May 27, 2026

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Get to Know the Mother Road Market! – Review

I had been hearing about this place downtown that was sort of a food court of up-and-coming restaurants in Tulsa. It had a catchy name, The Mother Road Market.   When given this assignment, I realized it was positioned on Route 66. Also known as the Mother Road and as a market is (by definition) a gathering of people for the purchase…

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Lyric Koehn07 mins

Pops 66: A Modern Landmark on America’s Mother Road 

One of the best-known roadside sights in Oklahoma is Pops 66 in Arcadia, rising above the grassland along historic Route 66.   A quick search for “Route 66 Oklahoma” proves it. Pops is consistently one of the first images that appears, cementing its status as a modern icon of the Mother Road.   The Restaurant has grown quickly in popularity as…

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Jesse Steen09 mins

History Behind The Rock Cafe: A Route 66 Icon – Review

​​As you cruise down the Mother Road, the vintage neon sign of the Rock Cafe illuminates the feeling of the classic American road trip. Located in Stroud, Okla., this historic restaurant has been around since 1939. Originally built by Roy Rives, the owner of H&P Service Station, and other members of the Stroud community, the…

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Scout Haggard03 mins