Blue Swallow Motel: Tucumcari, New Mexico
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"Tucumcari Tonight! 2000 Rooms!" Floyd Redman gave his fiancee, Lillian, the Blue Swallow as a wedding present. She added the fancy office and an apartment for her parents, and when the competition to fill those 2000 rooms became very stiff, Lillian added the giant sign and turned the Blue Swallow into a Route 66 icon.
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