On historic Route 66, "the Motherhood" across America, stands Lucille's Station. It is in Hydro about 7 miles east of Weatherford, Oklahoma. It opened in 1941 and the family lived upstairs. Late night travelers could honk the horn and someone would come down to fill the tank. (Remember when the attendant did all the work?)

 

Early highway travel on the first highways was a tremendous upgrade from the dirt, gravel and wagon-rut byways of early America. Route 66 helped build the travel industry as gas stations grew along the way to feed and fuel the traveler. Motor hotels (motels) were created by enterprising people to give the weary a place to rest. 

 

In parts of Oklahoma, some of the original road and bridges still exists and are passable alongside of the major Interstate Highway. Some of the old highway has simply become the access road along side of the new concrete.

 

This art is created with an ink-emulsion process and baked to a sheet of buffed aluminum at approximately 400º to infuse the art to the metal. The ink-infusion process should last 100 years or more although testing is not sufficient to estimate it's actual lifespan. With care to not display in sunlight, there is little reason to believe it will not last indefinitely. Contact jim@JimRode.com FridayNightArt.com for acquisition and delivery information.

This metal art was originally captured with an iPhone before the media was converted in an 8-ink process by Jim Rode.

 

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