Less than three years after it served overnight customers, the historic Sun ‘n Sand Motel in Santa Rosa, New Mexico, has declined into an eyesore and a magnet for homeless people, according to a detailed report this week in the print edition of the Guadalupe County Communicator.
Longtime Route 66 travelers likely will recognize the huge, Zia-influenced neon sign for the motel that was restored about 15 years ago with the help of a grant. The motel itself was built during the 1950s and remodeled about 1998, but closed in 2012 or 2013… read more >
