Roadside Wonders

The Rock Cafe 114 West Main Street Route 66 Stroud, Oklahoma submitted by “rats_daor” (Gary) Gary says: The inside of the cafe was completely destroyed several years ago, but it has taken the path of the phoenix and risen up from it’s own ashes. Really good German food and buffalo burgers! wendyvee says: I haven’t seen The Rock Cafe since I drove out west with my grandparents <mumble, mumble...

Route 66 Shoe Tree Stroud, Oklahoma submitted by “rats_daor” (Gary) wendyvee says: Yay!  A brand new member of the RoadsideWonders family! Gary adds the Route 66 Shoe Tree (in Stroud, Oklahoma)  to our shoe tree collection! Other Shoe Trees in the RW collection: The Highway 50 Shoe Tree The Amboy Shoe Tree Gary also shared another legendary Route 66 fixture that I’ll be featuring in just a bit ...

Big Texan Steak Ranch & Motel Amarillo, Texas submitted by “Classic″ (Bill) and BooinLA update 6/08/10: Boo shares a most awesome close-up of the Steak Ranch bull (below)! wendyvee says: Bill’s latest find is so fantastically “roadside-wonder-y”! This time he shares his stop at the Big Texan Steak Ranch & Motel.   This Route 66 complex (established in 1960) really brings it...

Roy’s Motel & Cafe Amboy, California submitted by “BooinLA” Boo says: Amboy California was once a busy Route 66 town. Bypassed by I-40, it’s now deserted except for a few Mother Road sightseers. Roy’s Famous Motel and Cafe has a second life – it’ll show up in movies/TV commercials as the Creepy Deserted Motel In The Middle Of Nowhere. wendyvee says: Okay, so Boo totally...