Friday, January 11, 2019
Along 66, December 2019: Death of Bill Deck and Tulsa's Route 66 Rising Sculpture
DECEMBER 5-- Bill Deck of Deck's Drugstore in Girard, Illinois, has died at age 91.
His brother, Bob (who died in 2013 at age 83) and he were co-owners of the store which later became known as Doc's Pharmacy and Museum.
DECEMBER 11-- It is at the traffic circle at Mingo Road and Admiral Place in Tulsa, the original Route 66.
It costs $650,000 and is 70 feet long and 30 feet high. Designed by Eric F. Garcia of Albuquerque.
--RoadDog
Labels:
Illinois Route 66,
Route 66 News,
Route 66 News for 2018,
statues,
Tulsa
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