Dedicated descendants have restored Route 66’s only Black-owned gas station to its former glory and are planning to expand it further. The Threatt Filling Station in Oklahoma, the only Black-owned ...
The tiny Richfield service station was ahead of its time when it was built on Foothill Boulevard in Cucamonga in 1915. Gasoline-powered automobiles were just catching on. Foothill wouldn’t become ...
We don't often pause to appreciate just how big the supposedly small things in our lives really are. When you take a detour to the gas station to fill up, you might not stop to think about what a ...
RANCHO CUCAMONGA, Calif. (KABC) -- An old white building sits behind a chain link fence in Rancho Cucamonga that used to be a popular spot along the historic Route 66. The Cucamonga station, built in ...
The Threatt Filling Station in Oklahoma, the only Black-owned station on historic Route 66, has been revived by dedicated descendants determined to honor their ancestors' legacy. Founded in 1915 and ...