Glenrio Texas
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Glenrio is one of those towns that just did not survive when the new Highways
opened bypassing old Route 66. The old Post Office was built of adobe and part
of the wall is now starting to crumble. Glenrio is actually part in Texas and
partly in New Mexico. Glenrio was started in 1901 when the Rock Island and
Pacific Railway came through. |
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By 1920 Glenrio had a hotel, a hardware store, and a land office, as well as
several grocery stores, service stations, and cafes. In 1938 "The Grapes of
Wrath" was filmed in Glenrio for three weeks. |
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Today the old cafes, gas stations and diners sit abandoned. Next to the
gas station on the left you can see an old Valentine Diner. Even the road
was abandoned the day I was there. The pavement through town was very
unique with the stripe in the middle actually being slightly raised
cement. |
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