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Rhys Martin @rhysfunk.com · 05/09/2026

Wonderful neon sign for Henry's Drive-in in Cicero, IL! #Route66

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Rhys Martin @rhysfunk.com · 29/08/2026

Rex, the Oklahoma Sundog, enjoys the afternoon.

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Rhys Martin @rhysfunk.com · 26/07/2026

A new Route 66 monument in Sayre, Oklahoma. It is a great example of using the road's familiar iconography and merging it with the authentic local story.

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Rhys Martin @rhysfunk.com · 27/05/2026

New neon in Tulsa! Sign #87 installed with the assistance of the city's Route 66 Neon Sign Grant program.

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Rhys Martin @rhysfunk.com · 26/05/2026

A quiet, comfortable evening at home.

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Rhys Martin @rhysfunk.com · 05/05/2026

I thought a full Howdy would be too intense, so I opted for a light Howdy instead.

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Rhys Martin @rhysfunk.com · 04/05/2026

Trabant II: Andy Devine Boogaloo. Saw these guys again in Kingman, Arizona!

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Rhys Martin @rhysfunk.com · 30/04/2026

On this day in 1926, Route 66 got its number. It was originally going to be Highway 60 but a conflict with the Governor of Kentucky meant a new number had to be selected. Tulsan Cyrus Avery was a deciding factor in the decision...and the rest is history! Check out today's Google Doodle!

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Rhys Martin @rhysfunk.com · 22/04/2026

Route 66 Day at the Oklahoma State Capitol today!

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Rhys Martin @rhysfunk.com · 10/04/2026

Man, for some reason that photo looks like a rendering to me. I promise it's real! Here's another closer to the crossing.

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Rhys Martin @rhysfunk.com · 10/04/2026

Sapulpa's Rock Creek Bridge, once feared to be lost to the wrecking ball, is now the centerpiece of a public park. Great job to all involved - another great addition to Oklahoma's Route 66 corridor!

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Rhys Martin @rhysfunk.com · 31/03/2026

When I gotta get inside to take a conference call, suddenly it's time for a sniffari in the backyard. C'MON BUDDY!

a tan and white dog looks up at the camera with a mixture of skepticism and disaffection for his owner's plight. He is standing next to a wooden privacy fence and on a yard that has yet to green up for the spring.

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Rhys Martin @rhysfunk.com · 27/03/2026

My wife and her mom opened an antique/upcycle shop in Tulsa last year. I told em, "Hey, you should call it Bad Penny...because it always comes back around!" I laughed at my own joke, her mom didn't like it, Sam had to think about it...and now there's a neon sign blazing brightly with it. #Route66

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Rhys Martin @rhysfunk.com · 23/03/2026

Cotton Boll (Canute, Okla.)

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Rhys Martin @rhysfunk.com · 21/03/2026

A vintage Meadow Gold glass milk bottle!

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Rhys Martin @rhysfunk.com · 07/03/2026

Model A's at the Sophian Plaza in Tulsa, which is also celebrating 100 years this year!

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Rhys Martin @rhysfunk.com · 23/02/2026

Looking at my calendar every day in 2026

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Rhys Martin @rhysfunk.com · 22/02/2026

It's a busy year at @oklahomaroute66.com! If you're looking for events to plan a Route 66 trip around, this is a good start! Tickets are on sale for the Big Band Hangar Dance in April and registration is open for our Centennial Car Show in Sept. More information at: oklahomaroute66.com/events-1

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Rhys Martin @rhysfunk.com · 02/02/2026

The restored neon of the Skyliner Motel in Stroud, Oklahoma. The rest of the Route 66 motel has been renovated, too!

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Rhys Martin @rhysfunk.com · 01/02/2026

this is who runs this account

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Rhys Martin @rhysfunk.com · 28/01/2026

After a snowstorm that shuts everything down for a few days, ask yourself, "What local business(es) would I be absolutely gutted if they closed?" and go support them!

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Rhys Martin @rhysfunk.com · 17/01/2026

I will never get tired of how incredulous the dog is when I've taken his toy. AGAIN.

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Rhys Martin @rhysfunk.com · 14/01/2026

This little motel in Prescott is the bee's knees! Appropriately called The Motor Lodge.

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Rhys Martin @rhysfunk.com · 13/01/2026

What an incredible landscape at Lake Havasu City I talked about Route 66's past, present, and future today at the annual Xscapers Bash. They obviously love a good road trip!

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Rhys Martin @rhysfunk.com · 12/01/2026

Well, I guess that answers that.

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Rhys Martin @rhysfunk.com · 10/01/2026

I've been looking at this Centennial logo on letterhead and web pages for years and now it's showing up in the Real World. Feels kinda surreal, but the Centennial is HERE! Beautiful 1960 Chrysler 300F by the way.

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Rhys Martin @rhysfunk.com · 21/12/2025

Beautiful new neon sign along Tulsa's stretch of Route 66!

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Rhys Martin @rhysfunk.com · 20/12/2025

I got to see Jowls' guitar from Muppets Tonight! Part of the Jerry Nelson collection at the in-development OK POP Museum. @brianjayjones.com

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Rhys Martin @rhysfunk.com · 27/11/2025

What do you mean, hedgehog is not part of the traditional Thanksgiving meal? 🐾

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Rhys Martin @rhysfunk.com · 21/11/2025

AWESOME new mural in Holbrook, Arizona! It still had some finishing touches to be applied when I took this last week, but it's now completed. #Route66

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Rhys Martin @rhysfunk.com · 20/11/2025

Rex asleep next to me and Rockford Files on the TV: a good evening.

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Rhys Martin @rhysfunk.com · 17/11/2025

Temperamental skies in Arizona. #Route66

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Rhys Martin @rhysfunk.com · 15/11/2025

It's a crisp, fall morning in Seligman, Arizona. #Route66

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Rhys Martin @rhysfunk.com · 13/11/2025

The last light of day on Historic Route 66 outside of Barstow, California.

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Rhys Martin @rhysfunk.com · 11/11/2025

Happy 99th Birthday Route 66! And a peaceful, comfortable Veteran's Day to all who have served. Hello from the "Peace and Love" monument along #Route66 in Beverly Hills, a gift from resident Ringo Starr.

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Rhys Martin @rhysfunk.com · 09/11/2025

Joshua Tree National Park is like an alien landscape. What a wondrous place.

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Rhys Martin @rhysfunk.com · 09/11/2025

Congratulations to everyone involved with the relighting of the neon sign at Road Runner's Retreat in Chambless, California! The business is long gone but this desert icon will remind Route 66 travelers of the area's history.

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Rhys Martin @rhysfunk.com · 08/11/2025

Headin' West! #FlatWill made a stop at the Jack Rabbit Trading Post in eastern Arizona. #Route66

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Rhys Martin @rhysfunk.com · 05/11/2025

I don't know why he needs all of these toys up here, but if it makes him happy who am I to ask questions..

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Rhys Martin @rhysfunk.com · 03/11/2025

In 1958, teacher Clara Luper led a sit-in at the Katz Drug Store in downtown Oklahoma City. Now a bronze monument stands where that drugstore was. One of the seats at the counter is empty, inviting people to join in and reflect on the courage and determination it took to stand up by sitting down.

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Rhys Martin @rhysfunk.com · 01/11/2025

The @oklahomaroute66.com Association had a great time out at the Will Rogers Days Parade in Claremore! We had cars representing every decade between Route 66's creation in 1926 to today.

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