Ghost Towns of Route 66 (26 page)

Meramec Caverns,
26
,
45

Meramec River Bridge,
37

Meteor Crater,
116

Miami, OK,
61
,
73

Midpoint Café,
91

Miller, Roger,
73

Miller, “Two Guns,”
118
,
119

Missouri River, Fort Scott & Gulf Railroad,
55

Mitchell, IL,
33

Mobeetie, TX,
84

Mohave Museum of History & Arts,
128

Mojave Desert Heritage & Cultural Association,
136
,
141

Montoya, NM,
100
,
101

MoPac Railroad,
45

Mt. Olive, IL,
33

Narcissa, OK,
60
,
61

Navajo, AZ,
118

ND Ranch,
94

Needles, CA,
138
,
139
,
142
,
145
,
147
,
148

Neosho, MO,
46

Nevada Southern Railway,
138

Newberry Springs, CA,
148
,
150
,
151

Newkirk, NM,
100
,
102

Nickel, George,
80

Northeast Garage,
60

Northeastern Pharmaceutical and Chemical Company,
36

O'Neill, Bucky,
118

Oatman, AZ,
128
,
130
–134

Oatman, Olive,
130

Ocoya, IL,
26

Odd Fellows Lodge,
46

Odell, IL,
26

Oklahoma City, OK,
66

Okura, Albert,
146

Old Route 66 Truck and Auto Parts,
94

Oldfield, Barney,
13
,
131

Orange Blossom Mine,
147

Oro Grande, CA,
154
,
155

Ortega, Max and Amelia,
116

Ortega's Trading Post,
117

Osage Trail,
13

Osterman Service Station,
120

Owen, J. T.,
91

OX Ranch,
141

Ozark Trails,
66

Painted Desert,
116
,
118

Painted Desert Trading Post,
115

Palmer Hotel,
60

Pampa, TX,
84

Paraje, NM,
110

Paris Springs, MO,
40
,
42

Paris Springs Junction, MO,
35
,
40
,
42

Paris, Eli,
42

Patton, George S.,
140
,
141

Payne, Andy,
73

Peach Springs, AZ,
120
,
122

Pecos, NM,
105

Pensacola Dam,
61

Petrified Forest,
116
,
118

Phelps, MO,
45

Phelps, Bill,
45

Phoenix, AZ,
134

Pierce & Harvey Buggy Company,
60

Pigeon Ranch,
109

Plano, MO,
38

Plew, MO,
45
,
46

Polk-a-Dot Drive In,
22
,
24

Pontiac, IL,
26

Pontiac Trail,
13

Postal Bridge Company,
66

Potapov's,
154

Power House Visitor Center,
128

Prewitt, NM,
112

Prewitt's Trading Post,
112

Quantrill, William,
54
,
55

Quapaw, OK,
73

Ramsey's Garage,
42

Ream, Vinne,
73

Red Mountain Market and Deli,
112

Red Rooster Café,
154

Reed's Cabin Court,
45

Rescue, MO,
45

Rest Haven Motel,
60
,
62

Rhyolite, NV,
148

Rice, N. H. “Bud,”
110

Richardson's Store,
100
,
101

Riggs Café,
118

Rittenhouse, Jack,
18
,
26
,
28
,
38
,
40
,
42
,
45
,
46
,
54
,
60
,
76
,
80
,
82
,
88
,
94
,
100
,
110
–112,
116
–118,
128
,
133
,
144
–147,
148
,
152

Riverton, KS,
51
,
54

Riviera,
25

RO Ranch,
82
,
85

Robinson, Jon,
120

Rock Island Railroad,
82
,
85

Rock Prairie Cemetery,
40

Rogers, Roy,
45

Rolla, MO,
42

Romeroville, NM,
104
,
107

Route 66 Association of Missouri,
38

Route 66 Fun Run,
133

Route 66 Mother Road Museum,
154

Route 66 Museum,
154

Route 66 State Park,
36
,
37

Route 66 Visitor Center,
54

Rowe, NM,
109

Rowe, Alfred,
82
,
85
,
109

Roy's Motel and Café,
144
–146

Russell, Harley and Annabelle,
73

Ryerson's General Store,
152

Sagebrush Inn,
154

Salt Lake City, UT,
139

San Bernardino, CA,
146

San Fidel, NM,
111
,
112

San Jon, NM,
94
,
95
,
98
,
99

San Jose, NM,
93
,
107
,
109

Sand Hills Curiosity Shop,
73

Sanders, AZ,
117
,
118

Santa Fe, NM,
104
,
107
,
117

Santa Fe Railroad,
118
,
136
,
138
,
148

Santa Fe Trail,
13
,
93
,
104
,
107
,
109

Santa Monica, CA,
13

Santa Rosa, NM,
104

Schoolhouse Outdoor Museum Trail,
138

Seaba Station,
64
,
65

Searchlight, NV,
138
,
139

Seligman, AZ,
120

Shamrock, TX,
80
–82

Shawnee Trail,
55

Shea's Gas Station Museum,
17
,
32

Shirk, George,
60

Shirley, IL,
26

Sidewalk Highway,
61

Sitgreaves, Lorenzo,
120

SkyView Drive-In Theatre,
33

Smith's Café,
94

Soulsby Station,
33

South Bend, IN,
13

Southern Pacific Railroad,
138
,
152

Spencer, MO,
38
,
42
–44

Springfield, IL,
17
,
26
,
28
,
32
,
33

Springfield, MO,
38
,
45
,
46

St. Louis, MO,
28
,
36
,
45

St. Louis & San Francisco Railroad,
64

Stafford's Café,
116

Staked Plains,
88

State Line Bar,
90
,
91

Steiny's Inn,
37

Stemmons, J. M.,
46

Stone Hotel,
152
,
153

Summit, CA,
145

Sun 'n Sand Motel,
80

Tecolote, NM,
107

Texas Historic Route 66 Association,
84

Texas Longhorn Motel and Café,
90
,
99

Texola, OK,
59
,
73
,
75
,
76
,
80
,
81

Thoreau, NM,
112
,
113

Thornton, William Anderson,
107

Times Beach, MO,
34
,
36
,
37

Tipton Brothers Trading Post,
117

Tom Reed Mine,
130

Tonopah, NV,
148

Troup, Bobby,
118

Truxton, AZ,
120
,
122

Truxton Springs,
120

Tucumcari, NM,
100

Tucumcari & Memphis Railroad,
94

Turner, Gary,
35
,
42

Turner, Lena,
42

Two Guns, AZ,
114
,
115
,
118
,
119

U-Drop Inn,
80
–82

Valentine, AZ,
122
,
123

Valentine Diner,
117

Valle, Alexander,
109

Vance, Vivian,
111

Vega, TX,
91

Vegas, NM,
107

Verona, MO,
36

Victorville, CA,
45
,
154

Villa de Cubero Trading Post,
111

Village Motel,
80

Vinita, OK,
73

Vivian, AZ,
130

Wadsworth, Guy,
154

Wagon Wheel Motel,
45

Walker, Narcissa,
60

Walnut, AZ,
118

War Eagle Mine,
147

Warwick, OK,
64
,
65

Water Hole #2,
75

Weatherford, OK,
69

Wellston, OK,
64

Western Motel,
94
,
98

White, Thelma,
38

Whitehall Mercantile,
38

Whiting Brothers,
111
,
151

Wildorado, TX,
88

Wilmington, IL,
18
,
19
,
24

Winona, AZ,
118

Winslow, AZ,
118
,
119

Wold, Jim and Bertha,
141

Wooley, Sheb,
73

Yeakley Cemetery,
38

Yucca, AZ,
134
,
135

ABOUT THE AUTHOR AND PHOTOGRAPHER

A
UTHOR
J
IM
H
INCKLEY AND PHOTOGRAPHER
K
ERRICK
J
AMES
have partnered on three previous books:
Ghost Towns of the Southwest
,
Route 66 Backroads
, and
Backroads of Arizona
.

Jim is an avid Route 66 enthusiast who has been writing professionally for two decades. A feature columnist and associate editor for
Cars & Parts
magazine, he has also written feature articles for
Route 66
,
American Road
,
Old Cars Weekly
,
Hemmings Classic Car
,
Special Interest Autos
, and the
Kingman Daily Miner
. Visit his blog (
www.route66chronicles.blogspot.com
) to read daily posts about his life and adventures as a “starving artist” on Route 66 and the Lincoln Highway. Jim lives with his wife, Judy, in Kingman, Arizona.

Kerrick has been shooting outdoor and travel imagery for more than twenty-five years. His photography appears in numerous magazines and books and has been featured on more than two hundred covers, including
National Geographic Adventure
and
Arizona Highways
. Kerrick leads photo workshops throughout the year, both land safaris in the American Southwest and ocean trips on various cruise vessels. Visit his website (
www.kerrickjames.com
) to see more of his work. Kerrick lives with his sons, Shane, Royce, and Keanu, in Mesa, Arizona.

Jim Hinckley.
Courtesy of Judy Hinckley

Kerrick James.
Courtesy of Julie Quarry, Photoquarry.com