Route 66 Part 2....Tulsa, OK to Lupton, AZ

Part 2 of Route 66 trip April 30-May 8, 2019

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Route 66 Part 2...Tulsa OK to Lupton AZ.
After traveling through San Jon on "Dirt 66" we come to Tucumcari, NM... Teepee Curio Shop
990 E. Tucumcari Blvd.
This used to be Jene's Tepee Trading Post, with its eye-catching teepee.
route 66 attractions mother road Tucumcari NM TEPEE Curios roadside giant neon lights neon
Route 66 Part 2...Tulsa OK to Lupton AZ.
After traveling through San Jon on "Dirt 66" we come to Tucumcari, NM... Restored Texaco..1201 E Tucumcari Blvd.
A neatly restored gas station is located to the west of the Palomino Motel, next to it. It is actually a Jewelery, collectibles and antiques shop painted with the word "Texaco". It has vintage gas pumps on its islands. It was not a Texaco station however as it does not fit in with the brand's style
route 66 attractions mother road Tucumcari NM gas stations gas pumps murals Texaco signs
Route 66 Part 2...Tulsa OK to Lupton AZ.
After traveling through San Jon on "Dirt 66" we come to Tucumcari, NM... Restored Texaco..1201 E Tucumcari Blvd.
A neatly restored gas station is located to the west of the Palomino Motel, next to it. It is actually a Jewelery, collectibles and antiques shop painted with the word "Texaco". It has vintage gas pumps on its islands. It was not a Texaco station however as it does not fit in with the brand's style
route 66 attractions mother road Tucumcari NM gas stations gas pumps murals Texaco signs
Route 66 Part 2...Tulsa OK to Lupton AZ.
After traveling through San Jon on "Dirt 66" we come to Tucumcari, NM... Restored Texaco..1201 E Tucumcari Blvd.
A neatly restored gas station is located to the west of the Palomino Motel, next to it. It is actually a Jewelery, collectibles and antiques shop painted with the word "Texaco". It has vintage gas pumps on its islands. It was not a Texaco station however as it does not fit in with the brand's style
route 66 attractions mother road Tucumcari NM gas stations gas pumps murals Texaco signs
Route 66 Part 2...Tulsa OK to Lupton AZ.
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.
route 66 attractions mother road Tucumcari NM motels neon signs
Route 66 Part 2...Tulsa OK to Lupton AZ.
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.
route 66 attractions mother road Tucumcari NM Motel Safari motels neon signs
Route 66 Part 2...Tulsa OK to Lupton AZ.
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.
route 66 attractions mother road Tucumcari NM Motel Safari motels neon signs
Route 66 Part 2...Tulsa OK to Lupton AZ.
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.
route 66 attractions mother road Tucumcari NM Motel Safari motels neon signs
Route 66 Part 2...Tulsa OK to Lupton AZ.
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.
route 66 attractions mother road Tucumcari NM Motel Safari motels neon signs
Route 66 Part 2...Tulsa OK to Lupton AZ.
After traveling through San Jon on "Dirt 66" we come to Tucumcari, NM...
route 66 attractions mother road Tucumcari NM
Route 66 Part 2...Tulsa OK to Lupton AZ.
After traveling through San Jon on "Dirt 66" we come to Tucumcari, NM... We had the pleasure of staying in a true motel classic in Tucumcari...The Blue Swallow
route 66 attractions mother road Tucumcari NM motels neon lights neon Blue Swallow Motel
Route 66 Part 2...Tulsa OK to Lupton AZ.
After traveling through San Jon on "Dirt 66" we come to Tucumcari, NM... We had the pleasure of staying in a true motel classic in Tucumcari...The Blue Swallow
route 66 attractions mother road Tucumcari NM motels neon lights neon Blue Swallow Motel
Route 66 Part 2...Tulsa OK to Lupton AZ.
After traveling through San Jon on "Dirt 66" we come to Tucumcari, NM... Denny’s Tucumcari Diner
1102 E Tucumcari Blvd.
It has the classic "Boomerang Roof" designed by Armet & Davis in the ealry 1960s with the diamond neon sign. We happened upon Tucumcari, NM during "Rawhide Days"....a celebration of the old TV show "Rawhide"...many episodes were recorded in this area. Here a group of "Cowboy Actors" give a sample of their upcoming show.
route 66 attractions mother road Tucumcari NM Kix 66 diners dining
Route 66 Part 2...Tulsa OK to Lupton AZ.
After traveling through San Jon on "Dirt 66" we come to Tucumcari, NM... Denny’s Tucumcari Diner
1102 E Tucumcari Blvd.
It has the classic "Boomerang Roof" designed by Armet & Davis in the ealry 1960s with the diamond neon sign. We happened upon Tucumcari, NM during "Rawhide Days"....a celebration of the old TV show "Rawhide"...many episodes were recorded in this area. Here a group of "Cowboy Actors" give a sample of their upcoming show.
route 66 attractions mother road Tucumcari NM Kix 66 diners dining
Route 66 Part 2...Tulsa OK to Lupton AZ.
After traveling through San Jon on "Dirt 66" we come to Tucumcari, NM... Denny’s Tucumcari Diner
1102 E Tucumcari Blvd.
It has the classic "Boomerang Roof" designed by Armet & Davis in the ealry 1960s with the diamond neon sign. We happened upon Tucumcari, NM during "Rawhide Days"....a celebration of the old TV show "Rawhide"...many episodes were recorded in this area. Here a group of "Cowboy Actors" give a sample of their upcoming show.
route 66 attractions mother road Tucumcari NM Kix 66 diners dining
Route 66 Part 2...Tulsa OK to Lupton AZ.
After traveling through San Jon on "Dirt 66" we come to Tucumcari, NM... Denny’s Tucumcari Diner
1102 E Tucumcari Blvd.
It has the classic "Boomerang Roof" designed by Armet & Davis in the ealry 1960s with the diamond neon sign. We happened upon Tucumcari, NM during "Rawhide Days"....a celebration of the old TV show "Rawhide"...many episodes were recorded in this area. Here a group of "Cowboy Actors" give a sample of their upcoming show.
route 66 attractions mother road Tucumcari NM Kix 66 diners dining
Route 66 Part 2...Tulsa OK to Lupton AZ.
After traveling through San Jon on "Dirt 66" we come to Tucumcari, NM... Denny’s Tucumcari Diner
1102 E Tucumcari Blvd.
It has the classic "Boomerang Roof" designed by Armet & Davis in the ealry 1960s with the diamond neon sign. We happened upon Tucumcari, NM during "Rawhide Days"....a celebration of the old TV show "Rawhide"...many episodes were recorded in this area. Here a group of "Cowboy Actors" give a sample of their upcoming show.
route 66 attractions mother road Tucumcari NM Kix 66 diners dining
Route 66 Part 2...Tulsa OK to Lupton AZ.
Route 66 Memorial...Tucumcari, NM
This is a chrome and rock sculpture created by Thomas Coffin in 1997. The red stone of the base symbolizes tires while the chrome upper part is a tailfin with tail lights that light up at night. It evokes the 1950s cars and road trips. Route 66 Monument...This is a chrome and rock sculpture created by Thomas Coffin in 1997. The red stone of the base symbolizes tires while the chrome upper part is a tail fin with tail lights that light up at night. It evokes the 1950s cars and road trips.
route 66 attractions mother road Tucumcari NM Route 66 memorial roadside giant signs
Route 66 Part 2...Tulsa OK to Lupton AZ.
After traveling through San Jon on "Dirt 66" we come to Tucumcari, NM... "Rawhide Days" occurs first weekend of May..we just happened upon it. Here is a Longhorn parade down Route 66 thru Tucumcari.
This was the 3rd Annual Tucumcari Rawhide Days. A celebration of Tucumcari’s frontier heritage and the Rawhide TV series filmed in the Tucumcari area and town.
route 66 attractions mother road Tucumcari NM longhorns cowboys cowgirls parade Rawhide Days horses
Route 66 Part 2...Tulsa OK to Lupton AZ.
After traveling through San Jon on "Dirt 66" we come to Tucumcari, NM... "Rawhide Days" occurs first weekend of May..we just happened upon it. Here is a Longhorn parade down Route 66 thru Tucumcari.
This was the 3rd Annual Tucumcari Rawhide Days. A celebration of Tucumcari’s frontier heritage and the Rawhide TV series filmed in the Tucumcari area and town.
route 66 attractions mother road Tucumcari NM longhorns cowboys cowgirls parade Rawhide Days horses
Route 66 Part 2...Tulsa OK to Lupton AZ.
After traveling through San Jon on "Dirt 66" we come to Tucumcari, NM... "Rawhide Days" occurs first weekend of May..we just happened upon it. Here is a Longhorn parade down Route 66 thru Tucumcari.
This was the 3rd Annual Tucumcari Rawhide Days. A celebration of Tucumcari’s frontier heritage and the Rawhide TV series filmed in the Tucumcari area and town.
route 66 attractions mother road Tucumcari NM longhorns cowboys cowgirls parade Rawhide Days horses
Route 66 Part 2...Tulsa OK to Lupton AZ.
After traveling through San Jon on "Dirt 66" we come to Tucumcari, NM... "Rawhide Days" occurs first weekend of May..we just happened upon it. Here is a Longhorn parade down Route 66 thru Tucumcari.
This was the 3rd Annual Tucumcari Rawhide Days. A celebration of Tucumcari’s frontier heritage and the Rawhide TV series filmed in the Tucumcari area and town.
route 66 attractions mother road Tucumcari NM longhorns cowboys cowgirls parade Rawhide Days horses
Route 66 Part 2...Tulsa OK to Lupton AZ.
After traveling through San Jon on "Dirt 66" we come to Tucumcari, NM... "Rawhide Days" occurs first weekend of May..we just happened upon it. Here is a Longhorn parade down Route 66 thru Tucumcari.
This was the 3rd Annual Tucumcari Rawhide Days. A celebration of Tucumcari’s frontier heritage and the Rawhide TV series filmed in the Tucumcari area and town.
route 66 attractions mother road Tucumcari NM longhorns cowboys cowgirls parade Rawhide Days horses
Route 66 Part 2...Tulsa OK to Lupton AZ.
After traveling through San Jon on "Dirt 66" we come to Tucumcari, NM... "Rawhide Days" occurs first weekend of May..we just happened upon it. Here is a Longhorn parade down Route 66 thru Tucumcari.
This was the 3rd Annual Tucumcari Rawhide Days. A celebration of Tucumcari’s frontier heritage and the Rawhide TV series filmed in the Tucumcari area and town.
route 66 attractions mother road Tucumcari NM longhorns cowboys cowgirls parade Rawhide Days horses
Route 66 Part 2...Tulsa OK to Lupton AZ.
After traveling through San Jon on "Dirt 66" we come to Tucumcari, NM... "Rawhide Days" occurs first weekend of May..we just happened upon it. Here is a Longhorn parade down Route 66 thru Tucumcari.
This was the 3rd Annual Tucumcari Rawhide Days. A celebration of Tucumcari’s frontier heritage and the Rawhide TV series filmed in the Tucumcari area and town.
route 66 attractions mother road Tucumcari NM longhorns cowboys cowgirls parade Rawhide Days horses
Route 66 Part 2...Tulsa OK to Lupton AZ.
After traveling through San Jon on "Dirt 66" we come to Tucumcari, NM... "Rawhide Days" occurs first weekend of May..we just happened upon it. Here is a Longhorn parade down Route 66 thru Tucumcari.
This was the 3rd Annual Tucumcari Rawhide Days. A celebration of Tucumcari’s frontier heritage and the Rawhide TV series filmed in the Tucumcari area and town.
route 66 attractions mother road Tucumcari NM longhorns cowboys cowgirls parade Rawhide Days horses
Route 66 Part 2...Tulsa OK to Lupton AZ.
After traveling through San Jon on "Dirt 66" we come to Tucumcari, NM... "Rawhide Days" occurs first weekend of May..we just happened upon it. Here is a Longhorn parade down Route 66 thru Tucumcari.
This was the 3rd Annual Tucumcari Rawhide Days. A celebration of Tucumcari’s frontier heritage and the Rawhide TV series filmed in the Tucumcari area and town.
route 66 attractions mother road Tucumcari NM longhorns cowboys cowgirls parade Rawhide Days horses
Route 66 Part 2...Tulsa OK to Lupton AZ.
After traveling through San Jon on "Dirt 66" we come to Tucumcari, NM... "Rawhide Days" occurs first weekend of May..we just happened upon it. Here is a Longhorn parade down Route 66 thru Tucumcari.
This was the 3rd Annual Tucumcari Rawhide Days. A celebration of Tucumcari’s frontier heritage and the Rawhide TV series filmed in the Tucumcari area and town.
route 66 attractions mother road Tucumcari NM longhorns cowboys cowgirls parade Rawhide Days horses
Route 66 Part 2...Tulsa OK to Lupton AZ.
After traveling through San Jon on "Dirt 66" we come to Tucumcari, NM... "Rawhide Days" occurs first weekend of May..we just happened upon it. Here is a Longhorn parade down Route 66 thru Tucumcari.
This was the 3rd Annual Tucumcari Rawhide Days. A celebration of Tucumcari’s frontier heritage and the Rawhide TV series filmed in the Tucumcari area and town.
route 66 attractions mother road Tucumcari NM longhorns cowboys cowgirls parade Rawhide Days horses
Route 66 Part 2...Tulsa OK to Lupton AZ.
After traveling through San Jon on "Dirt 66" we come to Tucumcari, NM... Murals in Tucumcari...
route 66 attractions mother road Tucumcari NM murals
Route 66 Part 2...Tulsa OK to Lupton AZ.
After traveling through San Jon on "Dirt 66" we come to Tucumcari, NM... Murals in Tucumcari...
route 66 attractions mother road Tucumcari NM murals
Route 66 Part 2...Tulsa OK to Lupton AZ.
West of Tucumcari, NM on 66 we find the "Ghost Town" of Cuervo, NM. Cuervo almost a ghost town, with a few scattered houses and a century old Catholic Church. It is set on the historic segment of Route 66 that links Tucumcari with Santa Rosa. It was a small rural community in a ranching district, but the trains stopped stopping there in 1910, which drew trade to nearby Santa Rosa. However when Route 66 was aligned through it in 1926 it added some gas stations and stores to cater to the travellers. The town grew and had a couple of churches (still standing).
After World War II, Jack Rittenhouse in his 1946 "A Guide to Highway 66" describes it as follows: "(Pop. 128... few gas stations; groceries; no cafe, garage or other tourist accommodations) A scant dozen dwellings comprise this small town...".
The Interstate highway system which was created in 1956 would reach Cuervo in the late 1960s and deliver a blow to its moribound economy. Interstate 40 was built right through the middle of Cuervo and traffic zipped passed, not stopping there any longer.
Now it is a scattering of houses and, the two churches.
route 66 attractions mother road Cuervo NM ghost towns
Route 66 Part 2...Tulsa OK to Lupton AZ.
West of Tucumcari, NM on 66 we find the "Ghost Town" of Cuervo, NM. Cuervo almost a ghost town, with a few scattered houses and a century old Catholic Church. It is set on the historic segment of Route 66 that links Tucumcari with Santa Rosa. It was a small rural community in a ranching district, but the trains stopped stopping there in 1910, which drew trade to nearby Santa Rosa. However when Route 66 was aligned through it in 1926 it added some gas stations and stores to cater to the travellers. The town grew and had a couple of churches (still standing).
After World War II, Jack Rittenhouse in his 1946 "A Guide to Highway 66" describes it as follows: "(Pop. 128... few gas stations; groceries; no cafe, garage or other tourist accommodations) A scant dozen dwellings comprise this small town...".
The Interstate highway system which was created in 1956 would reach Cuervo in the late 1960s and deliver a blow to its moribound economy. Interstate 40 was built right through the middle of Cuervo and traffic zipped passed, not stopping there any longer.
Now it is a scattering of houses and, the two churches.
route 66 attractions mother road Cuervo NM ghost towns
Route 66 Part 2...Tulsa OK to Lupton AZ.
West of Tucumcari, NM on 66 we find the "Ghost Town" of Cuervo, NM. Cuervo almost a ghost town, with a few scattered houses and a century old Catholic Church. It is set on the historic segment of Route 66 that links Tucumcari with Santa Rosa. It was a small rural community in a ranching district, but the trains stopped stopping there in 1910, which drew trade to nearby Santa Rosa. However when Route 66 was aligned through it in 1926 it added some gas stations and stores to cater to the travellers. The town grew and had a couple of churches (still standing).
After World War II, Jack Rittenhouse in his 1946 "A Guide to Highway 66" describes it as follows: "(Pop. 128... few gas stations; groceries; no cafe, garage or other tourist accommodations) A scant dozen dwellings comprise this small town...".
The Interstate highway system which was created in 1956 would reach Cuervo in the late 1960s and deliver a blow to its moribound economy. Interstate 40 was built right through the middle of Cuervo and traffic zipped passed, not stopping there any longer.
Now it is a scattering of houses and, the two churches.
route 66 attractions mother road Cuervo NM ghost towns
Route 66 Part 2...Tulsa OK to Lupton AZ.
West of Tucumcari, NM on 66 we find the "Ghost Town" of Cuervo, NM. Cuervo almost a ghost town, with a few scattered houses and a century old Catholic Church. It is set on the historic segment of Route 66 that links Tucumcari with Santa Rosa. It was a small rural community in a ranching district, but the trains stopped stopping there in 1910, which drew trade to nearby Santa Rosa. However when Route 66 was aligned through it in 1926 it added some gas stations and stores to cater to the travellers. The town grew and had a couple of churches (still standing).
After World War II, Jack Rittenhouse in his 1946 "A Guide to Highway 66" describes it as follows: "(Pop. 128... few gas stations; groceries; no cafe, garage or other tourist accommodations) A scant dozen dwellings comprise this small town...".
The Interstate highway system which was created in 1956 would reach Cuervo in the late 1960s and deliver a blow to its moribound economy. Interstate 40 was built right through the middle of Cuervo and traffic zipped passed, not stopping there any longer.
Now it is a scattering of houses and, the two churches.
route 66 attractions mother road Cuervo NM ghost towns
Route 66 Part 2...Tulsa OK to Lupton AZ.
West of Tucumcari, NM on 66 we find the "Ghost Town" of Cuervo, NM. Cuervo almost a ghost town, with a few scattered houses and a century old Catholic Church. It is set on the historic segment of Route 66 that links Tucumcari with Santa Rosa. It was a small rural community in a ranching district, but the trains stopped stopping there in 1910, which drew trade to nearby Santa Rosa. However when Route 66 was aligned through it in 1926 it added some gas stations and stores to cater to the travellers. The town grew and had a couple of churches (still standing).
After World War II, Jack Rittenhouse in his 1946 "A Guide to Highway 66" describes it as follows: "(Pop. 128... few gas stations; groceries; no cafe, garage or other tourist accommodations) A scant dozen dwellings comprise this small town...".
The Interstate highway system which was created in 1956 would reach Cuervo in the late 1960s and deliver a blow to its moribound economy. Interstate 40 was built right through the middle of Cuervo and traffic zipped passed, not stopping there any longer.
Now it is a scattering of houses and, the two churches.
route 66 attractions mother road Cuervo NM ghost towns
Route 66 Part 2...Tulsa OK to Lupton AZ.
West of Tucumcari, NM on 66 we find the "Ghost Town" of Cuervo, NM. Cuervo almost a ghost town, with a few scattered houses and a century old Catholic Church. It is set on the historic segment of Route 66 that links Tucumcari with Santa Rosa. It was a small rural community in a ranching district, but the trains stopped stopping there in 1910, which drew trade to nearby Santa Rosa. However when Route 66 was aligned through it in 1926 it added some gas stations and stores to cater to the travellers. The town grew and had a couple of churches (still standing).
After World War II, Jack Rittenhouse in his 1946 "A Guide to Highway 66" describes it as follows: "(Pop. 128... few gas stations; groceries; no cafe, garage or other tourist accommodations) A scant dozen dwellings comprise this small town...".
The Interstate highway system which was created in 1956 would reach Cuervo in the late 1960s and deliver a blow to its moribound economy. Interstate 40 was built right through the middle of Cuervo and traffic zipped passed, not stopping there any longer.
Now it is a scattering of houses and, the two churches.
route 66 attractions mother road Cuervo NM ghost towns
Route 66 Part 2...Tulsa OK to Lupton AZ.
West of Tucumcari, NM on 66 we find the "Ghost Town" of Cuervo, NM. Cuervo almost a ghost town, with a few scattered houses and a century old Catholic Church. It is set on the historic segment of Route 66 that links Tucumcari with Santa Rosa. It was a small rural community in a ranching district, but the trains stopped stopping there in 1910, which drew trade to nearby Santa Rosa. However when Route 66 was aligned through it in 1926 it added some gas stations and stores to cater to the travellers. The town grew and had a couple of churches (still standing).
After World War II, Jack Rittenhouse in his 1946 "A Guide to Highway 66" describes it as follows: "(Pop. 128... few gas stations; groceries; no cafe, garage or other tourist accommodations) A scant dozen dwellings comprise this small town...".
The Interstate highway system which was created in 1956 would reach Cuervo in the late 1960s and deliver a blow to its moribound economy. Interstate 40 was built right through the middle of Cuervo and traffic zipped passed, not stopping there any longer.
Now it is a scattering of houses and, the two churches.
route 66 attractions mother road Cuervo NM ghost towns
Route 66 Part 2...Tulsa OK to Lupton AZ.
West of Tucumcari, NM on 66 we find the "Ghost Town" of Cuervo, NM. Cuervo almost a ghost town, with a few scattered houses and a century old Catholic Church. It is set on the historic segment of Route 66 that links Tucumcari with Santa Rosa. It was a small rural community in a ranching district, but the trains stopped stopping there in 1910, which drew trade to nearby Santa Rosa. However when Route 66 was aligned through it in 1926 it added some gas stations and stores to cater to the travellers. The town grew and had a couple of churches (still standing).
After World War II, Jack Rittenhouse in his 1946 "A Guide to Highway 66" describes it as follows: "(Pop. 128... few gas stations; groceries; no cafe, garage or other tourist accommodations) A scant dozen dwellings comprise this small town...".
The Interstate highway system which was created in 1956 would reach Cuervo in the late 1960s and deliver a blow to its moribound economy. Interstate 40 was built right through the middle of Cuervo and traffic zipped passed, not stopping there any longer.
Now it is a scattering of houses and, the two churches.
route 66 attractions mother road Cuervo NM ghost towns
Route 66 Part 2...Tulsa OK to Lupton AZ.
West of Tucumcari, NM on 66 we find the "Ghost Town" of Cuervo, NM. Cuervo almost a ghost town, with a few scattered houses and a century old Catholic Church. It is set on the historic segment of Route 66 that links Tucumcari with Santa Rosa. It was a small rural community in a ranching district, but the trains stopped stopping there in 1910, which drew trade to nearby Santa Rosa. However when Route 66 was aligned through it in 1926 it added some gas stations and stores to cater to the travellers. The town grew and had a couple of churches (still standing).
After World War II, Jack Rittenhouse in his 1946 "A Guide to Highway 66" describes it as follows: "(Pop. 128... few gas stations; groceries; no cafe, garage or other tourist accommodations) A scant dozen dwellings comprise this small town...".
The Interstate highway system which was created in 1956 would reach Cuervo in the late 1960s and deliver a blow to its moribound economy. Interstate 40 was built right through the middle of Cuervo and traffic zipped passed, not stopping there any longer.
Now it is a scattering of houses and, the two churches.
route 66 attractions mother road Cuervo NM ghost towns
Route 66 Part 2...Tulsa OK to Lupton AZ.
West of Tucumcari, NM on 66 we find the "Ghost Town" of Cuervo, NM. Cuervo almost a ghost town, with a few scattered houses and a century old Catholic Church. It is set on the historic segment of Route 66 that links Tucumcari with Santa Rosa. It was a small rural community in a ranching district, but the trains stopped stopping there in 1910, which drew trade to nearby Santa Rosa. However when Route 66 was aligned through it in 1926 it added some gas stations and stores to cater to the travellers. The town grew and had a couple of churches (still standing).
After World War II, Jack Rittenhouse in his 1946 "A Guide to Highway 66" describes it as follows: "(Pop. 128... few gas stations; groceries; no cafe, garage or other tourist accommodations) A scant dozen dwellings comprise this small town...".
The Interstate highway system which was created in 1956 would reach Cuervo in the late 1960s and deliver a blow to its moribound economy. Interstate 40 was built right through the middle of Cuervo and traffic zipped passed, not stopping there any longer.
Now it is a scattering of houses and, the two churches.
route 66 attractions mother road Cuervo NM ghost towns
Route 66 Part 2...Tulsa OK to Lupton AZ.
West of Tucumcari, NM on 66 we find the "Ghost Town" of Cuervo, NM. Cuervo almost a ghost town, with a few scattered houses and a century old Catholic Church. It is set on the historic segment of Route 66 that links Tucumcari with Santa Rosa. It was a small rural community in a ranching district, but the trains stopped stopping there in 1910, which drew trade to nearby Santa Rosa. However when Route 66 was aligned through it in 1926 it added some gas stations and stores to cater to the travellers. The town grew and had a couple of churches (still standing).
After World War II, Jack Rittenhouse in his 1946 "A Guide to Highway 66" describes it as follows: "(Pop. 128... few gas stations; groceries; no cafe, garage or other tourist accommodations) A scant dozen dwellings comprise this small town...".
The Interstate highway system which was created in 1956 would reach Cuervo in the late 1960s and deliver a blow to its moribound economy. Interstate 40 was built right through the middle of Cuervo and traffic zipped passed, not stopping there any longer.
Now it is a scattering of houses and, the two churches.
route 66 attractions mother road Cuervo NM ghost towns
Route 66 Part 2...Tulsa OK to Lupton AZ.
West of Tucumcari, NM on 66 we find the "Ghost Town" of Cuervo, NM. Cuervo almost a ghost town, with a few scattered houses and a century old Catholic Church. It is set on the historic segment of Route 66 that links Tucumcari with Santa Rosa. It was a small rural community in a ranching district, but the trains stopped stopping there in 1910, which drew trade to nearby Santa Rosa. However when Route 66 was aligned through it in 1926 it added some gas stations and stores to cater to the travellers. The town grew and had a couple of churches (still standing).
After World War II, Jack Rittenhouse in his 1946 "A Guide to Highway 66" describes it as follows: "(Pop. 128... few gas stations; groceries; no cafe, garage or other tourist accommodations) A scant dozen dwellings comprise this small town...".
The Interstate highway system which was created in 1956 would reach Cuervo in the late 1960s and deliver a blow to its moribound economy. Interstate 40 was built right through the middle of Cuervo and traffic zipped passed, not stopping there any longer.
Now it is a scattering of houses and, the two churches.
route 66 attractions mother road Cuervo NM ghost towns
Route 66 Part 2...Tulsa OK to Lupton AZ.
West of Tucumcari, NM on 66 we find the "Ghost Town" of Cuervo, NM. Cuervo almost a ghost town, with a few scattered houses and a century old Catholic Church. It is set on the historic segment of Route 66 that links Tucumcari with Santa Rosa. It was a small rural community in a ranching district, but the trains stopped stopping there in 1910, which drew trade to nearby Santa Rosa. However when Route 66 was aligned through it in 1926 it added some gas stations and stores to cater to the travellers. The town grew and had a couple of churches (still standing).
After World War II, Jack Rittenhouse in his 1946 "A Guide to Highway 66" describes it as follows: "(Pop. 128... few gas stations; groceries; no cafe, garage or other tourist accommodations) A scant dozen dwellings comprise this small town...".
The Interstate highway system which was created in 1956 would reach Cuervo in the late 1960s and deliver a blow to its moribound economy. Interstate 40 was built right through the middle of Cuervo and traffic zipped passed, not stopping there any longer.
Now it is a scattering of houses and, the two churches.
route 66 attractions mother road Cuervo NM ghost towns
Route 66 Part 2...Tulsa OK to Lupton AZ.
West of Tucumcari, NM on 66 we find the "Ghost Town" of Cuervo, NM. Cuervo almost a ghost town, with a few scattered houses and a century old Catholic Church. It is set on the historic segment of Route 66 that links Tucumcari with Santa Rosa. It was a small rural community in a ranching district, but the trains stopped stopping there in 1910, which drew trade to nearby Santa Rosa. However when Route 66 was aligned through it in 1926 it added some gas stations and stores to cater to the travellers. The town grew and had a couple of churches (still standing).
After World War II, Jack Rittenhouse in his 1946 "A Guide to Highway 66" describes it as follows: "(Pop. 128... few gas stations; groceries; no cafe, garage or other tourist accommodations) A scant dozen dwellings comprise this small town...".
The Interstate highway system which was created in 1956 would reach Cuervo in the late 1960s and deliver a blow to its moribound economy. Interstate 40 was built right through the middle of Cuervo and traffic zipped passed, not stopping there any longer.
Now it is a scattering of houses and, the two churches.
route 66 attractions mother road Cuervo NM ghost towns
Route 66 Part 2...Tulsa OK to Lupton AZ.
West of Tucumcari, NM on 66 we find the "Ghost Town" of Cuervo, NM. Cuervo almost a ghost town, with a few scattered houses and a century old Catholic Church. It is set on the historic segment of Route 66 that links Tucumcari with Santa Rosa. It was a small rural community in a ranching district, but the trains stopped stopping there in 1910, which drew trade to nearby Santa Rosa. However when Route 66 was aligned through it in 1926 it added some gas stations and stores to cater to the travellers. The town grew and had a couple of churches (still standing).
After World War II, Jack Rittenhouse in his 1946 "A Guide to Highway 66" describes it as follows: "(Pop. 128... few gas stations; groceries; no cafe, garage or other tourist accommodations) A scant dozen dwellings comprise this small town...".
The Interstate highway system which was created in 1956 would reach Cuervo in the late 1960s and deliver a blow to its moribound economy. Interstate 40 was built right through the middle of Cuervo and traffic zipped passed, not stopping there any longer.
Now it is a scattering of houses and, the two churches.
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Route 66 Part 2...Tulsa OK to Lupton AZ.
After driving through the ghost town of Cuervo, we come to Santa Rosa, NM Route 66 Auto Museum in Santa Rosa, New Mexico! Route 66 Auto Museum is a must-see on your travels through the Mother Road. It has over 30 cars on display, including classics, vintage, chrome, street rods, and more.
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Route 66 Part 2...Tulsa OK to Lupton AZ.
After driving through the ghost town of Cuervo, we come to Santa Rosa, NM Route 66 Auto Museum in Santa Rosa, New Mexico! Route 66 Auto Museum is a must-see on your travels through the Mother Road. It has over 30 cars on display, including classics, vintage, chrome, street rods, and more.
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