Eastbound I-40

Headed east from California to Texas. Following parts of  historic Route 66 through Arizona, New Mexico and Texas. The first stop on Route 66 was Ludlow, CA. The Ludlow Cafe is a small old school diner in the California desert. 
Next, on I-40 (exit 219) in Arizona, was the ruins of Twin Arrows. Twin Arrows was an old trading post on Route 66 between Flagstaff and Winslow. The trading post was established in the late 1940s as the Canyon Padre Trading Post and soon changed the name to the Twin Arrows Trading Post. The trading post was easily recognizable by the two wooden arrows planted in the parking lot. The construction of Interstate 40 led to a decrease in road traffic and finally abandoned in 1995. This is one of my bucket list stops on Route 66.
Likewise, Meteor City, AZ (exit 239) was also a trading post on Route 66. It was first opened in 1938 as a service station. In 1941, the property was expanded to include a trading post where tourists could buy gas, groceries and curios. The geodesic dome was built in 1979 after the original building burned down in the 1960s. Reportedly, video is live streamed from the site 24/7.