Comments on: Old School New Mexico Postcard #2 – Tucumcari http://www.adobenido.com/blog/2009/new-mexico/old-school-new-mexico-postcard-2-tucumcari/ A local innkeeper knows New Mexico secrets and tells anyone who will listen. Tue, 21 May 2013 16:24:50 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 By: adobenido http://www.adobenido.com/blog/2009/new-mexico/old-school-new-mexico-postcard-2-tucumcari/comment-page-1/#comment-17058 adobenido Sat, 24 Sep 2011 22:56:57 +0000 http://www.adobenido.com/blog/albuquerque-nm/old-school-new-mexico-postcard-2-tucumcari/#comment-17058 It’s sad that Tucumcari is in the state it is, and no doubt – with the economy as it is there is no real good future in sight for so many of these small towns that time forgot. We still get a fair amount of travelers come through our city every year who are traveling Rt 66. While the glory days are certainly gone, there will always be people wanting to travel the Mother Road.

]]> By: Howie http://www.adobenido.com/blog/2009/new-mexico/old-school-new-mexico-postcard-2-tucumcari/comment-page-1/#comment-17055 Howie Sat, 24 Sep 2011 12:03:04 +0000 http://www.adobenido.com/blog/albuquerque-nm/old-school-new-mexico-postcard-2-tucumcari/#comment-17055 I remember my father telling me he stayed in Tucumcari during the many trips he used to make to LA in the 40′s and 50′s. I am currently on my first cross-USA trip (with my son) and just so happened to stop overnight. we took a drive in the evening. Both of us came to the same conclusion – this is a dying town. Half the homes and businesses are boarded up, and the other half look like they will be soon. Probably due to the recession, Tucumcari looks like it will be a ghost town sooner rather than later.

This leads me to Route 66 in general. The scenery will always remain, but the cache has definitely worn off. For people who remember the glory days of the 40′s through to the 70′s (max), then Route 66 will mean something positive (glorious scenery, diners, drive-in’s, gas stations with attendents, friendly people en route, and great cars to cruise around in). It’s sadly, time for a reality check. Those days are long gone.

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