Lost Restaurants of Tulsa

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In 2016, I started a journey back in time.  I’d always heard about iconic places like Pennington’s Drive-In, the Italian Inn, and My Pi Pizza but I never got the chance to experience them.  Thanks to many hours of research and interviews, I have an understanding of the eating places that defined Tulsa for the last few generations.

In 2018, that journey concludes.  In the autumn of 2018, Lost Restaurants of Tulsa will be available on bookshelves! You can follow along on Facebook below, where I am posting occasional photos and updates regarding publication schedule:

https://www.facebook.com/losttulsarestaurants/

Thank you SO MUCH!  This is Tulsa’s story and I can’t wait to share my book with the world.

Penningtons Adm
Pennington’s on Admiral, later Miller’s Drive-In
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Rhys Martin is an author and photographer from Tulsa, Oklahoma. His love of travel was awakened in 2009 when he sold all of his possessions and left the country. For ten months, he lived out of a backpack and explored southeast Asia and Europe. When he returned home, it was with fresh eyes for his home state. As he drove the back roads of Oklahoma, Rhys discovered the significance of historic Route 66 to the greater American story. He has traveled all 2,448 miles of the Mother Road and continues to seek out the quiet Main Streets of the Midwest. Rhys's travel writing and photography has been featured in numerous publications, including Tulsa People Magazine, This Land Press, ROUTE Magazine, Nimrod Journal, The Oklahoman and Tulsa World. He wrote the book Lost Restaurants of Tulsa, which features the stories of nearly 50 iconic eating establishments from the city's past. He has also been a contributing author to multiple Route 66-based travel and history books. Rhys is the President of the Oklahoma Route 66 Association and serves on multiple boards and commissions related to the Mother Road and its upcoming Centennial in 2026. He loves to connect with people and share his experiences.

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94 thoughts on “Lost Restaurants of Tulsa”

  1. There was also The Black eyed Pea, great chicken fried steak.

    Bordens Cafeteria on top of a shopping store. Finish your meals kids and get a prize from the treasure chest.

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