Yesterday after I had my nails done, I came out of the parking lot and the whole area was blocked off by fire and police. We found out later than a semi carrying fuel (but fortunately empty) had careened off the road through the grass and up a slight grade onto a parking lot and took out the side and front of a loan company. They advertised fast loans but I don't think that's what happened. They said on the news that the driver was killed along with another person inside the building, two others were in critical condition. They obviously don't know what happened yet.
I made my way back to the campground and picked up Ted. We decided to visit the El Rancho Hotel. The hotel was built in 1937 and it was "the" hotel for movie stars filming in and around Arizona and New Mexico. They had a 2nd floor lobby that overlooked the main lobby with wall to wall pictures on all four sides. Many of the pictures were signed by the movie star. Each room is named for a movie star that stayed at the hotel such as the W. C. Fields room, the John Wayne room and the Ronald Reagan room! It is a rustic hotel that has been lovingly restored with a big old stone fireplace. It was built by the brother of movie director D. W. Griffiths.
We took a look in the gift shop and talked about having lunch there, but it was pretty crowded! Driving back west on Route 66 I saw a sign for the Richardson Cash Pawn shop. This place was listed in the Road Trip USA book. It has been family owned since 1913 and is crammed with arts, crafts, pawned goods, Navajo rugs and jewelry, saddles, guitars and much more!
We went on down the road to the Sonic, they were advertising Turtle Sundaes, got my attention! They were actually milkshakes and were delicious!
Milkshakes for lunch...
"Ain't Life Grand!"
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