In the days when Missouri required a blood test for a marriage license, Oklahoma didn't. Marriage parlors sprang up in Miami, the first city over the border.
Ann and Leon Little built a full-service Route 66 business at Hinton Junction that included gas station, cafe, and motel.
The Park Plaza Courts, across the Arkansas River in West Tulsa, was one of several along Route 66. The building, based on the Alamo, appeared in Claremore, Rolla, and St. Louis.
The Star Motel advertised tile baths and low rates on a small sign outside of Elk City. |
