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  2. Roy's Motel and Café - Wikipedia

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    The town was sold to Southern California preservation patron Albert Okura, [5] after he made a pledge to Bessie Burris to restore Roy's, keep its original Route 66 aesthetic, reopen it, and to open a new museum showcasing Amboy's history. Okura acquired approximately 950 acres, which contained the town and Roy's Motel and Café, for $425,000 on ...

  3. Amboy, Kansas - Wikipedia

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    Amboy (the United States) Show map of the United States Coordinates: 39°11′30″N 99°34′41″W  /  39.19167°N 99.57806°W  / 39.19167; -99.57806

  4. List of ghost towns in Kansas - Wikipedia

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    When railroads were established towns developed along the tracks or even moved to where the tracks were. Politics – In Kansas, the political atmosphere was highly divided. Towns were either pro-slavery or abolitionist. When Kansas became a free state in 1861, pro-slavery towns died out. Survival of a town also depended on if it won the county ...

  5. Amboy, population 0 — a Mojave Desert ghost town and ... - AOL

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    Amboy has been beset by a series of crises that stretch back more than half a century. But owner Kyle Okura hopes to turn it around. No less than his father's legacy is at stake.

  6. 10 Spookiest Ghost Towns in the United States - AOL

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    Looking for the best spooky towns to visit in October or on Halloween? Find the oldest ghost town in America, the most famous ghost town in America, and more.

  7. List of ghost towns in Illinois - Wikipedia

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  8. U.S. Route 66 in California - Wikipedia

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    Roy's in the Mojave Desert at Amboy. Roy's Motel and Café was once the largest roadside business in what is now the desert ghost town of Amboy, California. The motel has been closed for years as the town died when Interstate 40 in California diverted traffic ten miles further north. Amboy, as a ghost town, had been used as a filming location ...

  9. Chambless, California - Wikipedia

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    Chambless is a ghost town in the Mojave Desert of San Bernardino County, California, United States, south of Interstate 40 on the historic Route 66. Chambless is east of the Bullion Mountains and Ludlow and ten miles east of Amboy Crater and Amboy, California. The ZIP Code is 92319, and the community is inside area code 760.