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1990 picture of Juan Delgadillo with his 1936 Chevrolet in front of the restaurant 2009 view of Delgadillo's Snow Cap Drive-In Juan Delgadillo's 1936 Chevrolet, on permanent display in front of the restaurant. Delgadillo's Snow Cap Drive-In is a historic eatery and roadside attraction located along former Route 66 in Seligman, Arizona USA. [1]
1. Roy's Motel and Cafe. Amboy, California. Roy's started as a gas and service station in 1938, an oasis on Route 66 in the Mojave Desert. It soon grew to include a cafe and cabins for overnight ...
Rt. 66 passed right through Valentine, AZ, which made it a bustling town. Today there is little left, but one of the most intersting things is this old diner, now closed. These diners were built in Michigan and shipped to the buyer's site. Many of them set along the Mother Road, but this is one of the few which remain.
The complex underwent renovation, for which the National Historic Route 66 Federation awarded the Cyrus Avery Award in 2005. [22] [23] Attention to detail was the main focus during renovation, as the wigwams lost their zigzag pattern. Since 2012, the motel has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places. [20] [24]
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1. Ambler's Texaco Station. Dwight, IL. Named after longtime manager Basil "Tubby" Ambler, this Texaco station opened in 1933.It continued to sell gas until 1999, and still did auto repairs until ...
Valentine diner on old Route 66 in Valentine, Arizona. A Valentine Diner was a prefabricated mail order small diner produced in Wichita, Kansas after the Great Depression. [1] The concept was created by Arthur Valentine in the 1930s, who had experience operating lunch rooms. [2] Originally the diners were manufactured by the Ablah Hotel Supply ...
Now: Truxton, Arizona. Truxton wasn't much of anything until the 1950s postwar car boom, and then became one among many Route 66 cities bypassed by the construction of Interstate 40 in 1979.