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Roy’s in Amboy makes an appearance in California tourism ad
Visit California recently released a one-minute advertisement, and it includes Roy’s Motel and Cafe along Route 66 in Amboy.
The ad is a clever way of incorporating the lyrics from Creedence Clearwater Revival’s “Up Around the Bend” — a classic road song if there ever was one.
If you've watched any NCAA basketball tournament games on television in recent days, you might have spotted the Route 66 landmark Roy's gas station, cafe and motel in Amboy, California, in a Nissan ad. The Roy's footage, which features the Nissan Z sports car, begins about the 15-second mark; https://youtu.be/yR6mx_VkXEk…
The owners of Roy's Motel & Cafe in Amboy, California, hope to have the restaurant and it six small cottages reopened by Route 66's centennial in 2026. That factoid was part of a feature in The Guardian newspaper in London about Roy's and the Okura family, who own the complex…
Kyle Okura and the Roy's Motel & Cafe site in Amboy, California, recently were featured in a segment on NBC-TV's "Today" show. It delves into Kyle's father, Albert Okura, who purchased the entire Route 66 town 20 years ago. After Albert's death, Kyle has been trying to fulfill his father's…
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2 thoughts on “Roy’s in Amboy makes an appearance in California tourism ad”
yes it’s a great commercial to visit california. they don’t show the typical calif. hot spots.
Wow. That ad has everything. There were only a couple shots I didn’t recognize. Everything else was familiar. Very nostalgic. Too bad Summit Inn burned down, it belongs in the ad.
yes it’s a great commercial to visit california. they don’t show the typical calif. hot spots.
Wow. That ad has everything. There were only a couple shots I didn’t recognize. Everything else was familiar. Very nostalgic. Too bad Summit Inn burned down, it belongs in the ad.