Rhys Martin
@rhysfunk.com
Photographer, writer, and traveler from Tulsa, Oklahoma. Prez of the Oklahoma Route 66 Association and Preserve Route 66 Manager for the National Trust for Historic Preservation (views are my own, though.) Puns.
I recently saw the excellent neon sign park in St. Robert!
December 21, 2025 at 3:24 AM
I recently saw the excellent neon sign park in St. Robert!
Oh how I wish this sign was still there! It was lovingly created. Afton Station has been vacant since the death of the owner a few years back. Everything was auctioned off and some big spending out-of-town agencies scooped most of it up.
December 14, 2025 at 5:55 PM
Oh how I wish this sign was still there! It was lovingly created. Afton Station has been vacant since the death of the owner a few years back. Everything was auctioned off and some big spending out-of-town agencies scooped most of it up.
I wrote up a two-part history on the Glancy back when it was demolished. At least part of it lives on! oklahomaroute66.com/news/the-ris...
The Glancy: Part One - Realized Dreams — Oklahoma Route 66 Association
by Rhys Martin
oklahomaroute66.com
December 10, 2025 at 8:44 PM
I wrote up a two-part history on the Glancy back when it was demolished. At least part of it lives on! oklahomaroute66.com/news/the-ris...
Samantha kept telling me how this song was a big part of her holiday tradition and I was like, "I've never heard this song in my life." Guess it didn't hop the border into Oklahoma.
December 6, 2025 at 9:20 PM
Samantha kept telling me how this song was a big part of her holiday tradition and I was like, "I've never heard this song in my life." Guess it didn't hop the border into Oklahoma.
That looks like a steak hurricane.
December 6, 2025 at 3:34 AM
That looks like a steak hurricane.
Stoked that Tulsa now has a theater listed! Making plans now...
November 30, 2025 at 1:50 PM
Stoked that Tulsa now has a theater listed! Making plans now...
This belongs to Ron Jones, the "Tattoo Man" of Route 66!
November 25, 2025 at 1:09 PM
This belongs to Ron Jones, the "Tattoo Man" of Route 66!
That would be wonderful!
November 21, 2025 at 1:29 PM
That would be wonderful!
Thank you for the kind words! Your work has been incredible to follow and I look forward to seeing where new roads lead you.
November 21, 2025 at 4:14 AM
Thank you for the kind words! Your work has been incredible to follow and I look forward to seeing where new roads lead you.