The pace is slow, but owner Alan McNeil is making progress on restoring the historic Triangle Motel along Route 66 in Amarillo, Texas — especially now that since a new roof is being repaired, reported the Amarillo Globe-News.
Alan McNeil acquired the property four years ago after it was condemned by the city. Demolition proceedings of the 1940s motel was halted after McNeil gave assurances that he could rehabilitate it. He and volunteers emptied the rooms of 70 tons junk and debris after the motel was used not to house overnight guests, but for storage for decades.
Roof repairs passed a city inspection earlier this month, city construction Plans Examiner Don Bartlett said. But the city’s condemnation case will remain open until the structures are repaired to meet building code and able to be inhabited once again, he said.
The walls of the buildings are structurally sound, said Amarillo architect Gregg Bliss, who conducted an architectural assessment of the buildings required by NPS.
Now, the Triangle Motel will be eligible for the National Register of Historic Places, which should make it also eligible for cost-share grants to do additional rehab work.
More about the Triangle Motel can be found here.
I stopped to see the Triangle Motel on my Route 66 trip 2 weeks ago. Looked abandoned to me with a beat up trailer and truck in the courtyard.
Disappointed in the amount of “progress” since the rehab started.
You obviously didn’t see the property before McNeil acquired it.