There’s something about Route 66 border towns. I first noticed it along the Oklahoma/Texas border, at Texola, Oklahoma. There was nobody there. Buildings were abandoned, the streets were empty–it was a ghost town. After crossing the Texas panhandle, I was once again ready to jump into a new state, and once again found myself standing in the middle of a town that didn’t exist anymore. It probably has more to do with Interstate exits than state line proximity. Route 66 towns bypassed by an interstate all suffered, but the ones that received two exits (and designated a business loop) still […]