Gallup at one time offered a stunning panorama of neon as viewed looking east from the El Rancho parking lot as shown in the image above. Although the Lariat, Blue Spruce and the Arrowhead still stand, they are all dark, motels closed due to aggressive code violation enforcement. The Uptown Plaza sign was replaced with a plastic fluorescent sign. However, neon still lights can be found as you cruise old 66.
Take a trip through our slides and enjoy the show. Click on an image to freeze the slideshow, click again to restart. The notation “gone” refers to the sign has been removed. The notation “dark” means that the sign is not working.
Special thanks to all our photographers, Johnnie Meier, Cindy Carson, Rhys Martin, Jim Thole. Additional images selected from around the internet.