Pops, Route 66 restaurant in Arcadia, Oklahoma, US
Pops is a roadside restaurant, gas station, and convenience stop along Route 66 in Arcadia, Oklahoma, marked by a 66-foot-tall (20 m) illuminated soda bottle made of glass and steel. The building has floor-to-ceiling glass walls and combines a diner with a small shop and fuel pumps on the same lot.
The restaurant opened in 2007, created by Jesse and Zar Sandhu as a modern take on the classic roadside stops that once defined Route 66 travel. It was built during a period when many towns along the old highway were working to draw new visitors.
The glass walls inside the restaurant display over 700 soda bottles arranged by color, sourced from around the world. The collection is visible the moment you walk in, and choosing a drink becomes part of the experience itself.
The stop sits directly along the main highway with plenty of parking in front and a separate fueling area on the same lot. It is easy to combine with other Route 66 stops nearby, since it sits at a convenient point along the road.
A 100-foot (30 m) cantilevered steel truss extends over the fuel pumps without a single support column underneath. This structural detail goes unnoticed by many visitors even though it is directly overhead when they fill up their tank.
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