11th Street: How the Defense Highways Changed Route 66 and America’s Main Street

When America came to Tulsa, it arrived on 11th Street—and when the defense highways came, everything changed. In 11th Street — How the Interstate Highways Changed Route 66 and America’s Main Street, Tulsa historian and former mayor Terry Young tells the story of the road that carried the nation through his hometown—and the highways that later bypassed it. Drawing on childhood memories of neon signs, drive-ins, and license plates from distant states, and on decades of public service shaping Oklahoma’s transportation system, Young shows how the Interstate and Defense Highway program reshaped Route 66, Tulsa, and cities across America. This is not just a road story. It is a story about public decisions that last generations. From Hawk’s Dairy and the Meadow Gold sign to the arrival of I-44 and I-244, 11th Street remembers the businesses, neighborhoods, and civic choices that turned America’s Main Street into a quiet corridor—and asks what can still be restored when a city remembers who it once welcomed. For readers of Route 66 history, Tulsa history, and American infrastructure history, this book offers a personal and deeply informed look at the road America came to—and the highways that changed it.
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Condition: Good
Author/Artist:Young, Terry
Binding: Paperback
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