Traveling further west, we arrive in the Arcadia, OK area. Ruins of Conoco Service Station 4.6 miles west of Jct. E Ash Rd. and Route 66, on the north side of the road. Head west along Route 66 from Luther and you will see the remains of a service station that once catered to travelers driving down Route 66. The limestone blocks of a roofless shell correspond to a Conoco filling station built sometime between 1915 and 1920. There is a sign telling its story, which involves counterfeiting and gangsters. Apparently the owner printed fake $10 bills in the back of the shop. Eventually he was caught and jailed. The station closed and fell into ruin. Later in the 1940s a body was found there, a murder victim, who was never identified.
Traveling further west, we arrive in the Arcadia, OK area. Original pristine "Portland Concrete " section of Route 66 near Arcadia, OK. Home modeled after the Phillips 66 gas stations of the past.
Traveling further west, we arrive in the Arcadia, OK area. Original pristine "Portland Concrete " section of Route 66 near Arcadia, OK
