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Route 66 Motel

Route 66 Motel

Motel Sign by traliz Browse more Motel Posters This awesome print is of all that remains of an old motel in Yucca, Arizona.  It rests along the old mother road, route 66.  According to this site, the sign once pointed to the Whiting Brothers Motel.  Desert photos in general are striking, the arid land and brush against blue skies creates [...]

Route 66 Roys Motel Cafe

Route 66 Roys Motel Cafe

Roy's Motel & Cafe Sign Print by Nicholas Pitt This cool geometric sign is in Amboy, California.  Over the course of the 20th century, this place on old Route 66 slowly became a ghost town, but being in the dessert, it's a well preserved ghost town.  For more on the history of Roy's and Amboy, be sure to check out this link.  Roy's grew [...]

Red 1962 Corvette

Red 1962 Corvette

Vette62 by RichardBrowne View other Chevrolet Posters A veritable classic from the middle of the 20th century was Chevrolet's Corvette, still a dream car of many who were not even alive when this classic was built.  The Corvette was one of the stars of the cult classic TV Show, Route 66.  Although the show was filmed in B&W, many people [...]

Route 66 Sign Poster

Route 66 Sign Poster

Route 66 sign by IndianSummer Browse more America Posters Route 66, The Mother Road, and Main Street of America were just a few of the monikers borne by the former US Highway 66.   The highway from Chicago to Los Angeles was completed in 1926 and signed the following year.  It was one of the main routes of westward migration during the dust [...]

Apache Motel – Tucumcari, NM

Apache Motel – Tucumcari, NM

Apache Motel - Tucumcari, New Mexico Photograph by FadedHighways More Route Posters This lovely Route 66 poster features an original photograph of the Apache Motel sign with texture overlay to give it a vintage feel. The motel is in Tucumcari, New Mexico on Route 66.