Dale and Hilda Bakke have reported that the sale of the Blue Swallow Motel on Route 66 in Tucumcari, N.M., will close today, barring unforeseen complications. Bill Kinder and Terri Johnson, who originally hail from Florida, are the new owners. The Bakkes will no longer be in the motel business, but will remain in New Mexico.
We at Route 66 News wish Kinder and Johnson luck in their endeavor of running one of the best-preserved vintage motels on the Mother Road, and godspeed to the Bakkes for being such wonderful caretakers.