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Miami Marathon Oil Company Service Station, Oklahoma

Retro roadside
In Miami, Oklahoma
0.1 mi from Route 66
National Register of Historic Places

Miami's Marathon Oil Company service station is a one-story filling station built in 1929 along Route 66 in Miami, OK, on the road's south side. Its Classical Revival styling gives a humble gas stop a touch of formal dignity. Listed on the National Register in 1995, it is a quick photo stop and sits about half a mile from the Coleman Theatre, so the two pair easily on a drive through town.

What it is

The station is a single-story building dressed in the Classical Revival style, a formal look for something as everyday as a gas station. It faces the old highway, which makes it easy to spot as you drive through town. The building is privately used today, so treat it as a photo stop rather than a place to go inside.

A bit of history

It was built in 1929 to serve drivers as a Marathon Oil Company station on Route 66, only three years after the highway was created. The National Register added it in 1995, recognizing it as one of the historic roadside buildings along the Oklahoma stretch of the road.

Visiting tips

Pull over for five or ten minutes of photos from the street, and respect the property. The Coleman Theatre is about 0.5 mile away and makes a natural pairing, and the George L. Coleman Sr. House is about 1.3 miles off. The statue of Mickey Mantle in Commerce is about 3.8 miles away. For a snack, The Frozen Elephant is about 0.1 mile from the station.

Practical info

Address: Miami, OK 74354
Website: vrbo.com/pdp/lo/117644420
Hours: We have no opening hours for this stop yet — check the official site.
On site & nearby

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Coleman Theatre

Miami, Oklahoma · 0.1 mi from Route 66

A lavish 1929 movie palace on Route 66 in Miami, with a Wurlitzer organ and tours of its ornate hall.

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0.5 mi from Miami Marathon Oil Company Service Station

George L. Coleman Sr. House

Miami, Oklahoma · 0.9 mi from Route 66

A 1918 Georgian Revival mansion of red brick, with house, courtyard and garage joined as one.

Historic buildingPhoto credit

1.3 mi from Miami Marathon Oil Company Service Station

statue of Mickey Mantle

Commerce, Oklahoma · on Route 66

A nine-foot statue of Yankees great Mickey Mantle stands beyond the outfield at his old high school.

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3.8 mi from Miami Marathon Oil Company Service Station

John Patrick McNaughton Barn

Miami, Oklahoma · 3.2 mi from Route 66

A huge three-and-a-half-story horse barn from 1893, still working on an Oklahoma cattle ranch.

Historic buildingPhoto credit

5.4 mi from Miami Marathon Oil Company Service Station

Narcissa D-X Gas Station

Narcissa, Oklahoma · on Route 66

A 1934 D-X station on the last stretch of Oklahoma's Route 66 to be paved, south of Miami.

Retro roadside

5.5 mi from Miami Marathon Oil Company Service Station

Douthat

Douthat, Oklahoma · 1.1 mi from Route 66

An abandoned 1917 lead and zinc camp south of Picher, now empty and inside the Tar Creek Superfund site.

Ghost town

6.6 mi from Miami Marathon Oil Company Service Station

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