Sapulpa, Oklahoma on Route 66


 Sapulpa is southwest of Tulsa along Route 66. It is close enough that you might consider it an exurb, but far enough that it has it's own distinct character.

Lets start with a former gas station that looks like it has been repurposed as a church. The pump island is still there, as is the canopy over it, but there are no gas pumps.  The building has a coat of white paint with blue trim. and the word "Welcome" is painted on the blue double doors.  This is about halfway between Oakhurst and Sapulpa, and still has a Tulsa mailing address. 7010 Frankoma Rd. Frankoma Road is U.S. Route 66.

 

Sami's Southern Kitchen and More
Sami's is a small restaurant at the edge of town just past the glass manufacturer. They advertise having just about everything, burgers, philly's, wings, shrimp, seafood, fish, steak, and even gumbo soup. 626 N Mission St.

Ringmaster Meat Market
Originally a Hudson Oil Co. Gas Station, this building has seen many uses over the years.  Route 66 times states that it was an insurance office early this year. It also was a Majors Oil Company station, Majors Auto Sales, and Sooner Fleet Sales. 602 N Mission St.

Another abandoned gas station

This is near the downtown, an old gas station with pump island and canopy. There are two service bays in a connected building.  For a while this was Runnels Rides. There was another building attached to the left, you can see a few feet of the wall and a bit of mural remaining. In 2022 there was work being done on part of it, but by 2025 it was torn down. 910 E Dewey Ave.

Happy Burger
Originally a Tastee Freeze, it has been Happy Burger since the 1970s. 215 N. Mission St.

Downtown Sapulpa Oklahoma
Route 66 is also East Dewey Avenue in Sapulpa, this is the historic downtown area. The street was totally re-done for the Route 66 centennial, it was closed and torn up when Google Street View came through in April of 2025. Now there is a median down the center, lights are strung overhead and flowering plants hang from the light posts.
 

Restored Gulf gas station

This is in downtown Supulpa, a block off of Route 66.  It was a corner filling station, but what I find unusual about it is that it is a square building with a corner cut out for the pumps. The roof of the building comes over the pump area. There is a service bay on the side and a huge "Gulf" sign on the roof. 26 N Water St.

Waite Phillips service station
Restored and now maintained by the Sapulpa Historical Society, one of several buildings they maintain in the downtown area.  There are two pump islands covered by a canopy with "Waite Phillips Company" on it. Each pump island has a very old style gas pump which i don't know if it is original or not.  The sign in front has a large "B" inside a square and says "Barnsdall dependable products".  On the left is a detached building with two garage bays. Corner of E. Lee Ave and S. Water St.
 

Sapulpa Zip Code park

 Just off of main street is a small park/plaza.  The zip code for Sapulpa is 74066 and the city has taken advantage of it ending in 66 by having a U.S. highway shield on the wall behind the sculpture so the 66 lines up with the shield. prior to this being a park, there was a building here that housed the Sapulpa Herald. 16 S. Park St.

Giant gas pump

The Heart of Route 66 Auto Museum is on the outskirts of Sapulpa and has a giant gas pump outside of it.  When I drove by they were in the process of adding a significant new building.  I took this picture in the afternoon because in the morning they were in the process of re-installing the "auto museum" sign you see. 13 Sahoma Lake Rd. 

 

Next stop: Rock Creek Bridge; Prior Stop: Oakhurst, OK. You can see all my Route 66 posts here.     

 

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