The sign lights up in bright yellow and red and is beautifully maintained. Many old western films were filmed in Gallup and when in town,...

Some time in the 1960's, probably to catch the traveler's eye, this bright neon sign replaced a much more subdued stone arrowhead sign...

The newer sign has been refurbished but still shows the 1960's style sign posts from the old sign and there's an even older smaller neon...

Another of my favorite futuristic looking neon signs. The Road Runner Motel was torn down in 2017 but they had left the sign. Sadly, I...

I'm so glad that they kept this great shield shaped sign with the 10 gallon hat on top for Pinkston's Western Wear. The business appears...

This big neon sign was originally made in 1958 for the Frontier Bar and Restaurant. In the 1950's and 60's there was also a Frontier Inn...

All that was left of this motel was it's classic neon sign, but sadly it has been removed too since we were there. I don't know anything...

You can barely see the name "Hollywood" at the top of this vintage neon diner sign. The diner opened in 1955 and closed in 2008. The old...

Sentimentally, I was drawn to this sign as Patrick "Pat" was my late husband's name. I also loved the look of the building. It has a...

Even looking behind the tree you can't read the bottom part of the sign any more, but it used to say "Bar Speak-easy Grill". The sign was...

One of my favorite styles of old neon signs, this one is on the West Theater. The theater opened in 1959 and is still showing first run...

So glad we got to see this sign before it was sold to a collector shortly after we saw it. After going to the trouble of restoring it as...

I love these old space age styled neon signs. The style is actually called Googie, but I think they look like they came straight out of a...

Originally built as a cafe and motel in 1950, this neon sign was originally on top of the building and was moved to the three tall poles...

A 1960's neon sign for a Chinese restaurant that is still in business today. The building hasn't changed much over the years and the sign...

The Budville Trading Company, was opened in 1928 by Bud Rice and was the site of several murders in the 1960's and 1970's. Bud himself...

At first I thought this sign was a little bossy and perhap somewhat judgemental, stating "Westward Ho!". Then I realized it was just a...

On down the road was another coffee shop and steak themed restaurant. This one has been open since 1949 and the great neon sign with the...

This was the second giant cow on a sign we'd seen in two days, and it did get my attention but I wondered why a giant cow was a good...

This great neon sign with the cowboy on horseback, lassoing the name "El Don" was one of my favorite neon signs that day on Route 66. The...