Friday, July 16, 2021

Weekend Roundup

  Welcome to The Weekend Roundup...hosted by Tom The Back Roads Traveler



1. Starts with "C"
2. A Favorite
3. CENTRE chosen by Tom

Starts with "C"
ON THE ROAD
CLINES CORNERS.COM

 Roy E. Cline had an idea, give road weary travelers a place to stop, shop and eat. In 1934, his vision came to life with the opening of a filling station and café at the intersection of New Mexico State Highways 6 and 2. This placed his new business in between Moriarty and Santa Rosa New Mexico.

At that time Route 66 had a totally different alignment: it ran north towards Las Vegas and Santa Fe, in a wide arch between Santa Rosa and Albuquerque. But due to New Mexico politics, Route 66 would have a new, shorter path, bypassing the state capital. The sixty-nine miles of new road named New Mexico State Highway 6 would shave ninety miles off of Route 66. This new road was the opportunity that Roy needed.


In 1937, AASHO approved the Santa Rosa Cutoff that shortened Route 66. New Mexico Highway 6 moved slightly north and was renamed Route 66/U.S. 285. This posed a problem for Roy Cline and he would have to move the gas station and restaurant to the new Route 66. He purchased the land northwest of the intersecting Highway and convinced map makers to place Clines Corners on the map. Today, eighty-three years later, travelers can find Clines Corners in the same spot that Roy Cline purchased in 1937.

BONUS CONOCO CENTER






FAVOURITE
COWPOKE'S CAFE CHICKEN Weleetka OK



CENTRE (CENTER)
CULTURAL CENTER Gallup NM


Déjà Brew
A catchall for leftover beer, coffee, food, motels and whatever catches my fancy!
CONGO COFFEE Dundas West Toronto.



5 comments:

  1. Right now, c is for cat. I have one on my lap.

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  2. Now I want one of those chicken fried steak meals at the Cowpoke Cafe. Fun post!

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  3. Jackcie, you certainly came up with a lot of "C" signs this week. Have a wonderful weekend and week ahead.

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  4. ...CLINE"S CORNERS is a CLASSIC! I haven't seem CONOCO in awhile. COWPOKE'S CAFE'S CHICKEN Fried Steak, actual size almost is great! And CONGO COFFEE wraps everything up! Thanks Jackie.

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