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Blue Swallow Motel

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Blue Swallow Motel

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    October 13, 2017

    A "must" on Route 66. The Blue Swallow Motel - a classic place to stay.

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      April 28, 2020

      Blue Swallow Motel in Tucumcari
      The motel with one of the prettiest neon signs went into operation in 1939. It was run by a true Route 66 legend, Lillian Redman, who previously worked at Santa Fe's famed Harvey Houses. In 1998 it was taken over by Hilda and Dale Bakke.

      Without a doubt, the motel with the blue swallow (Blue Swallow) comes from a time when people still traveled with real road cruisers and motels were individual and not off the peg like today's chain motels. For example, each room has its own car garage. Actually a must for every Route 66 traveler to spend the night here

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        Location: Tucumcari, Quay County, New Mexico, United States

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