Red Oak II, Missouri

Welcome to Red Oak, Mo. We got directions from Mr. Gary Turner, the unoffical historian of Route 66. He insisted we take time out to visit this display and we were sure glad we did! A couple of miles northeast of Carthage, Mo. and just off old Route 66 is Red Oak II, a ghost town, but not really.  It has authentic old buildings, and an old cemetery, and it looks like a ghost town. Well, it is and it isn’t. Referred to as the "Norman Rockwell of Rural Art," Lowell Davis has a love for the simpler times of the past that are reflected, not only in his "new" town, but also in his paintings and sculptures. Of his re-created town, he said: "Red Oak II is a combination of a painting and a sculpture, and it is just made from things that someone else threw away." Check my video here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2ILsBIB4mVQ Happy Shooting! Comments welcome!   Crutch