After a yummy breakfast with Matt and Kelly this morning, Mom and I hit the road.
Our first stop was Halltown, Missouri, a virtual ghost town not far from Springfield, MO. Not much is left there, except for the Whitehall Mercantile, an antiques/junk store. The sweet employee asked us about our trip, and filled us in on all of the visitors she's had from all over the world. There was an awesome industrial filing cabinet I wanted, but Mom didn't think it would fit into the car. :)
We then headed down the road, stopping at Gary's Gay Parita, a replica Sinclair gas station in Ash Grove, Missouri. It had a lot of awesome vintage signage, gas pumps, and cars. There were some nice gentlemen who asked us if we were country singers after we'd told him we were from Nashville. He seemed a little disappointed when we said we weren't singers!
After Ash Grove, we headed further west into Oklahoma. Our first stop after crossing the state line was Miami, Oklahoma, the small OK town where Mom was born. As soon as we got into town, we headed to the Ottawa County Historical Society, to donate the books and legal papers that once belonged to Vern E. Thompson, the Ottawa County District Attorney I referenced in my earlier blog entry, The Box From the Attic. We met two wonderful volunteers, who were very excited and happy to receive the items. Mom and I loved telling them how we came about the items, and the history of them.
What was even cooler is the fact that they had a map my grandpa created for sale!
Next, we stopped by the beautiful Coleman Theater.
After Miami, we took a quick drive through Fairland, Oklahoma, the birthplace of my grandpa Morrison. Then we hit the road to our next pitstop, Tulsa.
Tomorrow we'll be seeing the infamous Blue Whale in Catoosa, OK, as well as taking in Tulsa's Art Deco architecture.
Stay tuned for the next installment!
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