Screening of new documentary featuring historic Threatt Filling Station is set

A free screening will be held for a documentary featuring the historic Threatt Filling Station in Luther.

The film screening for "Route 66: The Untold Story of Women on the Mother Road" will be at 7 p.m. Friday at the Carriage House of the Henry and Anna Overholser Mansion, 405 NW 15. A panel discussion featuring members of the Threatt family will be held after the screening.

The documentary's director-producer Katrina Parks said the screening is part of the Route 66 Women Project's summer film series tour. The documentary film series, which focuses in part on Elizabeth Threatt, explores how women overcame segregation and gender discrimination to build fulfilling lives for themselves and generations to come on America's most beloved road. The documentary being screened on Friday focuses on Oklahoma's and Missouri's rich Route 66 stories.

The Threatt family will discuss ongoing restoration of their Threatt Filling Station in Luther, the only filling station known to have been owned and operated by African Americans during segregation. The filmmaker and local Route 66 experts also will take part in the panel discussion.

The event is made possible with support from Preservation Oklahoma, Oklahoma Route 66 Association, the National Trust for Historic Preservation and the Harley Davidson Foundation.

The screening is free and open to the public, however RSVP is encouraged.

Email RSVP to katrinaparks@mac.com. For more information about the Route 66 Women Project, go to http://www.route66women.com.