Los Alamitos Motel (RIP)
UPDATE: One of my favorite vintage neon signs on Route 66 is no more, having been cut down and hauled away by a collector this month. This is happening more and more, as collectors throw around big bucks to the owners of these signs. It has become a serious problem in New Mexico, where one particular collector seems bent on buying up as many vintage signs as he possibly can. A lot of the allure of Route 66 is embodied in these signs. Photograph them when you can.
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The sign is all that's left of the Los Alamitos Motel on Route 66 near Grants, New Mexico.
Taken with an iPhone 4. Processed with Pic Grunger and Aperture.
Los Alamitos Motel (RIP)
UPDATE: One of my favorite vintage neon signs on Route 66 is no more, having been cut down and hauled away by a collector this month. This is happening more and more, as collectors throw around big bucks to the owners of these signs. It has become a serious problem in New Mexico, where one particular collector seems bent on buying up as many vintage signs as he possibly can. A lot of the allure of Route 66 is embodied in these signs. Photograph them when you can.
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The sign is all that's left of the Los Alamitos Motel on Route 66 near Grants, New Mexico.
Taken with an iPhone 4. Processed with Pic Grunger and Aperture.