Route 66 abandoned motelPhoto courtesy Jimmy Dobson, August 2017

Texas Motel and RestaurantTexas Motel, US66, McLean. Click for street viewFacing both east and westbound lanes of Route 66, the Texas Motel & Restaurant opened in the 1960s as the "Dixie Motel".It became the Texas in 1968. It is abandoned, but standing. You will see it on the 14000 block, to your left, at McCarty St.The Dixie Motel had "23 units, some familiy units. Color TV... BankAmericard & Master Charge", at one time it was managed by Frank and Wilma Going.After becoming the Texas, it replaced the sign for a large silhouette of the state of Texas but remained unchanged.