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Tag: Janet Guthrie

California, Culture, Photography

Roy’s Motel Cafe – Best of 2019

December 17, 2019December 18, 2019 editor

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Roy’s Motel & Cafe in Amboy, CA opened as a gas station in 1938 along Route 66 and thrived until Interstate 40 opened and diverted traffic off the historic route in 1972

I made this shot a few months before the iconic monument sign was restored and re-lit last month.

 

Tagged Amboy, Janet Guthrie, route 66, Roy's Motel Cafe
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