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Roy’s Cafe and Motel in Amboy, California, is legendary. First, it was the place to stop on Route 66 between Kingman, Arizona and Los Angeles. In the 70′s, Interstate 40 through the Mojave Desert was finished and Amboy went from being a roadside stop to being 12 miles, each way, out of the way. Amboy [...]
For those desert treckers that are familiar with Roy’s in Amboy, CA, it appears in a very recently released movie called Beneath the Dark. I saw the movie “On Demand” on the “IFC Channel.” Roy’s also appeared in The original Hitcher (1986) and Kalifornia (1993).
Sometimes its the small or even invisible things that get our attention, as is the case for me every time I drive Route 66 between Amboy and Essex through the area called Cadiz Summit. The summit is relatively close to the half-way point of these two town’s, every time I pass this area I slow down to look at the [...]
The Holiday season is coming. Let me tell you what artistic products we are offering this year at www.dalmdad.com: A. Holiday Cards Five new winter-themed cards based on snow-covered mountain or desert locales. B. Our Kids Book Again, we offer our A Kid’s Guide to Some California Critters. The Second Edition received good reviews from [...]
General Patton’s Troops at Roy’s Cafe? Well not exactly, but many people that live in the Mojave Desert drive portions of old Route 66 through Amboy California en route to Laughlin or Las Vegas Nevada. Most Mojave Desert residents have heard the General Patton legends about training his troops in the desert during World War II, many of these training areas were [...]
Take a trip down Route 66 for good eats and good times You can sit at a counter, a table or in a red vinyl booth. Most likely the waitress will call you “Hon” as she hands you the menu — unless you are at the Village Cafe in Barstow. Owner Henry Wong does not [...]
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