The Club Cafe was opened in 1935 and a few years later, the famous "Fat Man" logo was created. The smiling portly figure in jacket and...

While driving by, I snapped a photo of the neon sign in front of Joseph's Bar & Grill because I liked the retro look of it. The...

The motel, built in the 1950's, was in pretty bad shape when we saw it, but the neon sign is still standing. The restaurant is still in...

I was so sad to see this iconic neon sign abandoned and falling apart. Those yellow diamonds, spelling out RESTAURANT are another classic...

The La Mesa Motel was built in the 1940's and added on to in the 1960's. It is still operating today and you can see the neon sign on...

This old ford sits in front of the Route 66 Auto Museum where you can see more than 30 antique cars and trucks from the Route 66 heydays....

This building from 1910 was originally a gas station and store, then the post office and a bus stop. An early alignment brought Route 66...

The Coronado Court Motel opened in the 1930's and had a cool neon sign. Sadly, it was replaced by the Trading Post sign in the 1970's...

Not the original neon sign, but still an eye catcher. It's a combination of neon and incandescent lighting with a buckaroo on a bucking...

I love this neon sign. It sits out front of the Pow Wow Restaurant and Lizard Lounge. This establishment was added to the Congress Inn...

I thought that I was seeing my first Whiting Bros. gas station, but as it turned out, this station was never a Whiting Bros. It was part...

The La Cita restaurant, which opened in 1940, has a great neon sign and neon lettering on the giant sombrero, which was added in 1959. It...

No joke, it was Wednesday when I snapped this photo. The Motel Safari was built in 1959 and has maintained it's original neon sign. It...

I was really excited to see the neon sign at the Blue Swallow Motel. I've seen images of it in relation to Route 66 many times and I was...

My first thought was, it is a shame that such a great vintage neon sign needed a spell check. As it turns out, tepee (not teepee) is the...

While the sign is not vintage neon and the place has been restored and updated, I included this motel because of what's inside. We stayed...

The Trade Station Gift Shop is located in a vintage gas station that was restored to look like a Route 66 era Texaco Station. The...

Although we opted for steaks on our stop in Tucumcari, this great old sign for the Golden Dragon Chinese Restaurant did get our...

Just what we hungry road worn travelers wanted to see when we rolled into Tucumcari, a huge cow on top of a restaurant sign. Of course,...

Just before you get to the main Route 66 strip in Tucumcari, you'll see this classic neon sign and giant ice cream cone, which used to be...