08/24/2026
This year isnāt just Route 66ās 100th birthday ā itās Claude Neon Federal Signsā 100th year in business, too.
The two go hand-in-hand, as Claude Neon Federal Signs is responsible for almost all of the neon signs (new and old) on Route 66 in Tulsa. All of the iconic neon you associate with the Mother Road, like Meadow Gold District | Route 66 in Tulsa, Oklahoma, Circle Cinema, and The Blue Whale of Catoosa, was made by the companyās glass benders. The art is an endangered one, with the popularity of LED alternatives. But as Joe Kesterson, senior designer at Claude Neon Federal Signs, explains, the Routeās Centennial is bringing the tradition back.