Richy's Tire Repair

06/03/2023

I got a little behind on my tire work, so I had to hire a couple new employees 

03/06/2023

02/09/2023

Here is a fantastic old photo of the "Randall Tire Co." gas station and garage in Vinita, Oklahoma on old Route 66, circa the 1930s. It is at 237 S. Wilson St. and was built in 1931. It was a WILCOX, H. F. Wilcox, Tulsa gas and oil company gas station. The gas then was 11 cents per gallon. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1995. It has a distinctive facade with irregular stone that gives it a castle-like appearance, with a sawtooth parapet. Its windows are framed with bricks. We believe it is currently an auto parts store.
Historically, Vinita is the second oldest town in Oklahoma and was the first in the State to have electricity. It is called "America's Crossroads" US highways 60, 66, and 69 crossed Vinita. Some see Vinita as Will Rogers hometown, but he was born close by on the Cherokee Nation near present-day Oologah, OK. He did go to college at Willie Halsel College in Vinita but made Claremore, OK his home.
This photo is courtesy of 66postcards.com.