Module Name: Blue Whale
Designed By: Richard Fisher
Overview:

 

By 1969 the new Will Rogers Turnpike has reduced traffic along historic old Route 66, but new attractions were still being built.

 

One of the most recognizable icons on the Mother Road was the 80 foot long grinning Blue Whale located just east of downtown Catoosa, Oklahoma.  The attraction was built on a pond by Hugh Davis as an anniversary gift to his wife Zelta and was intended for family use only.  Many locals began sneaking in to enjoy the pond’s cool waters and slide down the whale’s tail so Davis brought in sand, built picnic tables, hired life guards, and opened his masterpiece to the public.

 

The Blue Whale is still there.  Tourists and locals continue to enjoy picnics and take pictures, but the park is no longer open for swimming.