Uploaded June 2019 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago
This video features Reverend Allen Threatt III discussing the Threatt Filling Station, which was built in 1915. Owned and operated by his family, this service station was located along Route 66 near Luther, Oklahoma, and it served African American travelers and locals. This business is one that would typically be included in “The Travelers’ Green Book.”
“An Oklahoma Story of Place: Voices of Preservation” is a video series focusing on varying preservation-related themes and topics.
This video features Reverend Allen Threatt III discussing the Threatt Filling Station, which was built in 1915. Owned and operated by his family, this service station was located along Route 66 near Luther, Oklahoma, and it served African American travelers and locals. This business is one that would typically be included in “The Travelers’ Green Book.”
“An Oklahoma Story of Place: Voices of Preservation” is a video series focusing on varying preservation-related themes and topics.
