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Roadrunner Lodge (Royal Inn)
1023 E Route 66, Tucumcari, NM
Phone:
The former Leatherwood Manor and adjacent LaPlaza Motel eventually became
the Royal Inn which had closed by 2012. In 2014 the property was sold
again and the name was changed to Roadrunner Lodge and an extensive rehabilitaion
was started that allowed the motel to reopen. Originally this was two
separate motels that were built about twenty years apart.
This
photo shows the 1940s La Plaza wing of the combined motels, note that
it was still displaying the Royal Inn sign in 2012, . The 1940s La Plaza
originally featured 15 rooms with attached garages. The garages were
later converted to guest rooms. The mid-1960s Leatherwood Manor is a
two story building. The La Plaza was listed in the 1952 edition of the
Green Book guide for Black travelers.
When
the two properties where combined the roofline of the newer motel was
extended over the lobby of the older La Plaza Motel. The LaPlaza Motel
lobby was then converted into guest rooms. I don't yet know when the
motels were combined, but an early 1970s postcard shows it hadn't happened
yet.
It's
hard to miss the large Roadrunner Lodge sign while cruising down Tucumcari
Blvd.
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Vintage Advertising Highlights
1940s Postcard
La Plaza Motel
1401 East 66
Phone 150-J or 28-J
One of Tucumcari's finer small motor courts
Good view of Tucumcari Mountain
Mid-1960s Postcard
Leatherwood Manor
AAA
Friendship Inns
1023 East HiWay 66
Area Code 505- 461-xxxx
Tucumcari, New Mexico
Overlooking Tucumcari Mountain
New, Luxurious and Unique
Thirty-one spacious units
Heated Pool
Free T.V.
Free Ice
Room Phones
24 Hour Service
Individual Automatic Controlled Ref. Air Conditioning & Heat
Room Service
Honoring all Major Credit Cards
Curio & Gift Shop
Adjacent Restaurant
Owned and Operated by Arnold & Frances Olsen
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Early 1970s Postcard
Frienship Inn
Leatherwood Manor
1023 East Hiway 66
4 Blocks South of Hiway 54
Tucumcari, New Mexico 88401
Telephone (505) 461-xxxx
All Color TV
King Beds
U-Haul Parking
Heated Pool
Room Phones
Individual Controlled Ref. Air Conditioning & Heat
Honor Major Credit Cards
Adjacent Restaurant and Lounge
Note: The 1940s La Plaza Court postcard could be viewed as "just
the basics", if that, especially when it came to the early phone
numbers.
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Photo(s): 2012, 2015
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