GDB & Route 66
- Route 66: Ruins and Ghost Towns
- Road Trip! the First Part
- “I Can Only Do This Once”
- Goodbye to Mindy
- Hiking the Redwoods
- Art of the Ukiyo, the Floating World
- Highway 1 and Elephant Seals
- Route 66: The Mother Road, The Road of Dreams
- Route 66: California
- Route 66: Amboy and Roy’s Cafe
- Route 66: Arizona, part 1
- Route 66: Notes From the Mother Road
- Route 66: Arizona, Part 2
- Route 66: New Mexico
- Route 66: Remote 66
- Route 66: Texas
- Route 66: Classic Signs
One of my favorite things about Route 66 is discovering relics of a previous age, America’s answer to ancient ruins.
Sally Sparrow: I love old things. They make me feel sad.
Kathy Nightingale: What’s good about sad?
Sally Sparrow: It’s happy for deep people.“Blink,” episode of Doctor Who, written by Steven Moffat
Route 66 is full of old things, and many of them are falling apart from decades of abandonment. Here’s a gallery of some of my favorite findings.
Remember, private property is private. All of these were photographed from the road or a right-of-way. Be a good cruiser: No trespassing, and of course take only photos.
The Texas Longhorn Motel, the First/Last in Texas
the Texas Longhorn Motel, or what’s left of it. “The First/Last Motel in Texas.”
Such cool photos! Neat old relics. :)
Love old buildings and spend time wondering who was there and what might have happened. The Alcan Higway to Alaska is another road with amazing “left behind” historical things.
They have an eerie beauty. So many stories lurking there.