Rhys Martin
@rhysfunk.com
Photographer, writer, and traveler from Tulsa, Oklahoma. Prez of the Oklahoma Route 66 Association and Preserve Route 66 Manager for the National Trust for Historic Preservation (views are my own, though.) Puns.
I got to see Jowls' guitar from Muppets Tonight! Part of the Jerry Nelson collection at the in-development OK POP Museum. @brianjayjones.com
December 20, 2025 at 2:41 AM
I got to see Jowls' guitar from Muppets Tonight! Part of the Jerry Nelson collection at the in-development OK POP Museum. @brianjayjones.com
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It's almost Christmas! Route 66 is made up of hundreds of small businesses that take pride in being a part of this legendary highway. SHOP LOCAL!
Check out our Business Member Directory at: oklahomaroute66.com/business-mem...
Check out our Business Member Directory at: oklahomaroute66.com/business-mem...
December 19, 2025 at 3:57 PM
It's almost Christmas! Route 66 is made up of hundreds of small businesses that take pride in being a part of this legendary highway. SHOP LOCAL!
Check out our Business Member Directory at: oklahomaroute66.com/business-mem...
Check out our Business Member Directory at: oklahomaroute66.com/business-mem...
This is going to be an incredible exhibit! Recently discovered local photography from Afton, Oklahoma in the early 20th century.
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'Lost portraits' from Route 66 exhibition a time capsule of early-20th-century America
Photographer S.J. Tyler set up shop in Afton more than 100 years ago. Many of Tyler's negatives were discovered by a former Tulsan at an antiques market in New York.
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December 14, 2025 at 5:34 PM
This is going to be an incredible exhibit! Recently discovered local photography from Afton, Oklahoma in the early 20th century.
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A wonderful thread about resilience, independence, and common purpose.
It's time once again for my annual #treebybike post. This is the 12/19/42 cover of @newyorker.com, so one full year after the attack on Pearl Harbor. This would be the first real Christmas alone, or without a family member, for millions in the US. Gas and tire rationing had begun earlier that year.🗃️
December 8, 2025 at 4:02 PM
A wonderful thread about resilience, independence, and common purpose.
How I felt when Rex came into my office with the squeaky broccoli while I was giving a Route 66 presentation to Preservation Texas.
a man in a suit and tie is sitting at a desk in a library .
ALT: a man in a suit and tie is sitting at a desk in a library .
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December 3, 2025 at 6:57 PM
How I felt when Rex came into my office with the squeaky broccoli while I was giving a Route 66 presentation to Preservation Texas.
CONGRATS to the Rockwood Motor Court in Springfield, MO for achieving this listing! It's wonderful to see this well-preserved Route 66 landmark alongside spots like The Colonial Inn from MA or The Plaza in NY. www.24-7pressrelease.com/press-releas...
ROCKWOOD MOTOR COURT INDUCTED INTO HISTORIC HOTELS OF AMERICA®
December 1, 2025 -- Iconic Rockwood Motor Court, oldest operating motel on Route 66, named to Historic Hotels of America by the National Trust for Historic Preservation on Eve of the Famous Road's Cen...
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December 1, 2025 at 2:55 PM
CONGRATS to the Rockwood Motor Court in Springfield, MO for achieving this listing! It's wonderful to see this well-preserved Route 66 landmark alongside spots like The Colonial Inn from MA or The Plaza in NY. www.24-7pressrelease.com/press-releas...
Happy "Delete a dozen new emails every hour" Day!
November 28, 2025 at 4:32 PM
Happy "Delete a dozen new emails every hour" Day!
What do you mean, hedgehog is not part of the traditional Thanksgiving meal? 🐾
November 27, 2025 at 4:37 PM
What do you mean, hedgehog is not part of the traditional Thanksgiving meal? 🐾
AWESOME new mural in Holbrook, Arizona! It still had some finishing touches to be applied when I took this last week, but it's now completed. #Route66
November 21, 2025 at 3:36 PM
AWESOME new mural in Holbrook, Arizona! It still had some finishing touches to be applied when I took this last week, but it's now completed. #Route66
Rex asleep next to me and Rockford Files on the TV: a good evening.
November 20, 2025 at 2:53 AM
Rex asleep next to me and Rockford Files on the TV: a good evening.
To share more of what the National Trust for Historic Preservation is doing along Route 66 during the Centennial, we've launched an Instagram account specifically for the Preserve Route 66 program! You can follow along at:
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November 19, 2025 at 6:46 PM
To share more of what the National Trust for Historic Preservation is doing along Route 66 during the Centennial, we've launched an Instagram account specifically for the Preserve Route 66 program! You can follow along at:
www.instagram.com/preserverout...
www.instagram.com/preserverout...
Strength and Beauty, Met Together (Part Four)
We're finally at the end of our journey through California and Arizona's Route 66 corridor. If you missed the first three parts, start here. Jim, Judy, Sam, Me. Cameo by Flat Will Rogers! Route 66 is a much richer and worthwhile journey because of the…
We're finally at the end of our journey through California and Arizona's Route 66 corridor. If you missed the first three parts, start here. Jim, Judy, Sam, Me. Cameo by Flat Will Rogers! Route 66 is a much richer and worthwhile journey because of the…
Strength and Beauty, Met Together (Part Four)
We're finally at the end of our journey through California and Arizona's Route 66 corridor. If you missed the first three parts, start here. Jim, Judy, Sam, Me. Cameo by Flat Will Rogers! Route 66 is a much richer and worthwhile journey because of the people that live and work along it. I have made many friends over the years - one of the earliest connections came in Arizona when I met Jim Hinckley and his wife, Judy. Jim is a historian and author and a selfless promoter of those bringing value and awareness to the highway.
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November 19, 2025 at 1:47 PM
Strength and Beauty, Met Together (Part Four)
We're finally at the end of our journey through California and Arizona's Route 66 corridor. If you missed the first three parts, start here. Jim, Judy, Sam, Me. Cameo by Flat Will Rogers! Route 66 is a much richer and worthwhile journey because of the…
We're finally at the end of our journey through California and Arizona's Route 66 corridor. If you missed the first three parts, start here. Jim, Judy, Sam, Me. Cameo by Flat Will Rogers! Route 66 is a much richer and worthwhile journey because of the…
Strength and Beauty, Met Together (Part Three)
If you missed the first of this series, start with Part One here! After two relaxing nights at Pasadena's Saga Motor Hotel, it was time to say farewell and start our trek back east. We started Wednesday off right with breakfast at Andy's Coffee Shop,…
If you missed the first of this series, start with Part One here! After two relaxing nights at Pasadena's Saga Motor Hotel, it was time to say farewell and start our trek back east. We started Wednesday off right with breakfast at Andy's Coffee Shop,…
Strength and Beauty, Met Together (Part Three)
If you missed the first of this series, start with Part One here! After two relaxing nights at Pasadena's Saga Motor Hotel, it was time to say farewell and start our trek back east. We started Wednesday off right with breakfast at Andy's Coffee Shop, a no-frills diner less than a mile from the Saga. It's been there since 1960 and has its fair share of regulars, including our friend Ian Bowen. We had another great visit before we parted ways - him to the Santa Monica Pier and us to Barstow.
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November 15, 2025 at 3:54 PM
Strength and Beauty, Met Together (Part Three)
If you missed the first of this series, start with Part One here! After two relaxing nights at Pasadena's Saga Motor Hotel, it was time to say farewell and start our trek back east. We started Wednesday off right with breakfast at Andy's Coffee Shop,…
If you missed the first of this series, start with Part One here! After two relaxing nights at Pasadena's Saga Motor Hotel, it was time to say farewell and start our trek back east. We started Wednesday off right with breakfast at Andy's Coffee Shop,…
Strength and Beauty, Met Together (Part Two)
If you missed Part One of this travelogue, check it out here. Although Samantha and I had a restful night at the Wigwam Motel in San Bernardino on Sunday, November 9th, our Central Time Brains woke us up rather early. That's not a complaint, though,…
If you missed Part One of this travelogue, check it out here. Although Samantha and I had a restful night at the Wigwam Motel in San Bernardino on Sunday, November 9th, our Central Time Brains woke us up rather early. That's not a complaint, though,…
Strength and Beauty, Met Together (Part Two)
If you missed Part One of this travelogue, check it out here. Although Samantha and I had a restful night at the Wigwam Motel in San Bernardino on Sunday, November 9th, our Central Time Brains woke us up rather early. That's not a complaint, though, because that's more time to explore...and take advantage of unexpected opportunities! While we were getting up and around on Monday morning, I received a message from my friend Scott Piotrowski of the California Historic Route 66 Association asking if I was going to a mural ribbon cutting in Pasadena that morning.
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November 13, 2025 at 4:16 PM
Strength and Beauty, Met Together (Part Two)
If you missed Part One of this travelogue, check it out here. Although Samantha and I had a restful night at the Wigwam Motel in San Bernardino on Sunday, November 9th, our Central Time Brains woke us up rather early. That's not a complaint, though,…
If you missed Part One of this travelogue, check it out here. Although Samantha and I had a restful night at the Wigwam Motel in San Bernardino on Sunday, November 9th, our Central Time Brains woke us up rather early. That's not a complaint, though,…
The last light of day on Historic Route 66 outside of Barstow, California.
November 13, 2025 at 1:42 AM
The last light of day on Historic Route 66 outside of Barstow, California.
Happy 99th Birthday Route 66! And a peaceful, comfortable Veteran's Day to all who have served. Hello from the "Peace and Love" monument along #Route66 in Beverly Hills, a gift from resident Ringo Starr.
November 11, 2025 at 3:57 PM
Happy 99th Birthday Route 66! And a peaceful, comfortable Veteran's Day to all who have served. Hello from the "Peace and Love" monument along #Route66 in Beverly Hills, a gift from resident Ringo Starr.
Joshua Tree National Park is like an alien landscape. What a wondrous place.
November 9, 2025 at 8:50 PM
Joshua Tree National Park is like an alien landscape. What a wondrous place.
Congratulations to everyone involved with the relighting of the neon sign at Road Runner's Retreat in Chambless, California! The business is long gone but this desert icon will remind Route 66 travelers of the area's history.
November 9, 2025 at 4:12 AM
Congratulations to everyone involved with the relighting of the neon sign at Road Runner's Retreat in Chambless, California! The business is long gone but this desert icon will remind Route 66 travelers of the area's history.
November 8, 2025 at 6:39 PM
I don't know why he needs all of these toys up here, but if it makes him happy who am I to ask questions..
November 5, 2025 at 3:47 AM
I don't know why he needs all of these toys up here, but if it makes him happy who am I to ask questions..
In 1958, teacher Clara Luper led a sit-in at the Katz Drug Store in downtown Oklahoma City. Now a bronze monument stands where that drugstore was.
One of the seats at the counter is empty, inviting people to join in and reflect on the courage and determination it took to stand up by sitting down.
One of the seats at the counter is empty, inviting people to join in and reflect on the courage and determination it took to stand up by sitting down.
November 3, 2025 at 10:43 PM
In 1958, teacher Clara Luper led a sit-in at the Katz Drug Store in downtown Oklahoma City. Now a bronze monument stands where that drugstore was.
One of the seats at the counter is empty, inviting people to join in and reflect on the courage and determination it took to stand up by sitting down.
One of the seats at the counter is empty, inviting people to join in and reflect on the courage and determination it took to stand up by sitting down.