The Jan. 9, 2009 Pasadena Star-News had an article on the town of Arcadia, Oklahoma. Even though it didn't get mention in Bobby Troup's famous "Get Your Kicks on Route 66" (because it didn't get incorporated until 1987), locals hope to prove its 66 heritage at the Ruth and Charles Gilb Arcadia Historical Museum.
The hope to bring back memories among older patrons and introduce younger people to the road. There is a map of Route 66 on one side and on he other, Arcadia memorabilia. Among that, there is a menu from the Chas. Carpenters Cafe from the 1940s offering an inch-thick steak for $1.
There is free admission and it is open from 10 am to 4 pm Tuesday to Saturday.
380 Huntington Drive.
www.ci.arcadia.ca.us
Also in Arcadia is the famous Round Barn, Pops, and the Washington Irving Monument. In 1832, he visited the Oklahoma Territory and wrote about herds of wild horses.
It Goes Through Arcadia. --RoadDog
RoadDog's RoadLog Blog: Being my travels down those great two lane highways of this nation as well as news I learn about them from media sources. Since I'm also very interested in historic preservation, there will be a lot of that as well.
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