Fire heavily damaged the Magnuson Hotel Adobe along Route 66 in Holbrook, Arizona, and likely is a total loss. It was the city's second hotel fire in a week. The hotel at 615 W. Hopi Ave. (aka Route 66) caught fire Sunday morning after a nearby trailer reportedly went ablaze. Seven fire departments fought the … Continue reading Fire ravages Magnuson Hotel in Holbrook
Category: Motels
Ramada Kingman reopens; Canyon 66 to reopen Monday
The Ramada Inn in Kingman, Arizona, reopened last week and the accompanying Canyon 66 Restaurant and Lounge will reopen Monday after the properties closed two months ago and went into bankruptcy receivership. The Kingman Daily Miner reported: The Ramada Inn put 70 rooms back into operation on May 14, with another 20 rooms being prepared … Continue reading Ramada Kingman reopens; Canyon 66 to reopen Monday
Genuine Route 66 Life returns with Fender’s River Road Resort
After a long hiatus, KC Keefer of the Genuine Route 66 Life video series recently returned with a new video at Fender's River Road Resort and Motel in Needles, California. Interviewed is Rosie Ramos, the public face at the historic Route 66 property. https://youtu.be/Y89kQfJzwyM A few months ago, Fender's also embarked on a Relight the … Continue reading Genuine Route 66 Life returns with Fender’s River Road Resort
Nelson family unveils latest mural in Lebanon
Four generations of the Nelson family on Sunday unveiled the newest Route 66-related mural in Boswell Park in Lebanon, Missouri. The mural, titled "Nelson Family Legacy," was a $75,000 project in which 143 people, businesses and organization donated money to finish it, according to the blog of the Lebanon-Laclede County Route 66 Society. Bruce Owen, … Continue reading Nelson family unveils latest mural in Lebanon
New owners pledge to restore Hill Top Motel in Kingman
A husband-and-wife team recently purchased the closed Hill Top Motel in Kingman, Arizona, and plan to spend a half-million dollars renovating the historic Route 66 property. Francisco Sinopoli and Makenzie Baker, who are chiropractors, are the motel's new owners after Mohave State Bank foreclosed on it in December, reported the Kingman Daily Miner. They bought the … Continue reading New owners pledge to restore Hill Top Motel in Kingman
Many changes come to El Rey in Santa Fe
When we last heard about El Rey Inn in Santa Fe, New Mexico, a Texas company in summer 2016 had bought the historic Route 66 property from longtime owner Terrell White. The Santa Fe New Mexican reports Jay and Alison Carroll of Joshua Tree, California, were hired as design consultants to oversee renovations and other changes. … Continue reading Many changes come to El Rey in Santa Fe
El Vado Motel inches closer to reopening
The historic El Vado Motel in Albuquerque is moving closer to reopening -- probably sometime in May -- after a lengthy redevelopment on the long-closed Route 66 property. While in Albuquerque earlier this week, we dropped by to check on progress on the property, which is being converted into a boutique motel with food pods, … Continue reading El Vado Motel inches closer to reopening
VIDEOS: De Anza Motor Lodge sign taken down for restoration
Workers on Wednesday took down the neon sign for the De Anza Motor Lodge in Albuquerque to be restored -- one of many steps to rehabilitate the long-closed historic Route 66 property into a boutique motel. Melissa Lea Beasley, president of the New Mexico Route 66 Association, wrote in that group's Facebook page: Today the … Continue reading VIDEOS: De Anza Motor Lodge sign taken down for restoration
Route 66 motels may help ease housing shortage in some areas
Old motels -- including those on Route 66 -- are being eyed as a solution for a growing housing shortage in parts of the United States. An article in Bisnow.com cites The Sundowner Motel and the Luna Lodge -- both on Route 66 in Albuquerque -- as examples of once-seedy properties recently converted by New … Continue reading Route 66 motels may help ease housing shortage in some areas
Ramada Kingman, Canyon 66 restaurant abruptly close
The Ramada Kingman hotel and its Canyon 66 Restaurant and Lounge in Kingman, Arizona, abruptly closed this week amid allegations of unpaid contractor bills and stiffed employees. It was the second high-profile lodging establishment to close in Kingman in less than six months. The historic Hill Top Motel closed late last year after being foreclosed. … Continue reading Ramada Kingman, Canyon 66 restaurant abruptly close