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Albuquerque, NM
Aztec Motel - Phyllis Evans
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Architectural, Route 66 attraction, Signage
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Information:
According to Aztec Motel's fact sheet, Guy and Mae Fargo built the motel in 1931. The fact sheet states the business was operated by a series of owners until it later fell into disrepair and was inhabited by prostitutes and drug dealers.
In 1991, Mohamed Natha purchased and repaired the building, Terry said.
He said Phyllis Evans, a professor at Michigan State University, lived at the motel and decorated the exterior in 1994 as a retirement project. He said Evans no longer lives there.
Evans covered the building with multicolored Mexican tiles, perforated metal crosses and plates, Mexican and American Indian paintings and wood-carved musical instruments. There are tables with candles outside each unit, too.
"She was always adding little things here and there," Terry said. "She periodically makes me desserts, so we keep in touch."
Route 66 in the News
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Bibliography:
"Detour Art—Outsider, Folk Art, and Visionary Folk Art Environments Coast to Coast, Art and Photographs from the Collection of Kelly Ludwig" by Kelly Ludwig, Kansas City Star Books, 2007.
"Rare Visions and Roadside Revelations Coast to Coast Travel-o-Pedia" by Randy Mason, et. al., Kansas City Star Books, 2009. |
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