Historic Route 66 Ghost Towns (& Not-So-Ghost Towns). Part 2: New Mexico, Kansas & Missouri

In this part 2 series of Historic Route 66 Ghost Towns, almost ghost towns and totally not ghost towns. We check out three different states - New Mexico, Kansas and Missouri.

New Mexico locations: Anaconda, Cuervo, Glenrio, Golden, Madrid, Montoya & Newkirk

Kansas: Galena

Missouri: Arlington, Clementine, Hooker & Joplin

CREDITS & LINKS

OPENING MUSIC:

Courtesy of the amazing Bobby Mackey

COVER PHOTO:

Not my own images.

Wikimedia Commons :

TOP LEFT:

Historic highway marker for U.S. Route 66 in New Mexico.

Original template by SPUI, modifications by Imzadi1979 to conform to New Mexico's signing plans

Public domain

TOP MIDDLE:

Historic Route 66 in Kansas

Gorup de Besanez

Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0

TOP RIGHT:

Carved Route 66 Sign - Devils Elbow - Missouri - USA

Adam Jones from Kelowna, BC, Canada

Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 2.0

BOTTOM LEFT:

Route 66, now frontage road running parallel to along north side of Interstate 40, at Cuervo, New Mexico. Camera is facing generally eastward.

Ammodramus

Creative Commons Zero, Public Domain Dedication

BOTTOM MIDDLE:

Main Street in Galena KS looking south from 4th Street. Old alignment of Route 66.

Abe Ezekowitz

Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 3.0

BOTTOM RIGHT:

Historic Route 66 in Joplin, Missouri

Gorup de Besanez

Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0

PIXABAY:

https://pixabay.com/music/modern-country-western-165285/

https://pixabay.com/music/ghost-town-ballad-198998/

https://pixabay.com/music/beats-ghost-town-134068/