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Roy Crowl opened Roy’s gas and service station in 1938 on Route 66. At that time, Route 66 was the main interstate highway between Los Angeles & Chicago. In 1959, the iconic sign went up as the motel expanded with a more modernist look.
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Harvey House Railroad Depot in Barstow, now the Route 66 Mother Road Museum, housed a Harvey House restaurant & hotel, one of many built by Fred Harvey along the Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railroad line and Route 66.
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This Richfield Cucamonga Service Station, built in 1915, is one of only a few remaining service stations along Historic Route 66. It was restored by the local community and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
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The Wigwam Motel in Rialto is 1 of 2 remaining “villages” on historic Route 66. Frank A Redford designed and built seven “Tipi” villages from Florida to California in the 1930s and 40s.
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