Route 66 Signs of the Mother Road

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Signs of the Mother Road

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Billboard cartoon

Since the beginning of time people have been staking out their sign, beckoning those with money in their pockets to spend a little at their place of business. Whether it was a place to eat, rest their heads, or gas up the car, the signs got bigger over time, "screaming” Stop Here!

Some of these are funny, some are strange, and some bring back memories of another era. With new technology many of the hand-painted bill boards of the past have disappeared and neon has faded with digital technology. However, upon Route 66, you will still find numerous peeks at this vintage era.

Here are a few we found along the way.

Route 66 Display in Hackberry Arizona

A Route 66 display in Hackberry, Arizona, December, 2004, Kathy Weiser.

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Blue Swallow Motel in Tucumcari, New Mexico, Kathy Weiser, December, 2004

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66 Shield embedded in the Road near Galena, Kansas,

Kathy Weiser, June, 2004.

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Circus Room Sign along 6th Street in Amarillo, Texas

May, 2004, Kathy Weiser

This picture of the Meadow Gold Sign in Tulsa, Oklahoma, taken on June 13, 2004, just three days before it was taken down. Photo by David Alexander.

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At this old Whiting Brothers complex in Yucca,

Arizona, there's no more gas, no more groceries, and

no more beds. December, 2004, Kathy Weiser.

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Roy's Cafe in Amboy, California, December,

2004, Kathy Weiser

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Gas pumps adorn this yard in Odell, Illinois,

September, 2004, Kathy Weiser.

You can see many great murals in Galena, Kansas along Route 66.

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Also See:

The Old Harvey House Hotels & Cafes

Stuckey's is Reborn!

Valentine Diners Across the Mother Road

Where are the Burma Shave Signs?

The Whiting Brothers Empire

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The Munger Moss Motel in Lebanon, Missouri,

October, 2004, Kathy Weiser.

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