtaposition of signage. Apparently, he can’t help with locks?
Claremore, Oklahoma
photographed 4.5.2023
the message was stolen by time
That trailer used to have a sign full of Very Important Information. I mean, I guess it was VII. At this point, there’s no way to know that for sure.
Quapaw, Oklahoma
photographed 4.5.2023
buy/get
I almost never understand the things I notice when I’m driving around. For example: why would there be a spot in North Miami, Oklahoma, with a bunch of well-used fireworks stands just plunked down in a random pattern?
Maybe it was to entertain a certain photographer who was passing through.
And if that was in fact the reason, this certain photographer offers her thanks for the opportunities it afforded.
North Miami, Oklahoma
photographed 4.5.2023
One Day | One Image 