by Jim Hinckley
Ford, John, 152
Fort Cady, 150
Fort Courage Trading Post, 117
Fort Smith & Western Railway Company, 64
Foss, OK, 70–71, 156
Foyil, OK, 73
Franciscan Lodge, 112
Freemasons Lodge, 46
Frontier Café and Motel, 120, 122
Funk, Issac, 29
Funks Grove, IL, 16, 26, 29–31
Gable, Clark, 131, 133
Galena, KS, 51, 52, 54, 55, 57
Gallup, NM, 112
Garces, Father, 120, 150
Gardiner Springs, 126
Gardner, IL, 18, 26, 30
Gay Parita Garage and Sinclair station, 35, 40, 42
Geary, OK, 66
Glenrio, TX, 75, 78, 79, 88, 89, 90, 91, 94, 95
Glorieta, NM 105
Godley, IL, 18, 19, 22, 24
Goffs, CA, 138–141
Goldroad, AZ, 128–131, 134
Goodnight, Charles, 82, 85
Goodwater, AZ, 118
Gottieb, Sidney, 111
Grand Canyon Caverns, 120
Granite City, IL, 33
Grants, NM, 112
Gray County Courthouse, 82
Greer, Thomas, 109
Groom, TX, 82, 85
Gunn, Wallace and Mary, 111
Hackberry, AZ, 122, 126, 127
Hall, Edward H., 22
Halloysite, AZ, 118
Halltown, MO, 38, 40
Hamon’s Court, 69
Harvey House, 147
Hathorne, Frank L., 118
Hauer, Rutger, 145
Heaton, Daniel, 45
Heatonville, MO, 45
Helendale, CA, 154, 155
Hendren, Sylvan and Maria, 100
Herman’s Garage, 112, 113
Hinton Junction, OK, 69
Holbrook, AZ, 117, 118
Hooker Cut, MO, 45
Houck, AZ, 116–118
Howard, Roy, 146
Hualapai Indian Reservation, 120
Hugh, David and Norah, 64
Hulaville, 154
Hyde Park, 120
Hydro, OK, 69
Ilfield, NM, 109
Illinois Central Railroad, 28
Indian Trail Trading Post, 116
Indio, CA, 141
International Mine, Mill, and Smelter Workers Union, 52
Iron Hog Saloon, 154
Iyanbitoall, NM, 112
J. M. Bender Garage, 146
J. M. Porter Ranch, 80
Jackson, Claiborne Fox, 46
Jaramillo, Baltazar, 111
Java Stop, 21
Jayhawk Court, 54
Jenerez, Joe, 128
Jericho, TX, 85, 86
Jericho Gap, 85
Johnnies Café, 112
Johnson Mills, MO, 42
Joplin, MO, 45, 46
Kane, Laurel and David, 61
Kan-O-Tex, 54, 55
Kansas City, KS, 66, 107
Kansas City, Fort Scott & Memphis Railroad, 60
Kaveneys, 18
Kearny, Stephen, 107
Kelly’s Café and Shell Station, 152
Kellyville, OK, 73
Key Bridge, 66
Kingman, AZ, 120, 126, 128, 131, 134
Kingman Army Airfield, 134
Kiser, Bradley, 84
La Bajada Hill, 104
Laguna Pueblo, NM, 110
Lake Springfield, 28
Landon, Alf, 52
Las Vegas Hotel, 38
Lawndale, IL, 29
Lela, TX, 80, 82
Lewis, John L., 52
Litchfield, IL, 33
Lizalde, Gus, 145
Log Cabin Trading Post, 117
Lombard, Carol, 131, 133
Los Angeles, CA, 73
Lucille’s, 69
Ludlow, CA, 142, 145, 147, 148
Luna Café, 33
Lupton, AZ, 116, 117
Lux Theater, 112
Magnolia Station, 80, 91
Mantle, Mickey, 56, 73
Manuelito, NM, 112
Marsh Rainbow Arch Bridge, 50, 52, 57
Mason, Fred and Gay, 42
Mazonia, IL, 18, 19, 22, 24
McClanahan, Jerry, 29
McCune, Clyde, 120, 122
McLean, TX, 81, 82, 84, 85
Mediocre Music Makers, 73
Meramec Caverns, 26, 45
Meramec River Bridge, 37
Meteor Crater, 116
Miami, OK, 61, 73
Midpoint Café, 91
Miller, Roger, 73
Miller, “Two Guns,” 118, 119
Missouri River, Fort Scott & Gulf Railroad, 55
Mitchell, IL, 33
Mobeetie, TX, 84
Mohave Museum of History & Arts, 128
Mojave Desert Heritage & Cultural Association, 136, 141
Montoya, NM, 100, 101
MoPac Railroad, 45
Mt. Olive, IL, 33
Narcissa, OK, 60, 61
Navajo, AZ, 118
ND Ranch, 94
Needles, CA, 138, 139, 142, 145, 147, 148
Neosho, MO, 46
Nevada Southern Railway, 138
Newberry Springs, CA, 148, 150, 151
Newkirk, NM, 100, 102
Nickel, George, 80
Northeast Garage, 60
Northeastern Pharmaceutical and Chemical Company, 36
O’Neill, Bucky, 118
Oatman, AZ, 128, 130–134
Oatman, Olive, 130
Ocoya, IL, 26
Odd Fellows Lodge, 46
Odell, IL, 26
Oklahoma City, OK, 66
Okura, Albert, 146
Old Route 66 Truck and Auto Parts, 94
Oldfield, Barney, 13, 131
Orange Blossom Mine, 147
Oro Grande, CA, 154, 155
Ortega, Max and Amelia, 116
Ortega’s Trading Post, 117
Osage Trail, 13
Osterman Service Station, 120
Owen, J. T., 91
OX Ranch, 141
Ozark Trails, 66
Painted Desert, 116, 118
Painted Desert Trading Post, 115
Palmer Hotel, 60
Pampa, TX, 84
Paraje, NM, 110
Paris Springs, MO, 40, 42
Paris Springs Junction, MO, 35, 40, 42
Paris, Eli, 42
Patton, George S., 140, 141
Payne, Andy, 73
Peach Springs, AZ, 120, 122
Pecos, NM, 105
Pensacola Dam, 61
Petrified Forest, 116, 118
Phelps, MO, 45
Phelps, Bill, 45
Phoenix, AZ, 134
Pierce & Harvey Buggy Company, 60
Pigeon Ranch, 109
Plano, MO, 38
Plew, MO, 45, 46
Polk-a-Dot Drive In, 22, 24
Pontiac, IL, 26
Pontiac Trail, 13
Postal Bridge Company, 66
Potapov’s, 154
Power House Visitor Center, 128
Prewitt, NM, 112
Prewitt’s Trading Post, 112
Quantrill, William, 54, 55
Quapaw, OK, 73
Ramsey’s Garage, 42
Ream, Vinne, 73
Red Mountain Market and Deli, 112
Red Rooster Café, 154
Reed’s Cabin Court, 45
Rescue, MO, 45
Rest Haven Motel, 60, 62
Rhyolite, NV, 148
Rice, N. H. “Bud,” 110
Richardson’s Store, 100, 101
Riggs Café, 118
Rittenhouse, Jack, 18, 26, 28, 38, 40, 42, 45, 46, 54, 60, 76, 80, 82, 88, 94, 100, 110–112, 116–118, 128, 133, 144–147, 148, 152
Riverton, KS, 51, 54
Riviera, 25
RO Ranch, 82, 85
Robinson, Jon, 120
Rock Island Railroad, 82, 85
Rock Prairie Cemetery, 40
Ro
gers, Roy, 45
Rolla, MO, 42
Romeroville, NM, 104, 107
Route 66 Association of Missouri, 38
Route 66 Fun Run, 133
Route 66 Mother Road Museum, 154
Route 66 Museum, 154
Route 66 State Park, 36, 37
Route 66 Visitor Center, 54
Rowe, NM, 109
Rowe, Alfred, 82, 85, 109
Roy’s Motel and Café, 144–146
Russell, Harley and Annabelle, 73
Ryerson’s General Store, 152
Sagebrush Inn, 154
Salt Lake City, UT, 139
San Bernardino, CA, 146
San Fidel, NM, 111, 112
San Jon, NM, 94, 95, 98, 99
San Jose, NM, 93, 107, 109
Sand Hills Curiosity Shop, 73
Sanders, AZ, 117, 118
Santa Fe, NM, 104, 107, 117
Santa Fe Railroad, 118, 136, 138, 148
Santa Fe Trail, 13, 93, 104, 107, 109
Santa Monica, CA, 13
Santa Rosa, NM, 104
Schoolhouse Outdoor Museum Trail, 138
Seaba Station, 64, 65
Searchlight, NV, 138, 139
Seligman, AZ, 120
Shamrock, TX, 80–82
Shawnee Trail, 55
Shea’s Gas Station Museum, 17, 32
Shirk, George, 60
Shirley, IL, 26
Sidewalk Highway, 61
Sitgreaves, Lorenzo, 120
SkyView Drive-In Theatre, 33
Smith’s Café, 94
Soulsby Station, 33
South Bend, IN, 13
Southern Pacific Railroad, 138, 152
Spencer, MO, 38, 42–44
Springfield, IL, 17, 26, 28, 32, 33
Springfield, MO, 38, 45, 46
St. Louis, MO, 28, 36, 45
St. Louis & San Francisco Railroad, 64
Stafford’s Café, 116
Staked Plains, 88
State Line Bar, 90, 91
Steiny’s Inn, 37
Stemmons, J. M., 46
Stone Hotel, 152, 153
Summit, CA, 145
Sun ’n Sand Motel, 80
Tecolote, NM, 107
Texas Historic Route 66 Association, 84
Texas Longhorn Motel and Café, 90, 99
Texola, OK, 59, 73, 75, 76, 80, 81
Thoreau, NM, 112, 113
Thornton, William Anderson, 107
Times Beach, MO, 34, 36, 37
Tipton Brothers Trading Post, 117
Tom Reed Mine, 130
Tonopah, NV, 148
Troup, Bobby, 118
Truxton, AZ, 120, 122
Truxton Springs, 120
Tucumcari, NM, 100
Tucumcari & Memphis Railroad, 94
Turner, Gary, 35, 42
Turner, Lena, 42
Two Guns, AZ, 114, 115, 118, 119
U-Drop Inn, 80–82
Valentine, AZ, 122, 123
Valentine Diner, 117
Valle, Alexander, 109
Vance, Vivian, 111
Vega, TX, 91
Vegas, NM, 107
Verona, MO, 36
Victorville, CA, 45, 154
Villa de Cubero Trading Post, 111
Village Motel, 80
Vinita, OK, 73
Vivian, AZ, 130
Wadsworth, Guy, 154
Wagon Wheel Motel, 45
Walker, Narcissa, 60
Walnut, AZ, 118
War Eagle Mine, 147
Warwick, OK, 64, 65
Water Hole #2, 75
Weatherford, OK, 69
Wellston, OK, 64
Western Motel, 94, 98
White, Thelma, 38
Whitehall Mercantile, 38
Whiting Brothers, 111, 151
Wildorado, TX, 88
Wilmington, IL, 18, 19, 24
Winona, AZ, 118
Winslow, AZ, 118, 119
Wold, Jim and Bertha, 141
Wooley, Sheb, 73
Yeakley Cemetery, 38
Yucca, AZ, 134, 135
ABOUT THE AUTHOR AND PHOTOGRAPHER
AUTHOR JIM HINCKLEY AND PHOTOGRAPHER KERRICK JAMES have partnered on three previous books: Ghost Towns of the Southwest, Route 66 Backroads, and Backroads of Arizona.
Jim is an avid Route 66 enthusiast who has been writing professionally for two decades. A feature columnist and associate editor for Cars & Parts magazine, he has also written feature articles for Route 66, American Road, Old Cars Weekly, Hemmings Classic Car, Special Interest Autos, and the Kingman Daily Miner. Visit his blog (www.route66chronicles.blogspot.com) to read daily posts about his life and adventures as a “starving artist” on Route 66 and the Lincoln Highway. Jim lives with his wife, Judy, in Kingman, Arizona.
Kerrick has been shooting outdoor and travel imagery for more than twenty-five years. His photography appears in numerous magazines and books and has been featured on more than two hundred covers, including National Geographic Adventure and Arizona Highways. Kerrick leads photo workshops throughout the year, both land safaris in the American Southwest and ocean trips on various cruise vessels. Visit his website (www.kerrickjames.com) to see more of his work. Kerrick lives with his sons, Shane, Royce, and Keanu, in Mesa, Arizona.
Jim Hinckley. Courtesy of Judy Hinckley
Kerrick James. Courtesy of Julie Quarry, Photoquarry.com
First published in 2011 by Voyageur Press, an imprint of MBI Publishing Company,
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Text copyright © 2011 by Jim Hinckley
Photography copyright © 2011 by Kerrick James
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Digital edition: 978-1-61060-247-1
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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Hinckley, James, 1958-
Ghost towns of Route 66 / text by Jim Hinckley ; photography by Kerrick James.
p. cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN 978-0-7603-3843-8 (plc)
1. West (U.S.)—Description and travel. 2. United States Highway 66—Description and travel. 3. Ghost towns—West (U.S.) 4. Ghost towns—West (U.S.)—Pictorial works. 5. West (U.S.)—History, Local. 6. West (U.S.)—History, Local—Pictorial works. I. James, Kerrick. II. Title.
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