Route 66 Paintings and Prints

Signs, motels and roadside cafés along Route 66, from Roy's Motel and Cafe in Amboy, California, to the Snow Cap in Seligman, Arizona, and the Sands Motel in Grants, New Mexico.

The Route 66 Series prints show signs near Amboy and Newberry Springs in hand-colored detail; several are bordered with topographic maps of the area.

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Grain Elevators & Mills
Motels & Roadside Signs
Diners, Cafés & Theaters
Barns & Farmsteads
Trains & Railroads
Churches & Schoolhouses
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Route 66
Palm Springs & the California Desert
Montana
Idaho
California
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Motel Series: Vacancy at the Sands
Painting of the angled orange Sands Motel sign in Grants, New Mexico, topped by three red pennant flags against a pale blue sky.Painting of the angled orange Sands Motel sign in Grants, New Mexico, topped by three red pennant flags against a pale blue sky.
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Route 66: Snow Cap
Painting of the Snow Cap drive-in on Route 66 in Seligman, Arizona, a giant red soft-serve cone on the roof beside a red BURGER arrow and MALTS lettering.Painting of the Snow Cap drive-in on Route 66 in Seligman, Arizona, a giant red soft-serve cone on the roof beside a red BURGER arrow and MALTS lettering.
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Route 66: Soft Serve
Painting of a green EAT sign topped by a red soft-serve swirl beside a red BURGER sign over a yellow scalloped awning, on Route 66 in Seligman, Arizona.Painting of a green EAT sign topped by a red soft-serve swirl beside a red BURGER sign over a yellow scalloped awning, on Route 66 in Seligman, Arizona.
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Route 66 series: signs along the way #3
Print of three Route 66 signs from Amboy, California, side by side: a turquoise RESTAURANT sign, ROY'S with a red star over MOTEL CAFE, and a tall MOTEL sign.Print of three Route 66 signs from Amboy, California, side by side: a turquoise RESTAURANT sign, ROY'S with a red star over MOTEL CAFE, and a tall MOTEL sign.
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Roy’s Motel and Cafe
Painting of the Roy's Motel and Cafe sign on Route 66 in Amboy, California: a red-orange star behind ROY'S, MOTEL CAFE below, beside the angled-roof office.Painting of the Roy's Motel and Cafe sign on Route 66 in Amboy, California: a red-orange star behind ROY'S, MOTEL CAFE below, beside the angled-roof office.
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Route 66 Series—Road Runner Restaurant
Print of the Road Runner restaurant sign on Route 66 in Newberry Springs, California, a turquoise RESTAURANT panel below a roadrunner, in a topographic map border.Print of the Road Runner restaurant sign on Route 66 in Newberry Springs, California, a turquoise RESTAURANT panel below a roadrunner, in a topographic map border.
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Route 66 Series—Roy's Motel and Cafe
Print of the ROY'S sign on Route 66 in Amboy, California, over a red star, with a turquoise MOTEL CAFE board below and palm trees, framed by a topographic map.Print of the ROY'S sign on Route 66 in Amboy, California, over a red star, with a turquoise MOTEL CAFE board below and palm trees, framed by a topographic map.
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Route 66 Series—Bagdad Motel
Hand-colored print of a tall, weathered MOTEL sign on a pole in the desert near Amboy on Route 66, framed by a topographic map border.Hand-colored print of a tall, weathered MOTEL sign on a pole in the desert near Amboy on Route 66, framed by a topographic map border.
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Route 66 Series I
Hand-colored solar plate etching of two Route 66 desert scenes near Amboy, California: an empty sign frame on a white pole and a tall MOTEL sign by utility poles.Hand-colored solar plate etching of two Route 66 desert scenes near Amboy, California: an empty sign frame on a white pole and a tall MOTEL sign by utility poles.
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Route 66 Motel
Painting of a cream stucco archway reading WELCOME HISTORIC ROUTE 66 over a motel courtyard with blue and red doors in Victorville, California.Painting of a cream stucco archway reading WELCOME HISTORIC ROUTE 66 over a motel courtyard with blue and red doors in Victorville, California.
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