Thursday, July 16, 2026

Valentine, AZ: US-66 Gas Stations and Motels

Hackberry, AZ, just a little west of here, has a museum with several old gas pumps.

"Crusing" US-66 from east to west.

Valentine Station (Chevron Gas) (Satellite)


Street View, Oct 2025

Street View, Oct 2025

 Andrzej Trzmiel, Jul 2026

Facebook Reel

Facebook Reel


Motel Ruins (Satellite)


Across the road from the gas station are some remnants of a motel. I was careful to include the rain clouds in this view. I wonder how often that happens in Arizona.
Street View, Oct 2025

No other view had rain clouds.
Street View, Aug 2022

Chief's Motel Sign (Satellite)


A little west of the motel, Google Maps labels this "Chief's Motel sign."
Street View, Oct 2025

I guess these buildings used to be part of that motel.
Street View, Oct 2025

76 Gas Station (Satellite)


I wonder what the owner thinks about Trump's ego war with Iran.
Street View, Oct 2025

These pumps are probably from the 1970s instead of 1940s, but they are historic because they compute the price with gears instead of computer chips. (And they don't play any commercials on a screen.) I could not find a view with enough resolution to verify, but I'll bet that the pumps can't handle prices over 99.9 cents per gallon.
Street View, Oct 2025

While trying to find a good closeup of the pumps, I discovered that they were installed after 2011.
Street View, Oct 2011

I wonder how much business these places will get after the 100th aniversary of Route 66 is over.
Bill Newell, Apr 2025

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