After traveling through San Jon on "Dirt 66" we come to Tucumcari, NM...Palomino Motel 1215 E Tucumcari Blvd. The Palomino Motel, whose fantastic neon sign is pictured at the top of this page, is still open and operating as a Route 66 motel. Its name, "Palomino" is that of a coat color in horses: a gold coat and white mane and tail. That is why there is a horse head in the neon sign.
After traveling through San Jon on "Dirt 66" we come to Tucumcari, NM... Motel Safari 722 E. Tucumcari Blvd. The Motel Safari has kept its original neon sign, with a person mounted on a camel (which by the way has nothing to with a safari!). It has remained unchanged.
