We have included below a sampling of our collection of vintage travel postcards dealing with Route 66 and the cities and towns it traversed. What was Route 66 like in its earlier years, as visitors drove across The Mother Road? What did all the service stations, motels and public buildings look like when they were new? What did the traveling public experience? We wonder such things when we travel Route 66 today. Those earlier times in the 1930s, 40s and 50s were not always captured on film. But the use of colorful postcards was common in those decades. These portray the historic road in its prime and help us to visualize, and appreciate, "earlier times" as we drive Route 66 today from Chicago to Santa Monica. |
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Route 66 Memories from Illinois
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Star Courts - Elk City![]() |
Home on the Range - Clinton![]() |
Phillips Courts - El Reno![]() |
Matlyn Court - Oklahoma City![]() |
Motor Inn Courts - Elk City![]() |
Cooks Court - Tulsa![]() |
De Luxe Courts - Oklahoma City![]() |
El Sueno Court - Claremore![]() |
Quarter Horse Motel - Vinita![]() |
Nu Homa Motel - Oklahoma City![]() |
Classen Cafeteria - Oklahoma City![]() |
Will Rogers Motor Court - Tulsa![]() |
The Major Court - Oklahoma City![]() |
Royce Cafe - Edmond![]() |
Flamingo Motel - Oklahoma City![]() |
Downtown Amarillo![]() |
Best Court![]() |
Skyline Motel![]() |
Dowell's Saratoga Cafe![]() |
Sunset Motel![]() |
Bailey's Motel![]() |
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Tower Court![]() |
Maisel's Trading Post![]() |
Texas Ann Court![]() |
King's Rest Courts![]() |
Pueblo Bonito Court![]() |
Arrowhead Lodge![]() |
Silver Spur Motel![]() |
Casa Grande Lodge![]() |
Santa Fe RR Depot![]() |
Crest-Hi Restaurant![]() |
Bow & Arrow Lodge![]() |
Zuni Motor Lodge![]() |
El Don Motel![]() |
Country Club Court![]() |
White Way Court![]() |
Pete's Cafe![]() |
Casa Linda Court![]() |
Log Cabin Lodge![]() |
Colonial Motel![]() |
El Capitan Motel![]() |
Ambassador Motel![]() |
Pine Tree Lodge![]() |
Arrowhead Lodge![]() |
El Navajo Hotel![]() |
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Branding Iron Motel![]() |
Lane Motel![]() |
Downtown Flagstaff![]() |
66 Motel Court![]() |
The Spur Motel![]() |
Sierra Vista Motel![]() |
The "L" Motel![]() |
Wonderland Motel![]() |
Hi-Land Motel![]() |
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Del Rhea Lodge![]() |
El Rancho in Needles![]() |
Swains Motel![]() |
Greetings from Barstow![]() |
Sage Motel![]() |
Cactus Motel![]() |
El Rancho Barstow![]() |
Town & Country Motel![]() |
Casa Loma Motel![]() |
Motel 66![]() |
Mt. Vernon Auto Motel![]() |
White Motel![]() |
Santa Fe RR Depot![]() |
Mojave Motel![]() |
Travel Lodge![]() |
Round Up Motel![]() |
The Frontier in Arcadia![]() |
Derby Motel![]() |
Clark Motel![]() |
Arroyo-Seco Parkway![]() |
Downtown Pasadena![]() |
Gwinn's Restaurant![]() |
Grand Motel![]() |
Bella Vista Motor Court![]() |
Greetings from Santa Monica![]() |
Santa Monica Auto Camp![]() |
William Tell Motel![]() |
Bel Monica Motel![]() |
Santa Monica Travl-O-Tel![]() |
Surf Auto Hotel![]() |