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Montoya is an unincorporated community on the route of historic Route 66 in Quay County, New Mexico, United States. [1] It is the site of the Richardson Store, which is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. [2] Montoya was founded as a railroad stop and loading point in 1902. [3]
The roadway became part of the famous Route 66. The store thrived in the 1920s, 1930s, and 1940s. [2] Interstate 40 came through, a few hundred yards to the south, in 1956. Although there is an exit, the speed of traffic greatly reduced stops, and the store and Montoya declined. The store eventually closed and has been vacant for many years. [2]
Former U.S. Route 66 from east of San Jon to east of the Interstate 40 exit at Tucumcari 35°08′46″N 103°27′09″W / 35.146111°N 103.4525°W / 35.146111; -103.4525 ( Route 66, State maintained from San Jon to Tucumcari
Then: Santa Fe, New Mexico. The original Route 66 followed an Old Santa Fe Trail that dated to 1822, and while it went through many realignments over the years, none was quite so petty as the one ...
A Route 66 museum is a museum devoted primarily to the history of U.S. Route 66, a U.S. Highway which served the states of California, Arizona, New Mexico, Texas, Oklahoma, Kansas, Missouri, and Illinois, in the United States from 1926 until it was bypassed by the Interstate highway system and ultimately decommissioned in June 1985.
The Blue Swallow Court in Tucumcari, New Mexico, United States, is a 12-unit L-shaped motel listed on the National Register of Historic Places in New Mexico as a part of historic U.S. Route 66. Original architectural features included a façade with pink stucco walls decorated with shell designs and a stepped parapet, on-site office and manager ...
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The Cactus Motor Lodge, later known as the Cactus RV Park, was a motel located along historic U.S. Route 66 in Tucumcari, New Mexico. I.E. and Edna Perry built the lodge in 1941. The motel included three wings of units forming a "U" shape and an office, the latter of which was a dance hall when the motel opened.