Suddenly, no one was dropping by the restaurant for a hearty meal or staying the night at the motel. The final death blow to Glenrio came in the late ’70s, when I-40 was built and bypassed the town. Unfortunately, in 1955, the railroad depot closed, hurting the town, but Route 66 still had enough traffic through the area for the businesses to remain viable. Now, it’s a bunch of shattered glass, caved ceilings and general debris. Once upon a time, thousands of tourists used to eat at this restaurant daily. Later on, when Route 66 was built, motorists stopped in Glenrio for its services: auto shop, bar and restaurants, a motel and a post office.
The town thrived on visitors and tourists it originally popped up due to its railroad depot for the Rock Island and Pacific Railway. Glenrio was never a booming town – even in its “heyday”, it only had a handful of residents. Former First Last Motel in Texas in the Route 66 ghost town on the New Mexico border I will leave the rest of the article as it was originally. I visited in May 2021, so these pictures reflect my time here.
So I did a little research and it looks like two business partners invested in this town and plan to bring it back to life, with a timeline of having the first phase finished by the end of 2022. UPDATE: I stumbled upon a Youtube video of someone exploring this town more recently than I did, and it looks like that as of April 2022, this area is all fenced off and inaccessible. Situated on the border of two states – Texas and New Mexico – Glenrio was a small town that popped up due to the nearby railroad depot, and grew further in popularity as a good stopping point for weary travelers along old Route 66.
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