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The remnants of the "Western Motel"on Old Route 66 in San Jon, New Mexico.
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Looking north from Old Route 66 to
the Office and living quarters building of the now abandoned
Western Motel.
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View west of the motel sign and a newer motel unit.
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Close-up of Western Motel neon
sign. There were additional motel units that have been demolished
beyond this sign aligning and perpendicular to the west corner of the
unit in this image.
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The now abandoned "Smith's Cafe". Now used as a garage.
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Next door to "Smith's Cafe" is an old motel that has been converted to living quarters. The remains of
the what was probably the support system of a neon motel sign remain visible next to Old Route 66. This building would have been the motel office.
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The motel units
block behind the office associated with the re-purposed motel in
the previous
image.
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This is an abandoned auto and truck repair shop directly across the street from the remains of the "Western Motel"
along Old Route 66.
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This is an abandoned gasoline and repair shop along Old Route 66 in San Jon.
San Jon is a major stop along I-40 in eastern New Mexico and not a ghost town.
Only the old retail buildings along Route 66 seem to be in this condition.
Hopefully, San Jon will leave these buildings as a reminder of the history of the road.
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Another view of previous image looking southeast.
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This view is east along Old Route 66 of the gas station from previous image. Additional abandoned buildings in the distance.
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Partial view looking east of west elevation of gas station.
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Close-up of steel window.
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