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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 ...
Bono's Restaurant and Deli is a historic restaurant located at 15395 Foothill Boulevard in Fontana, California. The restaurant opened in 1936 to serve travelers on U.S. Route 66 , which then passed in front of the site; it originally operated as a produce stand.
The Midpoint Café, a restaurant, souvenir and antique shop on US Route 66 in Adrian, Texas, bills itself as geographically the midway point between Los Angeles and Chicago on historic Route 66. Signage in Adrian proudly declares a 1139-mile distance to each original US 66 endpoint; [1] the café's slogan is "when you're here, you're halfway ...
Roy's Motel and Café is a motel, café, gas station and auto repair shop on the National Trails Highway, the former U.S. Route 66, in the Mojave Desert town of Amboy in San Bernardino County, California. It has been defunct for years, but is now being restored. The historic site is an example of roadside Mid-Century Modern Googie architecture ...
The building and its classic freestanding neon sign were added to the National Register of Historic Places on May 5, 2006, along with fellow Illinois Route 66 restaurants Lou Mitchell's and Ariston Cafe. [1] In 2009, the restaurant was featured on a Route 66 edition of Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives. [4]
Discover which classic drive-in restaurants are worth a visit on your next road trip. They had their heyday in the 1950s and '60s, but there are still plenty of drive-ins to discover.
Called "one of the most impressive examples" of Route 66 architecture by the Texas Historical Commission, [12] the U-Drop Inn was added to the National Register of Historic Places on September 18, 1997. [1] [13] [14] In May 1999, the First National Bank of Shamrock purchased the U-Drop Inn, then gave it to the city of Shamrock. [4] [10]
10. Roy's Motel and Cafe. Amboy, CA. Roy's is perhaps the most famous landmark on Route 66 thanks to its iconic sign that can be seen from miles around the Mojave Desert. When it opened in 1938 ...