Friday, June 22, 2012 continued.. 66 Drive-In, Carthage, Missouri. "The Fine Art photography of Frank Romeo." Look for my Route 66 Galleries here: http://frank-romeo.pixels.com/
Friday, June 22, 2012 continued.. The Boots Motel on Route 66 in Carthage, Missouri. Streamline Moderne. "The Fine Art photography of Frank Romeo." Look for my Route 66 Galleries here: http://frank-romeo.pixels.com/
Friday, June 22, 2012 continued.. Just about every photo of the Boots Motel I've seen includes the comfy chairs out front of the office, set up so visitors can watch the world go by on Route 66. "The Fine Art photography of Frank Romeo." Look for my Route 66 Galleries here: http://frank-romeo.pixels.com/
Friday, June 22, 2012 continued.. The Boots Motel in Carthage, Missouri, as it looked circa 2012. Old sign and tilted roof. "The Fine Art photography of Frank Romeo." Look for my Route 66 Galleries here: http://frank-romeo.pixels.com/
Route 66: changes I've seen.
The Boots Motel as it appeared in 2008, maybe a bit neglected and with the "inappropriate gable roof" that was installed in the 1970's. In 2012, I was given a tour of the wonderful restoration work in process on the rooms (thanks, Debbie Dee!) and since then, the roof has been flattened to its original late 1930's design. A night at the Boots is near the top of my 66 travel list.
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Route 66: changes I've seen.
Neon sign at the Boots Motel, as it appeared in 2010. The refurbished sign is now red, and the establishment opened by Arthur Boots in 1939 is once again known as Boots Court, which sounds much better.
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No, it's not always better watching a movie at home on the big screen TV. THIS is a big screen. 66 Drive-in Theater, Carthage, Missouri, on old Route 66.
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66 Drive-In, Carthage, Missouri. Oh, those summer nights.
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Route 66 - Ticket booth at the 66 drive-in in Carthage, Missouri. At these prices, do you really need to hide your friends in the trunk?
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66 Drive-In marquee, with old Route 66 behind it. From Carthage, Missouri.
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Route 66 - Boots Motel, Carthage, Missouri, 2012. The pitched roof seen here has since been flattened to match the original from the 1930's.
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A seat or two outside the Boots Motel in Carthage, Missouri. For watching the Route 66 world go by.
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Route 66 - Classic Chrysler parked at the Boots Motel, Carthage, Missouri. The old motel offered covered parking so the likes of Clark Gable and Gene Autry could come and go undisturbed.
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Outside the Boots Motel in Missouri. To watch the world go by on Route 66.
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