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- Postcard, "Cactus Motor Lodge," Tucumcari, New Mexico, circa 1947 - Federal Highway 66 (more commonly known as Route 66) was established in 1926, and it spanned 2,448 miles from Chicago, Illinois, to Los Angeles, California. The Cactus Motor Lodge, built in Tucumcari, New Mexico, in 1941, was a welcome sight to weary travelers driving west from Texas. Rooms boasted "New Mexico's finest steam heat," box springs, and carpeting.
- circa 1947
- Collections - Artifact
Postcard, "Cactus Motor Lodge," Tucumcari, New Mexico, circa 1947
Federal Highway 66 (more commonly known as Route 66) was established in 1926, and it spanned 2,448 miles from Chicago, Illinois, to Los Angeles, California. The Cactus Motor Lodge, built in Tucumcari, New Mexico, in 1941, was a welcome sight to weary travelers driving west from Texas. Rooms boasted "New Mexico's finest steam heat," box springs, and carpeting.