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Route 66 General
Store
baby insert
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size: 4x6
postcard
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| our general store was located on route
66 in arcadia, oklahoma. notice the old round barn in the
background. at the time this photograph was taken, several
years after we had sold the store and moved away, the barn
was in such a state of deterioration that it needed bracing.
the barn was our next door neighbor, and even though it was
not on our property, we always felt that it was in our backyard.
the store building was in some ways reminiscent of the old
spanish missions. the store, attached flat-roofed garage,
and outhouse (no longer there) were all stucco. other owners
through the years added a carport to the side of the garage
and eventually, probably because of deterioration, removed
the outhouse and steps that led up to the yard. with modernization,
the outhouse was probably not the neatest thing to have around,
however, in its day it came in handy for some route 66 travelers.
it is interesting to us that our old
store building appears in many famous photos that have been
taken of the round barn. some give a side view of the store,
while others give a back view. sometimes you can only see
a little white to the right, or east, of the barn, but we
know what it is. it is our old store building and home.
it is too bad that a major assault has been done to the
side of the store building. now, cars and whatever can be
driven inside. maybe someday this building will also be
restored or rebuilt in some way. one of the most interesting
things about the barn is that it is in town. one would have
to know about the fire that practically destroyed this once
thriving little oklahoma town to understand why.
the baby's photo insert was taken when
he was six months old. he was all but birthed here. (see
the home page and about us for more information.)
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