Meadow Gold sign
- Retro roadside
- In Tulsa, Oklahoma
- On Route 66
The Meadow Gold sign in Tulsa, OK, is a dairy brand sign on 11th Street, the city's stretch of Route 66. The Claude Neon company built it in 1934 for the Meadow Gold brand of the Beatrice dairy. When the building it first stood on was demolished in 2004, the Tulsa Foundation for Architecture saved it. Today it stands on an open brick pavilion at 11th Street and Quaker Avenue.
What is Meadow Gold sign?
The sign has a structure of its own: an open brick pavilion at the corner of 11th Street and Quaker Avenue, with plaques inside that tell its history. Since August 2024 it has had company. Meadow Gold Mack, a 20-foot Muffler Man from the 1960s that came from Crystal Lake, Illinois, stands close by.
History of Meadow Gold sign
The Claude Neon company made the sign in 1934 for Meadow Gold, a brand of the Beatrice dairy. Its first home was a building at 11th Street and Lewis Avenue. In 2004 that building was sold and demolished, and the Tulsa Foundation for Architecture stepped in to save the sign. Meadow Gold Mack was installed close by in August 2024.
Visiting Meadow Gold sign: tips
The sign is on 11th Street itself, so it is no detour on Route 66 through Tulsa. It is an outdoor stop: step into the pavilion to read the plaques, then walk over to Meadow Gold Mack, close by on the same street.
Buck Atom's Cosmic Curios on 66, a gift shop with a 21-foot space cowboy and a 19-foot space cowgirl out front, is nearby on the same street. Mother Road Market, a food hall at 11th Street and Lewis Avenue, is under a mile east.
Practical info
- Address
- 1324 E 11th St, Tulsa, OK 74120
- On site & nearby
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Questions about Meadow Gold sign
Where is the Meadow Gold sign in Tulsa?
It stands on an open brick pavilion at 11th Street and Quaker Avenue in Tulsa, on the city's stretch of Route 66. Its first home was a building at 11th Street and Lewis Avenue, which was sold and demolished in 2004.
How old is the Meadow Gold sign?
The Claude Neon company built the sign in 1934 for the Beatrice dairy's Meadow Gold brand. The Tulsa Foundation for Architecture saved it in 2004, when the building it first stood on was sold and demolished.
What is the giant statue near the Meadow Gold sign?
That is Meadow Gold Mack, a 20-foot Muffler Man from the 1960s that came from Crystal Lake, Illinois. He was installed close to the sign in August 2024, and other giants, including Buck Atom, stand nearby on 11th Street.
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