McLain Rogers Park neon sign entrance - Clinton, OK

            I can't think of another park I've seen with a neon sign.  Likewise, I can't think of another New Deal/WPA project with a neon sign.  With that in mind, this Art Deco sign Gate has certainly been well-maintained over the decades.  Also, to add to the coolness factor, this entrance is along Route 66.

The park is on the National Register of Historic Places.  Here's what the form says about the East Gate:
Located at the intersection of Bess Rogers Drive and Tenth Street, this striking gateway to the park was, and remains, the main entrance which welcomed visitors off Route 66. Thus even local visitors came to the park by Route 66. Built in impressive zigzag Art Deco style, the gate consists of two brick piers on either side of Bess Rogers Drive that support a cross member with neon lights with the name of the park. The piers are carefully, and elaborately, built so that the core of each has recessed corners, but are buttressed with additional staggered, reinforcing brickwork, each element capped with concrete painted dark green. The combination of light brick and progressively narrowing mass give the piers a tower-like impression. The horizontal metal beam connecting the piers continues the zigzag motif and neon lighting (still functioning) bears the name of the mayor for whom the park is named in a modernistic font: McLain Rogers Park. The East Gate is a contributing structure.

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Taken on: June 1, 2024

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