Featured Work

  • iglesia cementerio by Patricia Montgomery

    It was warm but windy afternoon in New Mexico, with a storm brewing off the east. This is a infrared shot of the ruins of an old church and cemetery near Santa Rosa, just a few miles from Route 66. Minolta Dimage 7 / Lens 28-200 Zoom / Hoya Infrared R72 Filter / No Tripod; used bean bag on fence post / Shutter 1/30 second / Focal Length 28mm / Apeture Unknown / ISO Unknown ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ Please don’t copy or download this image. My photos may NOT be reproduced and/or used in any form without my written permission. If you want this photograph, I would be honored for you to purchase it. ©2008 Patricia Montgomery | Bucks Mountain Galleries All rights reserved.

  • Route 66 in Neon by Patricia Montgomery

    ROUTE 66 IMAGE COLLECTION This shot was taken at dusk at the National Route 66 Museum in Elk City, Oklahoma. Canon 30D / 24-105mm “L” Series Lens / 1960’s Heavy Velbon Tripod / Aperture F/4 / Shutter 1/4 second / Focal Length 105mm / ISO 100 ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ This image is not for sale. It is for your viewing pleasure only. Please don’t copy or download this image. None of my photos may be reproduced and/or used in any form without my written permission. ©2008 Patricia Montgomery | Bucks Mountain Galleries All rights reserved.

  • "James Dean on Route 66" by David Lee Thompson

    Photo of a store along route 66 in Arizona.

  • Dam Blues by Dennis Jones - CameraView

    This the dam on Lake Overholser. This lake can be seen on the west side of Oklahoma City and most of it is on the south side of Route 66.

  • Route 66 Accommodations by Patricia Montgomery

    ROUTE 66 IMAGE COLLECTION This is one of the well-preserved accommodations that is still in business along the old Route 66 in Williams, Arizona. Stay here and step back in time! “The Mother Road” first ran through the heart of Williams in 1926 and served American families on road trips until Interstate 40 by-passed Route 66 in 1984. The downtown business district of Williams is on the National Register of Historic Places. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ This image is not for sale. It is for your viewing pleasure only. Please don’t copy or download this image. None of my photos may be reproduced and/or used in any form without my written permission. ©2008 Patricia Montgomery | Bucks Mountain Galleries All rights reserved.

  • Route 66 by Patricia Montgomery

    An old gas station located on Route 66 in Williams, Arizona is a reminder of a bygone era. First commissioned in 1926, Route 66 was the first highway to link Chicago with Los Angeles. By the 1930’s is was THE way west. John Steinbeck penned it “the mother road” in his work, Grapes of Wrath. Even though many parts of the original road are now gone, there are still remants of Route 66 left to enjoy for those of us who still appreciate the spirit of a good road trip! ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ This image is not for sale. It is for your viewing pleasure only. Please don’t copy or download this image. None of my photos may be reproduced and/or used in any form without my written permission. ©2008 Patricia Montgomery | Bucks Mountain Galleries All rights reserved.

Recent Work

  • Basket Weave? by HarrietRN

    Basket weaves, no not at all but the roof of The Round Barn, located in Arcadia, Oklahoma on old Route 66. Perhaps this is most photographed barn in Oklahoma. It is a beautiful barn these days after being refurbished. I remember passing this barn years ago, and it always stood out, even in its dilapidated state. Many round barns were built across the United States because they had discovered that it required less wood and stone than the usual rectangular barns, and was less costly. The roofs of a round barn are supported by one circular wall, and no columns are need. There is more room for livestock and hay. The loft of the barns have an opening in the center which allows for hay to be dropped into the feeding area below. Midwesterners also learned that high winds and even tornadoes that would pulverize an ordinary barn, and often would glance off a round barn. The original barn ROUND BARN, in Arcadia, Oklahoma, was built by William Harrison Odor (Big Bill Odor) in 1898, it is written that the locals scoffed at the idea of a round barn, but Odor soaked green lumber in water, and then shaped the rafters to form the exact curve of the roof. The lumber Odor used was Burr Oak, which he soaked the wood for weeks in the closest river in order to bend the boards to form the circular frame of the barn. When it was completed, he used the lower level to store his hay and shelter cattle and mules, while the upper level was used for barn dances and social gatherings.

  • The Last Old Filling Station by HarrietRN

    Located on the outskirts of Arcadia, Oklahoma HISTORIC ROUTE 66 SITE This is one of the last old gasoline filling stations still standing in this part of the country. No one knows for sure, but it is thought to have been built in the late teens or early twenties. It had two pumps, one for regular gas and one for ethyl, which was a little higher octane. Oil was dispensed from a 50-gallon drum, which was laid down on its side on a wooden frame. A spigot was put in the end of the drum, under which you put a quart can, then taken to your car and put in the motor. Seeing there was no electricity out here at that time, most homes and buildings were lighted by kerosene lamps or lanterns. Kerosene was dispensed the same way oil was from a metal drum, put in your container and taken home. Cold soda pop was sold only on days when the ice man made it by. The pop was put in a large metal box with chipped ice over it. Hard candy was sold most of the time; chocolate was sold only in the winter, because in the summer it would melt—since there were no refrigerators. Back then, times were very hard and it was difficult to make a living. One day, about the time Al Capone was terrorizing the City of Chicago, a so-called salesman came by the station, offering to sell the owners a way to make a lot of money, literally, for he had a set of plates for a counterfeit ten-dollar bill. The story goes that the people yielded to temptation, with the thought of being able to get rich quick. A small room was constructed on the back of the old station for the purpose of hiding the printing materials and a place to work. The only entrance was through a window you see on the back wall of the station. The window had a solid wooden door, which was kept closed most of the time. People didn’t even know that there was a room back there. The way the counterfeiting was done was that they would press one of the plates on a piece of paper with the green ink on it, then let that side dry 24 hours, and print the black side of the bill the next day. Things went along just fine for a time, but while passing one of the fake ten-dollar bills, one of the persons was arrested, and with the identification on him where he lived, he was traced to the old station. While searching the building, the counterfeit plates were found. So ended this crime spree, like so many others. The person being taken to jail was overheard to say, “It wasn’t worth it!” The old station was closed, never to open again. Many years later, which had nothing to do with the counterfeiting, a murder victim was found in the old abandoned building. Police were unable to determine whether he was killed there or the body just dumped, for he had no identification on him and on one seemed to know him. Please be careful entering this fragile old building. The owners / Rock of Ages Farm

  • RED BLUFFS IN NEW MEXICO by Patricia Montgomery

    ROUTE 66 IMAGE COLLECTION BY PATRICIA Red bluffs near Puerto de Luna, New Mexico, just south of Route 66. This 10-mile stretch of road is a scenic side trip to the tiny historic village of Puerto de Luna. Just take Highway 91 south from Santa Rosa. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ Please don’t copy or download this image. My photos may NOT be reproduced and/or used in any form without my written permission. If you want this photograph, I would be honored for you to purchase it. ©2008 Patricia Montgomery | Bucks Mountain Galleries All rights reserved.

  • Route 66 Gateway to the Moon by Patricia Montgomery

    The ruins of an old bulding in the tiny historic village of Puerto de Luna, New Mexico. In Spanish Puerto de luna means “gateway to the moon”. This photo taken during a scenic side trip just 10 miles south of Route 66 on Highway 91. Puerto de Luna was the Guadalupe County seat in the 1880s but the size of the community dwindled as the town of Santa Rosa grew and the county seat was moved there. Now only about 200 people live in Puerto de Luna. A bit of trivia: In 1880 on Christmas Eve, Billy the Kid, in the custody of Pat Garrett, was served his last Christmas dinner at the Territorial House in Puerto de Luna while being transported to trial. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ Please don’t copy or download this image. My photos may NOT be reproduced and/or used in any form without my written permission. If you want this photograph, I would be honored for you to purchase it. ©2008 Patricia Montgomery | Bucks Mountain Galleries All rights reserved.

  • Route 66 Rio Pecos Ranch by Patricia Montgomery

    ROUTE 66 IMAGE COLLECTION BY PATRICIA Advertising sign above an old truck stop that has long since been closed. In its heyday the truck cab on the sign glowed neon. This image was taken on Route 66 in Santa Rosa, NM ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ This image is not for sale. It is for your viewing pleasure only. Please don’t copy or download this image. None of my photos may be reproduced and/or used in any form without my written permission. ©2008 Patricia Montgomery | Bucks Mountain Galleries All rights reserved.

  • sepia peppers by Sheila McCrea

    Country art fine art photography picture poster print digital red sepia digital art chili peppers in Hatch New Mexico still life photo prints of spicy food spice fok art southwestern photos

  • ROUTE 66 by Patricia Montgomery

    ROUTE 66 IMAGE COLLECTION BY PATRICIA A long stretch of Route 66 in New Mexico. A storm is brewing in Texas on the eastern horizon. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ This image is not for sale. It is for your viewing pleasure only. Please don’t copy or download this image. None of my photos may be reproduced and/or used in any form without my written permission. ©2008 Patricia Montgomery | Bucks Mountain Galleries All rights reserved.

  • Route 66 Wall Mural by Patricia Montgomery

    ROUTE 66 IMAGE COLLECTION BY PATRICIA A painted mural on the side wall of a local business on Route 66 in Santa Rosa, New Mexico. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ This image is not for sale. It is for your viewing pleasure only. Please don’t copy or download this image. None of my photos may be reproduced and/or used in any form without my written permission. ©2008 Patricia Montgomery | Bucks Mountain Galleries All rights reserved.

  • Get Your Kicks on 66 by BodieBailey

    Part of old route 66 Hackberry, now a gift shop and mini museum.

  • THE LEGENDARY ROAD by Patricia Montgomery

    ROUTE 66 IMAGE COLLECTION BY PATRICIA “The Legendary Road” is none other than Route 66. This is a mural painted by Doug & Sharon Quarles. This photo captured approximately 1/3 of the entire mural which is located in Tucumcari, New Mexico. This photo shows a section of the left side. The mural is painted on the east side of Lowe’s Market at the corner of Route 66 and 2nd Street. The entire mural is 114 feet long and 20 feet tall. The town of Tucumcari (pronounced too-come-carry) has 31 murals on buildings painted by the Quarles. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ This image is not for sale. It is for your viewing pleasure only. Please don’t copy or download this image. None of my photos may be reproduced and/or used in any form without my written permission. ©2008 Patricia Montgomery | Bucks Mountain Galleries All rights reserved.

  • Route 66 Club Cafe by Patricia Montgomery

    ROUTE 66 IMAGE COLLECTION BY PATRICIA The old neon Club Cafe advertising sign on Route 66 in Santa Rosa, New Mexico. The Club Cafe was opened in 1935 by Phillip Craig and Floyd Shaw. Over the years the restaurant fed many hungry Route 66 travelers. The restaurant closed in 1991 and the building quickly fell into a state of complete disrepair. However, the now infamous neon advertising sign is still standing proudly over Route 66. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ This image is not for sale. It is for your viewing pleasure only. Please don’t copy or download this image. None of my photos may be reproduced and/or used in any form without my written permission. ©2008 Patricia Montgomery | Bucks Mountain Galleries All rights reserved.

  • A Fine '57 by Patricia Montgomery

    ROUTE 66 IMAGE COLLECTION BY PATRICIA The photo was taken at the Route 66 Auto Museum in Santa Rosa, New Mexico. It is, indeed, a fine example of a 1957 Chevy! When I was a child, my father bought a used 1957 Chevy just like this one, except that it was a bronze/brown color. Daddy was a young man in his early 30’s and looking back now, I realize that he had a mischevious sense of humor as he drove his own fine ‘57 about town. Daddy especially loved it when a teenager in another “souped up” car would pull up next to us at the traffic light. Daddy would rev the engine, holding his brakes, causing the car to lurch forward roughly. He would then turn, raise his eyebrows and give the teenager a look that silently said, “Want to drag?” The teen would rev up his own engine in an affirmative reply. The two would make road music with their dueling engines as they waited for that green light. As soon as the traffic light changed the eager teen would peal away, tires screaming and leaving black marks on the pavement. My Daddy would then very gently press down on the accelerator and leave the intersection at a sedate pace. His laughter rang through the Chevy as he would wonder aloud what the poor kid must have thought when he realized he was drag racing alone. Afterwards Daddy would always turn and peer over the back seat and say “You can get up now” for I would always slide down and hide with embarrassment at Daddy’s fun with that car. So many years have gone by now and Daddy is gone. Yet each time I see a 1957 Chevy, the memories come flooding back. Now I recall all of Daddy’s antics with fondness and a smile, realizing that my father’s sense of fun was distinctly his own brand of humor. Both he and his ‘57 Chevy were, indeed, very FINE! ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ This image is not for sale. It is for your viewing pleasure only. Please don’t copy or download this image. None of my photos may be reproduced and/or used in any form without my written permission. ©2008 Patricia Montgomery | Bucks Mountain Galleries All rights reserved.

About This Group

Photos and artwork illustrating and capturing the Old Route 66’s past, present and future. Works should be of landmarks, landscapes or people – from Illinois to California – of anything that reflects and showcases the Old Mother Road – Route 66.

See the group rules and join this group here

Your Hosts

Route 66 - the Mother Road is just one of 536 creative groups powered by RedBubble.

RedBubble is the place to share your creative genius with the world through art, photography, design and writing.

Find out more about us, find more groups, sign-up for a free RedBubble membership or take the tour.