Pops (restaurant)
Pops | |
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The cantilever roof extending over the forecourt. | |
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Restaurant information | |
Slogan | Food, Fuel, Fizz |
Established | August 6, 2007 |
Current owner(s) | Aubrey McClendon |
Food type | American |
Dress code | Casual |
Street address | 660 W. Route 66 |
City | Arcadia |
County | Oklahoma City |
State | Oklahoma |
Coordinates | 35°39′31″N 97°20′06″W / 35.658608°N 97.335134°WCoordinates: 35°39′31″N 97°20′06″W / 35.658608°N 97.335134°W |
Other locations | Nichols Hills, Oklahoma[1] |
Website |
pops66 |
Pops "Giant Soda Bottle" | |
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Pops roadside sign | |
Type | Roadside attraction |
Location | Arcadia, Oklahoma |
Height | 66 feet (20 m) |
Built | 2007 |
Architect | Rand Elliott |
Website |
route66 |
Pops restaurant in Arcadia, Oklahoma is a modern roadside attraction on Route 66. Using a theme of soda pop, it is marked by a giant neon sign in the shape of a soda pop bottle. The glass walls of the restaurant are decorated with shelves of soda pop bottles, arranged by beverage color. These bottles are for sale as-is, or may be purchased cold from the huge refrigerator at the western end.
Opened in 2007, the restaurant's structure incorporates a cantilevered truss extending 100 feet over the gas pumps and parking area in the forecourt.
The roadside sign is 66 feet tall and weighs 4 tons. The height is a reference to the historic highway beside which it is situated. Although apparently constructed from neon tubes, it is actually lit by LEDs, which provide a spectacular light show each night.
The establishment was owned by the late Oklahoman oil and gas magnate Aubrey McClendon and has won several architectural awards.[2][3]
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References
- ↑ Backus, Stephanie (9 February 2015). "POPS and Provision Kitchen opening in Nichols Hills". KOKO 5 Oklahoma. Ohio/Oklahoma Hearst Television Inc. Retrieved 10 June 2015.
- ↑ "Gas Station has World's Largest Pop Bottle". Roadside America. 15 July 2007. Retrieved 10 June 2015.
- ↑ "Elliot and Associates Architects/Portfolio/Pops". Retrieved 6 June 2012.