As I'm going through folders looking for a particular picture, I came across one that I had intended to post a few years ago. I'm glad I didn't because there was more to the story later!
I was just doing a random photo drive one morning and went past this building. It's in an area that I seldom travel so that was the first time I noticed it. I thought it looked interesting and since I was stopped at the traffic light, I grabbed my camera and got a quick shot. It turns out that the street I was on is part of old Route 66 and the Brookshire Motel was considered a landmark. The Route 66 Commission was trying to save it, but fires in 2019 and 2020 caused so much damage it was beyond any kind of preservation. I remember reading about the first fire and thinking "oh my goodness! I just took a picture of that building a few weeks ago!" I'm so glad I did.
(I put a watermark on this photo in case some hobbyist historian gets twitchy).
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I've been watching quite a few videos on Rt 66. Very interesting.. Would have loved to have traveled out that way.
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