Hey tour guide let’s take a trip down Route 66 in New Mexico. Sounds like fun. You drive and I’ll take pictures. That would be nice, but I still can’t reach the peddles. Oh yeah, I forgot.
In the 1920’s, an Oklahoman helped dream up what would become America’s most beloved highway: Route 66. Tulsa businessman Cyrus Avery lobbied strongly for a highway linking Chicago to Los Angeles and for it to pass through Oklahoma. The U.S. Highway 66 was commissioned 1926. Avery called it the Main Street of America. 
The journey down Route 66 wasn’t always a cheerful one. The Great Depression hit had in 1929, and in the early 1930’s, Oklahoma and neighboring states fell victim to what would be known as the Dust Bowl.
The Grapes of Wrath, 1940 (motion picture) Great Depression and Dust Bowl.
Built in 1961 and closed in 2004. It is has been remodeled and is now open for business.
The world famous Motel Safari on Historic Route 66 has been a Mother Road icon for over 60 years.
Trails West Lounge Neon sign is from 1950. Not sure if it is still open.
The story of the Blue Swallow Motel began when carpenter W. A. Higgins purchased lots on March 29, 1939 an began construction. The Blue Swallow Court, as it was originally called, was opened, operating with ten rooms sometime in 1940.
Trails West Lounge Neon sign is from 1950. Not sure if it is still open.
The story of the Blue Swallow Motel began when carpenter W. A. Higgins purchased lots on March 29, 1939 an began construction. The Blue Swallow Court, as it was originally called, was opened, operating with ten rooms sometime in 1940.
the Blue Swallow Court in 1940.
The Blue Swallow Motel in 2020.
The Apache Motel in 2020. Rumored to be remodeled soon.
A few of the many murals along Route 66 in Tucumcari, NM.
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