Route 66 - Sunset Motel Sign - Moriarty
by Susan Rissi Tregoning
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Route 66 - Sunset Motel Sign - Moriarty
Artist
Susan Rissi Tregoning
Medium
Photograph - Photography
Description
The neon sign for the Sunset Motel in Moriarty, New Mexico, one of the great mom-and-pop Route 66 motels. It is the only original Route 66 motel in New Mexico still owned by its original family.
After drawing the initial plans on a brown paper bag, Bill and Elaine Pogue and their two sons did most of the construction on this Mid Century motel themselves. Opening in 1959, they operated as a two-room motel without a sign for the first year and then added additional rooms in phases as they could afford to do it. The original plan was to complete a U-shaped motel like those typically seen along Route 66, but Bill passed away before it could be completed. Elaine ran the business for several years herself until she eventually sold it to her youngest son, Mike, and his wife Debbie, who still run it today.
Copyright 2022 Susan Rissi Tregoning
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February 7th, 2022
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