This fine photograph is from Roy’s along Route 66 in Amboy, Calif. It comes from The Lope‘s blog, in which Ace Jackalope continues his trip on the Mother Road through the Mojave Desert. In addition to plenty of shots of Roy’s, there also are good photos of nearby Amboy Crater.
Roy’s is being slowly restored by Albert Okura, who owns the Juan Pollo restaurant chain in Southern California. The Lope’s pictures were shot before restoration efforts began in earnest.
I wish I had a week off to go play in the Mojave Desert. I can’t wait for Okura to finish restoring Roy’s so we can spend a few days there, exploring Amboy Crater and soaking up the weird, desolate beauty of that stretch of 66.