Hampton Inns Roadside Attractions Program
Blue Whale of Catoosa
In August 2002, volunteers from five Tulsa-area Hampton Inns participated in cleaning up the Blue Whale of
Catoosa and installing a marker designating the site a Route 66 Roadside Attraction. Below are
a few photographs from the event.
You can also read a background article on the Catoosa Whale elsewhere on this site.
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| The Catoosa Whale, Route 66 icon. |
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Jim Conkle, center, of the California Route 66 Preservation Foundation, supervises the final touches on the Roadside
Attraction sign. Blaine Davis (property owner) is at left in yellow. |
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| An unidentified volunteer at work |
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L to R: Brad Nickson, Board of Directors of the Oklahoma Route 66 Association; Kathy Anderson, President, Oklahoma Route 66 Association; Jim Conkle; and an unidentified Hampton Inn volunteer all pose with one of twenty replacement Historic Route 66 signs donated by Hampton Inns. |
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Grinning at left is Ken Turmel of the Oklahoma Route 66 Association. At right are Melissa O'Brien, Brand
Communications, Hampton Inns; and Jim Conkle. |
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| Kathy Anderson (center), Association President, accepts a donation check from Hampton Inns. At left is Blaine Davis,
whose family owns the property and who was contacted by Hampton Inns for this project. |
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Mojo's Barbeque in Catoosa also received a Hampton Inn “Roadside Attraction” sign. Mojo's is located
in an old gas station from the heyday of Route 66 travel. |
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