Route 66 Stays with Personality
For the Car Junkie The 1939-built Blue Swallow Motel, in Tucumcari, is a classic motor-court gem. Sure, guests love the glowing neon and restored midcentury decor, but the historic garages attached to…
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Tag: El Rancho Hotel
Route 66 Rest Stops
EL RANCHO HOTEL, GALLUP Opened in 1937, the recently renovated hotel once played home to Hollywood legends (their names are on the doors) when out of the glare of movie cameras. The glitterati may…
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Spend a Weekend in Gallup
FROM THE SKY at last year’s Red Rock Balloon Rally, the contours of Gallup make a stunning kind of sense. When it’s rising over the city’s eastern side just past dawn, a hot-air balloon turns out to…
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Route 66 Road Trip: West Albuquerque to Manuelito
ROUTE WEST ALBUQUERQUE TO MANUELITO • Roughly 155 miles • Laguna, Grants, Bluewater, Thoreau, Gallup, Manuelito EAT. Rub elbows with the locals at El Cafecito in Grants, where the same friendly…
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El Rancho Hotel Gallops On
AT FIRST, THE UNMANNED SHOESHINE STATION in the lobby of Gallup’s iconic hotel—the El Rancho—seems like an out-of-place relic. It’s a hat tip to the humble beginnings of the family that has stewarded…
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New Mexico Magazine True Heroes
Above: Ralph Martinez (back, left) and a host of others assembled 30 care boxes and delivered them to families and seniors in need. Photo by Aaron Leon Lopez If there’s something to hold onto amid…
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