Traveling west on Route 66, near the northern boundary line of Washita County, the Oklahoma landscape changes. Hitherto moderately treed and rolling pastures, just before you reach the town of Canute…
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A few weeks ago, I discovered that one of the drive ins I was very excited to write about had been purchased, closed, and torn down…for a parking lot. The irony…
Like previous posts (here), this entry is an edited excerpt from my road journal. Forgive in advance its erratic nature. Is the desire to go westward innate in Americans? Has…
As you travel along I-40 to the west of Oklahoma City, look north when you come upon the town of Hydro. Parallel to the interstate run the remains of…
In 1965 a teenage Tulsan began writing a book that would forever shine a glaring spotlight on the injustice of the haves and have nots in the teen hierarchy, a…
After years of Oklahoma’s infamous storms and decrease in popularity taking their toll, the Winchester Drive In, located at 6930 S. Western, is the final remaining drive-in in Oklahoma City, built in 1968. It…
“What is a drive in?” E asked when she found out what our adventure for the evening would be. I tried to explain but the concept was a little too…