Modern roadside attraction on Route 66 using a theme of soda pop, it is marked by a giant neon sign in the shape of a soda pop bottle
Restaurant: Daily, 10:30am to 9:00pm
Breakfast served Saturday and Sunday: 7:00am to 10:30am
Food, beverages, fuel, and retail purchases available separately
How to Get There
From Edmond, OK (8 mi): Take Historic Route 66 east from Edmond, continue into Arcadia, and follow the highway directly to the destination on the south side of the road.
Overview
Pops restaurant in Arcadia, Oklahoma is a modern roadside attraction on Route 66. Using a theme of soda pop, it is marked by a giant neon sign in the shape of a soda pop bottle. The glass walls of the restaurant are decorated with shelves of soda pop bottles, arranged by beverage color. These bottles are for sale as-is, or may be purchased cold from the huge refrigerator at the western end.
Opened in 2007, the restaurant's structure incorporates a cantilevered truss extending 100 feet over the gas pumps and parking area in the forecourt.
The roadside sign is 66 feet tall and weighs 4 tons. The height is a reference to the historic highway beside which it is situated. Although apparently constructed from neon tubes, it is actually lit by LEDs, which provide a spectacular light show each night.
The establishment was owned by the late Oklahoman oil and gas magnate Aubrey McClendon and was designed by the noted architecture firm Elliott + Associates Architects. Pops has won several architectural awards.
This article uses material from the Wikipedia article "Pops (restaurant)", which is released under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share-Alike License 3.0
