#route66: The El Rancho Hotel Was the Headquarters For the Movie “Ace In the Hole”

This Hollywood hotspot was the base for a notable film by a legendary writer-director.

by Rich Watson 

Funny bit of trivia about Gallup, New Mexico: Route 66 passes through it, but so does another highway which used to be called Highway 666. In 2003 the New Mexico governor got the name changed because of the satanic associations with the 666 number.

You’ll find no demons, however, at Gallup’s most notable lodging: the El Rancho Hotel.

Only the ghosts of old Hollywood.

The #route66 Art Installation “Cadillac Ranch” and the Culture of Cadillac Cars

The row of cars embedded in the Texas panhandle symbolize America’s love of Cadillacs.

by Rich Watson 

In Amarillo, Texas, amidst a wide and barren patch of dirt along Route 66, a row of ten Cadillac cars are half buried in the earth. 

The area isn’t a parking lot, nor is it a junkyard. The cars are painted haphazardly in all sorts of colors and they remind you of ostriches with their heads in the sand.

It’s art.

Robert Duvall On The #route66 TV Show

The Oscar winner got his start in television, including this series that celebrated travel and the open road.

by Rich Watson 

This post is part of the Robert Duvall Tribute Blogathon. At the end I’ll tell you where to find more posts like this. 

Route 66 was the name of a CBS TV show from the early sixties which had little to do with the actual road, but had everything to do with driving across America and seeing its unfamiliar parts. Those who saw it remember it fondly as a quality dramatic series which captured the spirit of mid-twentieth century travel.

Among the future TV and film stars who appeared on the show included the late Robert Duvall.