This is a great colorful neon sign. Garcia's lights up in green, Cafe in yellow backlit in red, both are underlined in bright pink and...

The Dog House Drive In hot dog joint with car side servers is definitely a throwback from Route 66 heydays. It started in the 1960's and...

This building reminded me of what "downtown" in the city near my hometown looked like when I was little. The S.H. Kress Building was...

This motel was built in 1958 as part of a chain created by Del Webb, co-owner of the New York Yankees, general contractor for mob boss...

Another great futuristic designed neon sign that was added in the 1960's. This motel was opened in 1941 and still hosts guests today, but...

While not the original sign for this motel built in 1946, it is still an old classic neon from around the 1960's. The motel building is...

Right down the road from Blake's was another great hamburger joint sign, with another kind of creepy looking little man on top. I wasn't...

We saw a few of these signs along Route 66 and even though it isn't neon, this somewhat creepy looking guy, who may or may not be wearing...

Formerly the El Comedor de Anayas Restaurant, this antique shop kept this fantastic roadside attraction sign. It doesn't work anymore,...

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...