4/15/10: This event has unfortunately been cancelled. We will be attempting to reschedule - please call us with questions (344.8139)
Joe Sonderman discusses and signs his book, Route 66 in New Mexico (Arcadia, $21.99), which includes fascinating images from his Route 66 postcard collection and trivia many won't know - like the giant Kachina doll that once stood near Gallup.
Travelers from the East knew they had arrived in the great Southwest when they entered New Mexico--the towns along Route 66 were ablaze in neon, and the motels lured travelers with Western themes, Pueblo Revival architecture, and Native American trading posts. An adventure still awaits the traveler today who takes the time to exit I-40 and leave the franchised blandness behind. The neon still flickers at the Blue Swallow Motel in Tucumcari, on Central Avenue in Albuquerque, and at the El Rancho Hotel in Gallup. The "Fat Man" still smiles at Joseph's Bar and Grill in Santa Rosa. The stories behind those landmarks are in this book, as well as the stories behind establishments that are lost forever or slowly crumbling to dust among the tumbleweeds.
- Street:
- Bookworks
- Additional:
- 4022 Rio Grande Blvd NW Flying Star Pla
- City:
- Albuquerque ,
- Province:
- New Mexico
- Postal Code:
- 87107-3157
- Country:
- United States
