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Monday, October 30, 2017

Road Tripping Pt XII

The Price Tower is a nineteen-story, 221-foot-high tower in Bartlesville, Oklahoma. It was built in 1956 to a design by Frank Lloyd Wright. It is the only realized skyscraper by Wright. It was commissioned by Harold Price, for use as corporate headquarters for his oil and chemical company. In 2000 the building was donated to Price Tower Arts Center, and it has multi-use tenants. Price Tower Arts Center, a museum of art, architecture, and design; Inn at Price Tower; Copper Restaurant + Bar, and the Wright Place museum store. This is our next destination along the road. We headed out from Amarillo following Old Route 66, stopping in towns like Shamrock, Texas; Elk City, Oklahoma; Clinton, Oklahoma; and Bridgeport, Oklahoma. Once we arrived in Bartlesville, we checked into the hotel, then headed out to grab a bite to eat and explore the town.

Conoco Station - Shamrock, TX

Route 66 - Shamrock, TX

Old Truck - Shamrock, TX

Route 66 Museum - Elk City, OK

Walkway Bridge - Elk City, OK

Route 66 - Clinton, OK

Mattatomic - Clinton, OK

Abandoned House - Bridgeport, OK

Watertower - Bridgeport, OK

Post Office - Bridgeport, OK

Price Tower - Bartlesville, OK

Hotel Room Bed - Inn at Price Tower Bartlesville, OK

Desk - Inn at Price Tower Bartlesville, OK

Corner Windows - Inn at price Tower Bartlesville, OK

Bison - Bartlesville, OK

Restaurant - Bartlesville, OK

Old Building - Bartlesville, OK

Art - Bartlesville, OK

Mural - Bartlesville, OK

Sunday, October 29, 2017

Road Tripping Pt XI

Destination: Amarillo, Texas. 286 miles, four hour drive time. We made other stops along the way. Headed out of Albuquerque on Historic Route 66, paralleling the Interstate. We drove the section of singing highway, where the rumble strips play the song "America The Beautiful". We stopped in Tucumcari, New Mexico for lunch and souvenirs. We drove through the ghost towns of Endee, New Mexico and Glenrio, New Mexico & Texas. We took pictures in Adrian, Texas, the midpoint of Route 66, which begins in Chicago, Illinois and ends in Santa Monica, California. Once we arrived in Amarillo, we stopped at Cadillac Ranch, an art installation along the highway. From there we went to our hotel, checked in, then headed into town to explore.