NM Route 66 AssociationPostcard and Picture Gallery
Slow day in Cubero
 

Albuquerque Postcards
Olivia's Mercantile in Cubero     The little boy is dwarfed by the single gravity
gas pump at this station. Circa 1930.


Growing Up on Route 66     Thats Olivia Rice of Olivia's Mercantile holding
little Neal Flowers about 1937 or 1938. The Gas Station is branded Indian Gas.
There is also a sign advertising Texaco Oil. The sign above the shelf on the post
reads, "CABIN FOR RENT."



    Photos courtesy of the Chapman and Rice families, Grants New Mexico



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