{"id":15739,"date":"2025-10-29T15:22:57","date_gmt":"2025-10-29T20:22:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/yogisden.us\/?p=15739"},"modified":"2025-10-29T15:22:59","modified_gmt":"2025-10-29T20:22:59","slug":"skywatch-friday-strolling-down-americas-main-street","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/yogisden.us\/?p=15739","title":{"rendered":"Skywatch Friday – Strolling Down America’s Main Street"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Last week I attended the funeral of former coworker. I was sad for him and his family but I also got to see a bunch of other coworkers who came to the services as well. Afterwards I felt like checking out some of the new attractions on Tulsa’s portion of the Route 66, aka, The Mother Road, or the America’s Main Street. Turns out America’s Main Street is on Eleventh Street in Tulsa.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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For some reason a half mile stretch of Eleventh Street has been taken over by “Muffler Men.” Supersize fiberglass sculptures. I love them, they are so oversized and colorful, how can you not like them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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As you can read on the mural behind him, this is “Meadow Gold Mack.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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I don’t know what this gal’s name is but I like her. Quite fetching don’t you think.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I love all sorts of Route 66 attractions. You know what my favorite is? A very little known sign where Paul McCartney stopped in the 2000’s while driving Route 66. He stopped and knocked on the door of a farmhouse and asked for directions. Can you imagine Paul McCartney knocking on your door? He was driving a 1989 Ford Bronco so he had no GPS in his car. I found this sign as I was looking for a geocache.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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It’s the hundredth anniversary of the Mother Road next year and Tulsa is at its epicenter. National Geographic<\/a> has some great information.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

What about you? Do you like Route 66?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I am linking with Skywatch Friday<\/strong><\/a>. Check it out.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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