Who does not like signs? Not only does it answer the age old questions of "What is that?" and "Where am I?" but it allows us to admire the craftsmanship that it took to build the soothsayers of the open road.
Here are some of my favorites. If you disagree or have some you would like for me to post and share (credit would be given where it is due) then email me @gregoryhasman66@gmail.com or follow me on GregsHighway on Twitter. The more I travel, more I will add to these.
The curtains please....and enjoy.
There is the traditional billboard, which offers a sneak preview to the next major attraction. This is located in Childress, TX along US 287 northbound.
The portal to the Old West in Van Horn, TX. The Clark Hotel greeted teachers, outlaws, and railroad workers, among others.
Have to love local eateries or hole in the walls, whatever you call them. Great burgers in this Miami (pronounced Mia-ma), Oklahoma restaurant along the mother of all roads, Route 66.
The OST (Old Spanish Trail in Bandera, Texas; great chicken fried steak and an really neat tribute to one of the kings of the Western movie genre, John Wayne
Take a trip to United, a supermarket that epitomizes the Oklahoma Texas rivalry. United is based out of Lubbock, TX, but the first store was opened in Sayre, Oklahoma along 66. The Lubbock brand does their business as United Supermarkets, LLC, so it differentiates itself from the Oklahoma chain. The one in the picture is located off US 77 in Purcell, OK.
Rexall Drugs. A pharmacy was much more than a place to settle a conflict with a cough; it was place for people to get to together over a turkey club or a chocolate malt without rocks. The company was born in Beantown in 1902. This is off Texas Highway 6 and US 183 in Cisco, TX, 45 minutes east of Abilene.
Finally, the king of the signs, (this is located in Texico, NM, just outside of Clovis). It is man's best friend along the asphalt.
The portal to the Old West in Van Horn, TX. The Clark Hotel greeted teachers, outlaws, and railroad workers, among others.
Have to love local eateries or hole in the walls, whatever you call them. Great burgers in this Miami (pronounced Mia-ma), Oklahoma restaurant along the mother of all roads, Route 66.
The OST (Old Spanish Trail in Bandera, Texas; great chicken fried steak and an really neat tribute to one of the kings of the Western movie genre, John Wayne
Take a trip to United, a supermarket that epitomizes the Oklahoma Texas rivalry. United is based out of Lubbock, TX, but the first store was opened in Sayre, Oklahoma along 66. The Lubbock brand does their business as United Supermarkets, LLC, so it differentiates itself from the Oklahoma chain. The one in the picture is located off US 77 in Purcell, OK.
Rexall Drugs. A pharmacy was much more than a place to settle a conflict with a cough; it was place for people to get to together over a turkey club or a chocolate malt without rocks. The company was born in Beantown in 1902. This is off Texas Highway 6 and US 183 in Cisco, TX, 45 minutes east of Abilene.
Finally, the king of the signs, (this is located in Texico, NM, just outside of Clovis). It is man's best friend along the asphalt.
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