Following Route 66 out of Elk City, we next come to Sayre, OK. The Western Motel is a classic along Route 66.
Next town on Route 66 after Elk City is Sayre, OK. Beckham County Courthouse 302 E. Main St., Sayre, OK Listed in the National Register of Historic Places Finished in 1911, it was filmed in a scene in the 1840 film "The Grapes of Wrath". Topped by a large dome, the three-story Neoclassical building has stood for over one century as the center of Sayre's civic life. It was built in brick and stone and 12 Doric columns support the dome. The movie "The Grapes of Wrath", by John Ford, based on Steinbeck's book features a scene with Sayre's corthouse in the background.
