Route 66 to Albuquerque and Amarillo by sundown....
Amarillo by morning..
Kelly's Brew Pub-The Old Jones Motor Company
In 1939 Ralph Jones had his new Ford dealership built in the new Streamline Moderne style, his building became one of the most modern facilities in the west at that time. The large curved front window allowed passing motorists a view the latest Ford automobiles. His motor company included a full service gas station. Built at the then eastern end of Albuquerque, his service station was one of the first encountered by west bound travelers. Location was everything! For the travelers with heavy loads Ralph put a canopy in the back so they could unload their cars in the shade before being worked on.
Jones Motor Company thrived on this corner of Route 66 for almost twenty years. In 1957 Jones Motor Company moved to a new location. The building became home to many businesses the next forty years from a moped shop to an army surplus store. In 1993 it was officially designated as a historic building. Janice and Dennis Bonfantine bought the old Jones Motor Company in 1999 and fell in love with the old building. They had plans for it too. Through their dedication to historic preservation they brought the Jones Motor Company building back to life for others to enjoy as Kellys Brewery. They gave a new generation of Route 66 travelers a glimpse of what life was like back on the Mother Road sixty years ago.
http://www.kellysbrewpub.com/pages/history.html
Everything that I've got
is just what I've got on..
I ain't got a dime,
but what I got is mine..
Amarillo by morning,
Amarillo's where I'll be-
George Strait
Albuquerque, New Mexico is the largest city in New Mexico and owes its explosive growth to the economic boom that Route 66 brought to it during the golden age of the Mother Road. In 1946 Albuquerque had a population of 35,449 and every tourist accommodation possible.
Route 66 through the city is Central Avenue and it is lined with the bright neon lights of any "motel row" of the era.
Photo by Andrew 2010
http://www.theroadwanderer.net/66NMex/albuq.htm
Today the Route 66 visitor can see the architecture of the time periods that Route 66 represents. Motor courts from the 30s and 40s exist side by side with the motels of the 50s, 60s, and 70s. Cafes and old gas stations remind the traveler that he is passing through a city with a rich road history. Albuquerque is an old town too. It was founded in 1706 along the banks of the Rio Grande River. Its old town plaza still speaks to us of its Spanish heritage. In 1881 the Santa Fe Railroad reached Albuquerque. With the coming of Route 66 its economic future was secure. Today both Interstate 40 and Interstate 25 intersect at Albuquerque.
Andrew and I stopped at Kelly's for lunch then on to Amarillo
The Jone's Motor Company 1939
Kelly's Brew Pub picture by Andrew 2010
Kelly's Brew Pub picture by Andrew 2010
Kelly's Brew Pub-The Old Jones Motor Company
In 1939 Ralph Jones had his new Ford dealership built in the new Streamline Moderne style, his building became one of the most modern facilities in the west at that time. The large curved front window allowed passing motorists a view the latest Ford automobiles. His motor company included a full service gas station. Built at the then eastern end of Albuquerque, his service station was one of the first encountered by west bound travelers. Location was everything! For the travelers with heavy loads Ralph put a canopy in the back so they could unload their cars in the shade before being worked on.
Jones Motor Company thrived on this corner of Route 66 for almost twenty years. In 1957 Jones Motor Company moved to a new location. The building became home to many businesses the next forty years from a moped shop to an army surplus store. In 1993 it was officially designated as a historic building. Janice and Dennis Bonfantine bought the old Jones Motor Company in 1999 and fell in love with the old building. They had plans for it too. Through their dedication to historic preservation they brought the Jones Motor Company building back to life for others to enjoy as Kellys Brewery. They gave a new generation of Route 66 travelers a glimpse of what life was like back on the Mother Road sixty years ago.
http://www.kellysbrewpub.com/pages/history.html
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