Vinita Oklahoma Route 66 Photography
Vinita was established in 1871 by Elias Cornelius Boudinot. In 1889, gunman and lawman Tom Threepersons was born there. It was the first city in the state with electricity. The city was first named “Downingville”, and was a primarily Native American community. It was later renamed “Vinita” after Boudinot’s friend, sculptor Vinnie Ream. The city was incorporated in Indian Territory in 1898.
A McDonald’s bridge-restaurant built over the top of Interstate 44, called the Glasshouse McDonald’s, is the world’s largest McDonald’s restaurant in terms of area, occupying 29,135 square feet. It was formerly known as the Glass House Restaurant. In 2013 and 2014 the “Glasshouse” received a $14.6 million renovation. At its grand reopening on December 22, 2014, it was renamed the “Will Rogers Archway”.
Vinita is home to the Will Rogers Memorial Rodeo and the World’s Largest Calf Fry Festival held every September. Route 66 Summer Fest Car Show is sponsored by the Vinita Area Chamber of Commerce. Clanton’s Cafe is reported to have the best chicken fried steack in the world.
Vinita Oklahoma Route 66 Photo Gallery
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Oklahoma Route 66 Photo Galleries
My name is Greg Disch and I am a freelance photographer with a passion for taking photos of Route 66. I have been photographing Route 66 for the past several years and have accumulated one of the largest collections of contemporary Route 66 photography. My images are all available online for immediate sale and download or may be ordered as photographic prints. If you need photos from Route 66, or just want to take a virtual tour of the “Mother Road” you can travel from town to town using the interactive map or search by subject.
Interactive Google Map
Use the map + – controls to zoom in and out, use the Map drop-down to change to “Map”, “Satellite”, “Hybrid”, or “Terrain” views. Drag the little man icon from the upper left corner to a map location for street level view. Click on a pushpin for more information about the Photographic Destination, then click on the title to go to the location page.
