Today, the town is only visited by those
travelers wishing to relive the history of old
Route 66. The ghost
town remains home to the long Little Juarez Cafe, that looks very
much like an old Valentine
Diner, but is really just a replica. The dusty collection of
empty buildings also includes the old motel, a gas station and post
office.
Glenrio’s old main street,
which still stands intact, continues on to old
Route 66,
a dirt road following the old
Chicago,
Rock Island and Pacific Railroad right of way. Alternatively,
you can return to I-40, where you will see an old gas station at the
exit to
Endee.
Glenrio is located in extreme
northwest Deaf Smith County,
Texas
and along the eastern border of Quay County,
New Mexico.
To get to
Glenrio,
while traveling west along I-40, you will take exit 369 off of I-40 (Endee
exit), turn right at the stop, and left onto the north frontage road.
When
traveling eastbound on I-40, you can take the
Bard
Exit 361. Note that the majority of the road from
Bard
to Glenrio
is dirt and gravel.
Glenrio
Signs, May, 2004, Kathy Weiser
©
Kathy Weiser/Legends
of America, updated February, 2011.
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