Threatt family discusses legacy, upcoming plans to expand historical Black-owned ‘filling station’
LUTHER, Okla. – A piece of American history, located on Route 66 in Oklahoma, is entering a new phase to again become a destination for travelers.
The Threatt Filling Station, founded in 1915 and located in its current building since 1933, was the first and only Black-owned service station along Route 66 before it closed in the 1970s…