Our Town Shamrock: The U-Drop Inn
Take a ride down historic Route 66 and there's a place in the town of Shamrock you just can't miss.
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Sleep Inn and Suites Shamrock - Shamrock Hotels, Texas
Sleep Inn and Suites Shamrock 3 Stars Shamrock Hotels, Texas Within US Travel Directory The Sleep Inn & Suites hotel is located off Interstate 40, providing easy access to many local points of interest. This hotel is close to the historic U-Drop Inn, once known as the the swankiest of swank eating places on Route 66. The Pioneer West Museum and the Shamrock Country Club are both just two miles away.The locationTrue to its Irish heritage, Shamrock's Elmore Park is home to a monument featuring a fragment of the original Blarney Stone, pried from the ruins of Blarney Castle in Ireland. The city also hosts an annual St. Patrick's Day celebration, offering an arts and crafts show, a carnival, a parade and much more. The surrounding area offers a variety of shopping centers, restaurants and movie theaters.Property highlightsThis hotel offers guests a great selection of amenities, including free Morning Medley Hot Breakfast, free high-speed Internet access, free local calls, indoor pool & hot tub and exercise room. Business travelers will welcome additional conveniences like in-room desks and access to copy and fax services.Inside the roomsAll spacious guest rooms come equipped with microwaves, refrigerators, hair dryers, coffee makers, irons and ironing boards. Some rooms feature sofa sleepers. Non-smoking rooms are offered.
Ample parking and guest laundry facilities are provided on the premises for added convenience.
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Shamrock kicks off St. Patrick's Day with parade
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Historic route 66 Shamrock Museu Clinton Oklahoma
Old Route 66. Elk City Oklahoma
Historic route 66 Shamrock Museu Clinton Oklahoma
Texas Theater
Shamrock's Texas Theater was built in 1930. It's still in operation and has moved into the digital age. Produced by Larry Lemmons for Panhandle Spirit, KVII-TV, ABC 7 News. Georgeann Rion, David Rion, Buc Weatherby, Greg Garrison.
Shamrock, Oklahoma, oil boom ghost town
The incorporated town of Shamrock is situated in west-central Creek County at the junction of State Highways 16 and 99. Located approximately thirty-two miles from the county seat of Sapulpa, Shamrock received a postal designation on July 9, 1910, and was named by James M. Thomas for his hometown in Illinois. In 1908 Thomas had come to the Shamrock area from Parkland, Lincoln County, Oklahoma Territory (O.T.) and had established a store at the crossroads of an old cattle trail (possibly the West Shawnee Trail) and roads that diverged into O.T. At that time workers building an Oklahoma Natural Gas pipeline through the area brought the first prosperity to Shamrock. Other businesses soon opened. However, Shamrock received its greatest economic boost during the oil-boom years of the Drumright-Cushing Field.
Between 1915 and 1916 the Sapulpa and Oil Fields Railroad (later the St. Louis and San Francisco Railway) built a line northward from Depew to Shamrock. In 1916 the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway constructed a line that connected Shamrock and Drumright. The railroad depot building was painted green with white trim and had a shamrock (three-leaf clover) painted over the town's name. Because the railroad bypassed the town by three-quarters of a mile, citizens moved their establishments to the southeast, closer to the tracks. Most buildings were situated on the main street, Tipperary Road. Other streets had Irish names such as Dublin, Killarney, Blarney, and Cork. With the arrival of the railroads Shamrock developed as a shipping point for oil-field equipment and crude oil.
The Shamrock Townsite Company sold the first town lot in November 1915. The Shamrock Brogue newspaper was first published on January 1, 1916, and the Shamrock Blarney was first printed on March 9, 1916. Both were succeeded by the Creek County Democrat. By January 1, 1916, the town had approximately thirty buildings and amenities including gas, water, and telephones. The Citizens State Bank and the First State Bank had opened, and citizens passed a fifteen-thousand-dollar bond to construct a brick school building. On March 17, 1916, approximately five thousand participants observed the first St. Patrick's Day celebration. In honor of the event a 11,500-pound sandstone, quarried from a bluff at Spring Creek approximately five miles south of town, became a blarney stone. In addition to the oil and gas industry, the economy was supplemented by agriculture. In September 1916 the cotton gin processed approximately twenty-six wagonloads of cotton a day. A gin continued in operation into the mid-1950s.
During the oil boom the population fluctuated between ten and fifteen thousand. However, as the boom gradually subsided the population declined, as indicated by a recorded 1,409 in 1920 and 777 in 1930. The numbers dropped from 461 in 1940 to 204 in 1970. Due to waning economy and population, the railroad abandoned its line in October 1957, and the school closed in 1961. The 1980 and 1990 federal censuses reported 218 and 95, respectively. At the turn of the twenty-first century Shamrock had a population of 125. Its citizens continued to support an annual St. Patrick's Day parade.
Creepy Caves full of Gnomes! Facing Fears at Rock City
Caves! Cliffs! Gnomes..?! See Rock City was famously painted in huge letters on the roofs of barns from Minnesota to Texas, and I've finally come up Lookout Mountain near Chattanooga to TennesSEE one of Georgia's famous landmarks, Rock City! Cliffs, Caves full of things I can't even begin to describe... History, Garden Gnomes, Terrifying Cracks and Crevices and Bridges! A Wonderful Waterfall, this place has it all!
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West Coast Swing FLASH MOB on Beale Street-Memphis, TN. Desiree McCain and friends tear up the bricks on Beals Street. October 16,2010
A Cavalcade of Texas: An historic visit to Texas in 1938
A Cavalcade of Texas
Publisher: Interstate Theatres of Texas, 1938
Summary: An historic visit to Texas in 1938 featuring the industrial life and history of Texas in a film buried for over 50 years.
Documentary film.
Credits: Produced under Interstate Theatres of Texas' Karl Hoblitzelle's supervision by James A. Fitzpatrick, director, editor and narrator; Produced under auspices of Texas World's Fair Commission, Inc. Old West Musical Score by Nathaniel Finston and Constantine Bakaleinikoff.
Technicolor. Originally intended to screen at New York World's Fair, instead 16mm print first screened in Interstate Theaters due to Texas' failure to complete it's building in New York. Shown to millions with capacity audiences at New York World's Fair and San Francisco Golden Gate Exposition during 1940 season, receiving high praise from New York and San Francisco critics. Filming locations: Dallas, San Antonio, Houston, Ft. Worth, LaPorte, Galveston, Kilgore, Port Arthur, New Gulf, Lufkin, Rio Grande Valley, El Paso, Big Bend, Austin, Washington, D.C. Texas notables included: John Nance Garner, Jesse H. Jones, James V. Allred, W. Lee O' Daniel, Coke Stevenson, Richard Kleberg, future U.S. President L.B.J., Col. Andrew Jackson Houston (84-year-old Grandson of Sam Houston). #tbt
CHAPTER 11 San Jacinto Monument, Albert C. Finn and Jesse Jones
Alfred C. Finn was a noted Houston architect who designed many of the city's outstanding buildings and skyscrapers in the first half of the 20th century. He was frequently hired by Houston businessman Jesse Jones and designed Jones' Gulf Building and Lamar Hotel. When built in 1929, the Gulf Building, home of Gulf Oil Company, was the tallest building in Houston. Finn was also responsible for two of Houston's large downtown movie palaces, the Metropolitan Theater and the Loew's State Theater.
Barry Moore, architect and professor at University of Houston School of Architecture, referred to Finn as, ...the towering talent of Houston architects of his generation.
Perhaps Alfred C. Finn's greatest accomplishment is the soaring San Jacinto Monument, built on the historic San Jacinto Battleground, where Texas won its independence from Mexico. The monument, built for the Texas Centennial, opened during a grand ceremony on San Jacinto Day, April 21, 1939. Texans boast that it is the tallest monument in the U.S.
All of this history is contained in the collections at the Houston Metropolitan Research Center in the Texas Room at the Houston Public Library. Video scenes are from the documentary, In Search of Houston History, produced by the Friends of the Texas Room and aired on HoustonPBS.
2017 Route 66 Pace Car Reunion
Go to time line... Click on SHOW MORE Pop's is at 22.12
0:00 Day one Route leader Pat Murray LaQuinta Inn Joplin Mo
3:30 to hear the roar of the engines
4:16 Galina Ks
5:58 Rainbow Bridge
8:30 Baxter Springs Ks Sign the Wall inside the filling station
9:40 Stop for a burger at the KuKu Restaurant Miami OK
10:00 to 16:04 Colman Theater Miami OK If you want to listen to the history of the Theater
16:24 Claremore OK The Rib Crib is another place to eat with Route 66 flavor
17:48 to 19:43 Wil Rogers Museum Claremore OK
21:00 The Blue Whale
21:58 The Round Barn Arcadia OK Drive by
22:12 to 23:35 Pop's Soda Ranch Arcadia OK Another great place to Eat
23:45 26:45 Day two Route leader Gary Artis Clinton OK Route 66 Museum
26:55 to 28:52 Montana Mikes Steak House Clinton OK
29:09 to 34:34 Old Town Museum Elk City OK
34:37 to 35:46 drive to a Route 66 old fashion Bar for a beer
35:48 18 year old teen gets a legal drink in Texas at Big Verns
35:54 36:54 Group picture at the Sleep Inn Shamrock Texas
36:55 to 37:04 Night view of neon lit Conoco Station featured in the Movie Cars Shamrock Texas
37:08 Day three Route leader Noel Osborn
37:30 to 38:19 Back to the Conoco Station to go inside
38:58 to 40:29 The Barbed Wire Museum McLean TX
40:45 Old Gas Station driving out of town
41:15 Tilting Water tower on the right
41:30 to 42:28 Bug Farm Conway TX
42:34 to 42:55 The Cadillac Ranch Amarillo TX
42:56 to 43:26 Cool Shot of two Corvettes on Route 66 going very fast
43:28 to 44:58 Midpoint Cafe Adrian TX Half way through Route 66 1139 Miles to Chicago and 1139 miles to LA
45:00 to 47:08 Russels Truck Stop Glenrio NM
47:36 to 47:10 Pace Cars Passing on the Left with GoPro stick in the air to catch them
48:20 53:15 Route 66 Museum Tucumcari NM Corvette Car show and Museum look as well as a Thank you award to the Gail Sanders of Tucumcari
53:16 to 54:55 Passing a string of Corvettes with up close view of drivers to one of the coolest Route 66 songs by the Cheatah Girls
54:56 The Blue Swallow Motel in Tucumcari NM up close &
55:32 Tucumcari Ranch Supply & Watsons Bar-B-Que
57:00 to 58:29 Tucimcari at night
58:30 1:10:10 Fun and Presentations to special people
1:01:15 on to Albuquerque to the Unser Museum only 10am to 4pm the Museum has two buildings so do not miss the one in the back of the main building
1:04:00 The Second Building of the Unser Museum
1:05:50 How to get out of a Unser Race Car fast
1:06:20 If you own a Corvette you do not have to own a pace car to join the National Pace Car Registry and go on a fantastic trip once every two years
The National Pace Car Registry takes a trip every two years. The cost to join requires that you own a Corvette or corvette pace car and is only $25.00 per year. This presentation is not from them but is done my Dave Noble of Raymore Mo. just for fun to celebrate this event
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Ep 96 | Failure RV Hot Water Breakdown, Oklahoma, Texas, Route 66 Road Trip USA, RV Nutshell
E96 Vlog of Life in a Nutshell RV travels.
We left the state park and headed off to be de-winterised which appeared to be a simple operation, but, alas.
We checked out the National Route 66 Museum in Elk City, Oklahoma and learnt more about the history of the road and the people who built and traveled along it.
We stepped back in time and experienced an original fried onion burger at Sid’s Diner. The onions are actually fried in with the burger on the hot plate which was a new invention at the time.
We had a good look at the U-Drop Inn Cafe, Shamrock in Texas which was a stunning art deco building. We loved it!
More issues with the hot water system left us without hot showers… we had to call the Man.
Here’s some of the stuff we came across along the way:
Skydance Bridge, Motel Ranger, Johnnie's Grill, Robert's Grill, Sid's Diner, Pony Bridge, Lucille's Gas Station, Clancy Motel, National Route 66 Museum, Sayre Campground, West Winds Motel, Elm Motel, Water Hole 2, Hitching Post Bar, Shamrock Country Inn and the U-Drop Inn.
We hope you enjoy traveling along with us as we drive across America in an RV, on the historic Route 66, taking in the sights and learning about the history.
Magnus and Wendy
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Drive Route 66 - New Mexico to Oklahoma | 10K Road Trip Vlog Day 11+12
This is Day 11 and 12 of our 10,000 mile road trip across the US and Canada. We drove along Route 66 for 450+ miles, from Santa Rosa, NM, through Amarillo, TX, all the way to Oklahoma City and we stopped at lots of fun roadside attractions along the way.
Watch the full video with Harley at Sandhills Curiosity Shop here:
Time Stamps:
0:01 - Santa Rosa, New Mexico
0:11 - Route 66 Auto Museum and Curio Shop
0:46 - Abandoned motels and gas stations on Route 66
0:56 - Tucumcari, NM
1:23 - Teepee Curio Shop (Tucumcari, NM)
2:11 - Tucumcari Texaco
2:50 - Midpoint Cafe and Midpoint of Route 66 (Adrian, TX)
3:21 - Cadillac Ranch (just west of Amarillo, TX)
5:20 - Leaning Tower of Texas (Groom, TX)
5:53 - U-Drop Inn (Shamrock, TX) This is the inspiration for Ramone's Paint and Auto Body Shop in the Cars movie
7:23 - Tallest Water Tower in Texas
7:48 - Historic Magnolia gas station (Shamrock, TX)
8:18 - Sandhills Curiosity Shop (Erick, OK) Watch the whole experience here:
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The Roadrunner Retreat - Route 66
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Driving to the East: Route 66 in New Mexico, Texas, and Oklahoma
We begin the drive from the west. In the video we cross New Mexico, Northern Texas, and arrive in Oklahoma City, visiting a few Historic Route 66 landmarks, mainly in Texas.
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