Thunder Roads Magazine of Oklahoma/Arkansas June 2017 TRMOK | Page 30

SEABA STATION
Seaba Station was built in
1921 five years before RT 66 was
certified by John and Alice Seaba
hints where the name came from.
It was originally built as diamond
never nox gas station but John
was a motor machinists and
turn the gas station into a motor
machine shop that you operated
until 1951 when he sold the
business to Victor and June
Briggs that continued operation
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it until into the 1990’s In 1995
the building was sold to Sonny
and Sue Preston the operated
a antique and gift shop the in
2007 current owners Jerry Ries
and Gerald Tims started work to
open a motorcycle musuem that
opened in 2010 There are about
100 motorcycles on display of
all makes and models dating
back to 1907 along with RT66
and Gas Station memorabilia.
The Musuem is operated bye
sales from the gift shop and
donations.The musuem is open
daily from 10am-5 pm closed
on Wednesday and is open year
round except for Thanksgiving
and Christmas Day.It is a a must
see attraction on RT 66 between
Chandler and Wellston OK in
Warwick OK