Last time on "In search of Route 66"....
Carrizozo, New Mexico
Vaughn, New Mexico
Santa Rosa, New Mexico
Tucumcari, New MexicoSan Jon, New Mexico/Adrian, Texas/Vega, Texas
In
San Jon, New Mexico, there was the type of thing I expected to find all along the historic route, an old Texaco station. I'm sure many folks were relieved to find this place:
Adrian, Texas
Inspiration for
Flo’s V8 Café in the
Cars, located at the mid-point of Route 66, the
MidPoint Café was built in the late 30’s. The café has changed hands and appearances several times over the years. By the way, it didn't look like
Flo’s V8 Café (did it ever?), or I'd have photographed the heck out of it(!).
If you were motoring east (as I was) and missed the one forty miles away in San Jon, this place (another Texaco, probably) might have saved your butt:
Note I-40 signage
If you were going east, here was your last chance to fuel up before getting to Vega, Texas, what could have been a
long twenty minute drive (14.2 miles) if you needed to and didn't.
Vega, Texas
After you
Restored Magnolia Gas Station
Coming up (like a flower) on "In search of Route 66":
Carrizozo, New Mexico
Vaughn, New Mexico
Santa Rosa, New Mexico
Tucumcari, New Mexico
San Jon, New Mexico/Adrian, Texas/Vega, TexasAmarillo, Texas
McLean, Texas
Shamrock, Texas
Coming up:
Just a couple of miles west of Amarillo is the Cadillac Ranch. I actually had to use longitude and latitude for once with my GPS to find this place, located just off of I-40 in a cattle field. Built in 1974 by Stanley Marsh and San Francisco art collective the Ant Farm; moved about 3 miles west in 1997 due to development. It is one of the Route 66 artifacts referenced in Cars. And although you could Google "cadillac ranch" and find thousands of pictures just like these (many much better), here you go:
In San Jon, New Mexico, there was the type of thing I expected to find all along the historic route, an old Texaco station. I'm sure many folks were relieved to find this place:
