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Big 8 Motel

The Big 8, known for its colorful sign and as a location for the movie "Rain Man," once stood on Route 66 in El Reno, Oklahoma.

Search terms: El Reno, Oklahoma, Route 66, Big 8, motor courts, motels.
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sg207a
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sg207b
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Rattlesnakes, Exit Now!

Now gone, the lofty "Rattlesnakes" sign near Lela, Texas on Route 66 stood for years as a lure for tourists.

Search terms: Rattlesnakes, Lela, Texas, tourist traps, Route 66.
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sg216a
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sg216b
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Green Spot Motel, Victorville, CA

The building remains, but the Green Spot is no longer a motel and its neon sign is now in the Route 66 Museum a short walk away.

Search terms: Green Spot Motel, Victorville, California, Route 66.
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sg210a
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sg210b
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Avalon Restaurant

This classic neon sign in Albuquerque was stripped and painted over in 2004.

Search terms: Cowboy, lasso, ropin', cacti, cactus, neon sign, restaurant, Route 66, Albuquerque, New Mexico, roadside advertising
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jr020a
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jr020b
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Fishermans Paradise, Hwy. 66

Colorful ghost signs like this one at Gravois and McNair in St. Louis, Missouri, were once common along Route 66.

Search terms: St. Louis, Route 66, ghost signs, fishermen, Highway 66, vintage advertising.
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sg171a
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sg171b
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Clock Inn Motel, Oklahoma City

The Clock Inn once served motorists on the final alignment of Route 66 as it entered the metro from the east. Today, not even the signs remain.

Search terms: Route 66, Oklahoma City, Clock Inn, motels, motor courts.
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jr274a
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jr274b
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Route 66 Sign Essex California

This old wooden sign in the Mojave is nothing more than a memory now.

Search terms:Route 66 sign, Mojave Desert, Essex CA, historic highways
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jr258a
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jr258b
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Satellite Cafe

The Satellite cafe east of Lebanon, Missouri on Route 66 is now in ruins due to a fire that gutted the building.

Search terms: Satellite, diner,restaurant, cafe, roadside attraction, Route 66, Lebanon, Missouri
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sg154a
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sg154b
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Club Cafe in Santa Rosa

The Club Cafe on New Mexico Route 66 closed in 1992 after more than half a century of serving up delectable road food.

Search terms:Club Cafe, Route 66, Santa Rosa, New Mexico, restaurants, diners, cafes
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sg163a
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sg163b
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Round Up Motel Sign

The Round-Up in Claremore, OK, was a classic Route 66 neon gem.

Search terms: Claremore, Oklahoma, OK, cowboy, vintage signs, motel sign, neon sign, vanished icon, roadside culture, motor court, motor hotel, overnight stop, Route 66
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jr188a
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jr188b
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Club Cafe Billboard

Old billboard for the famous Club Café on Route 66 in Santa Rosa, NM.

Search terms: Fat man, biscuits and gravy, original route 66, café, diner, mom and pop restaurant, billboard, roadside advertising, Santa Rosa
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sg003a
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sg003b
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66 Courts Groom Texas

What remained of this vintage icon was demolished in 2005.

Search terms: 66 courts, old motel, old motor court, abandoned motel, old car, dilapidated motel, Groom, TX, Texas Route 66
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sg062a
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sg062b
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Café Endee New Mexico

Another roadside casualty, this café and motel has now been completely razed.

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jr225a
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Ozark Court Sign

Now gone, this sign was a well known hallmark on Missouri Route 66.

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sg106a
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Rio Bravo Sign Albuquerque

This classic sign today is a mere shadow of what it once was..

Search terms: neon signs, vanished icons, Albuquerque, Route 66, cowboy, western, smoking, cactus, chaps
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sg113a
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sg113b
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Whiting Bros Sign

Whiting Bros. Motel sign that once stood on Route 66 near San Fidel, NM.

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jr041a
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