Gallup, NM

Road Runner Motel Sign 3012 E. Route 66 Here's a cool old sign just waiting for you to snap it's picture and there's plenty of space to pull in and do just that ... read more

Hacienda Motel 2510 E. Route 66 The former La Hacienda Court started with the slogan "Where Summer Nights Are Always Cool" ... read more

El Capitan Motel 1300 E. Route 66 The El Capitan Motel opened in 1955 with 40 guest rooms ... read more

Blue Spruce Motel 1119 E. Route 66 The 1949 Blue Spruce Lodge opened with 20 rooms. Fittingly enough a huge Blue Spruce tree is featured on the neon ... read more

Arrowhead Lodge 1115 E. Route 66 When the Arrowhead Lodge opened in 1949 it featured Panel Ray heat and carpeting! ... read more

Lariat Lodge 1105 E. Route 66 The Lariat Lodge opened in July of 1952 with 35 rooms. The Googie style sign replaced the ... read more

Side Trip: Turn north at the intersection just east of the El Rancho Hotel and go one block past I-40 then turn west to the parking lot on the south side of the street.

Babe Ruth / We the People Park 800 Montoya Blvd This very cool park is located at the intersection of Miyamura/Ford Dr. and Joseph Montoya Blvd. a few blocks from the El Rancho ... read more

Back on 66: Back track to the El Rancho Hotel and go from there.

El Rancho Hotel 1000 E. Route 66 The El Rancho Motel was built in 1937 and many rooms are named for the movie stars that ... read more

Zia Motel 915 E. Route 66 The Zia Motel doesn't have a lot of neon on it's sign, but does have some interesting paintings on the office building... read more

Redwood Lodge 907 E. Route 66 The 1931 Redwood Lodge is the former Jim's Modern Court that had twelve guest rooms separated by garages ... read more

1919 Drake Hotel Building 216 E. Rt. 66 - The 1919 Drake Hotel was once one of Gallup's largest hotels ... read more

1923 Depot & Gallup Cultural Center 201 E. Rat 66 The still operating 1923 Santa Fe Depot is also home to the Gallup Cultural Center including several museums ... read more

1928 White Cafe Building 101 W. Historic Route 66 The old White Cafe was located in the north section of the first floor in this building for several decades beginning in the ... read more

1895 Kitchen's Opera House 221 W. Route 66, Gallup, NM The Opera House was an important center of social life in Gallup for many years offering all sorts of social ... read more

1912 Palace Hotel Building 236 W. Route 66 The 1912 Palace Hotel was rehabbed in 1985. This is the only Richardsonian Romanesque style building in Gallup ... read more

Side Trip: Take 3rd St. 2 blocks south, turn left on Aztec and turn right into the parking lot.

McKinney County Court House 207 W. Hill Ave. The Nightly Indian Dances on the Plaza from Memorial Day to Labor Day make this a must stop ... read more

Back on 66: Go east on Aztec to 2nd St. and turn left to get back to 66.

Rex Historical Museum 300 W. Route 66 The 1900 Rex Hotel is now the Rex Museum The hotel retail space on the first floor and guest rooms on the second floor ... read more

Lexington Hotel 408 W. Route 66 The Lexington Hotel is located at 408 W. Route 66. It was built in 1931 with the original sign shown here ... read more

Route 66 Drive In 1301 W. Route 66 The Route 66 Drive-In is one of many similar drive-ins found along the Mother Road in it's heyday ... read more

Ambassador Lodge 1601 W. Route 66 When the Ambassador Lodge/Motel was built by Louis Bortot in the mid-40s it had 16 rooms and garages ... read more

Desert Skies Motel 1703 W. Route 66 This is a really cool sign. The Desert Skies Motel was formerly called Desert Skies Motor Hotel ... read more

Stay tuned, there's more to come!