Glenrio, New Mexico and Texas
| Glenrio, New Mexico Glenrio, Texas |
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| Unincorporated comumunity | |
Closed café in Glenrio
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 Topographic map of Glenrio, 1982 |
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| Country | United States |
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New Mexico Texas |
| Counties |
Quay County, New Mexico Deaf Smith County, Texas |
| ZIP Code | 88434 |
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Glenrio Historic District
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 Glenrio Historic District
Glenrio Historic District
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| Location | Texas State Highway Loop 504/New Mexico State Road 1578, Glenrio |
| Coordinates | 35°10′44″N 103°02′32″W / 35.17889°N 103.04222°WCoordinates: 35°10′44″N 103°02′32″W / 35.17889°N 103.04222°W |
| Area | 31.7 acres (12.8 ha) |
| Built | 1926 |
| Architectural style | Bungalow/Craftsman, Moderne |
| MPS | Route 66 in Texas MPS, Route 66 through New Mexico MPS |
| NRHP Reference # | 06001258 and 06001259 |
| NMSRCP # | 1890 |
| Significant dates | |
| Added to NRHP | January 17, 2007 |
| Designated NMSRCP | April 7, 2006 |
Glenrio, formerly Rock Island, is an unincorporated community in both Deaf Smith County, Texas, and Quay County, New Mexico, in the United States. Located on Route 66, the ghost town sits on the Texas/New Mexico state line. It includes the Glenrio Historic District which was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2007.
The community was founded in 1903 as a railroad siding on the Rock Island Railroad. Its name is derived from Scots "glen" + Spanish "" (meaning "river").
Originally a railroad town, the village was renamed from Rock Island to Glenrio by the Rock Island and Pacific Railroad in 1908 and began receiving motorists on the dusty Ozark Trail in 1917. Its original structures were adobe buildings. The circa-1910 Angel House was in New Mexico.
The Ozark Trail was formed into U.S. Route 66 on November 11, 1926. By the 1930s, U.S. Route 66 in Texas was a paved two-lane road served locally by several filling stations, a restaurant, and a motel. The road was widened in the 1950s. A Texaco station (1950) and a diner (Brownlee Diner/Little Juarez Café, 1952) were constructed in Texas using the art moderne architectural style.
The location of Glenrio on Texas and New Mexico's border led to some interesting business practices. At one point, all fuel was dispensed in Texas due to New Mexico's higher gasoline taxes. The 1930s State Line Bar and motel were built in New Mexico because Deaf Smith County, Texas, was dry at the time. The railroad station was in Texas. The local post office, built circa-1935, was in New Mexico. A water tank and windmill in New Mexico were constructed circa 1945.
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