Shamrock, TX

1932 Rock Island Railroad Bridge This 126 foot long 1932 railroad bridge is about 5.5 miles west of Texola and about 8 miles east of Shamrock ... read more

Route 66 Inn 800 E. 12th St. This motel started life in 1953 as the Sun and Sand Motel. The motel later became the Route 66 Inn ... read more

Shamrock Country Inn 711 E. 12th St. This is the former 31 room Ranger Motel. Like a lot of period motels it had a swimming pool, which has been removed ... read more

Whiting Brothers Station 700 E. 12th St. This former Whiting Brothers gas station has also served as a donut shop and later as a truck parts and towing shop ... read more

Art Deco Gas Station 613 - E 12th St. This old gas station is on the north side of the street about a block west of the similarly styled Whiting Brothers station at Missouri ... read more

Blarney Inn 402 E. 12th St. The Blarney Inn started out as the Rambler Motel which claimed to be "Shamrock's Largest and Finest" ... read more

Clay Motor Company 300 E. 12th St. This former Studebaker and Edsel dealership building has more recently been serving as an auto body repair shop ... read more

Village Motel 208 E. 12th St. The stone Village Motel had 7 duplex cottages and a separate owners residence-office building. One of the guest unit duplexes ... read more

50s Texaco Station 201 E 12th St. Jenny Logan renovated this old Texaco into a record store in 2017. Joey Martinez drew the murals on the outside ... read more

Western Motel 104 E. 12th St. The Western Motel took it's turn proclaiming itself as Shamrock's newest motel on a postcard that also listed "Gracious Living at Reasonable Rates" ... read more

U-Drop-Inn 101 E. 12th St. Also known as the Tower Station this is an outstanding Route 66 landmark. It is now used as a museum, visitors center ... read more

Side Trip: Turn south on Main Street to the water tower and then go east one block to Madden Street and go north on Madden to the museum.

Shamrock Water Tower Railroad Avenue and Main St. About 11 blocks south of the U-Drop-In Conoco Station you find the 172 foot tall 1915 water tower ... read more

Pioneer West Museum Magnolia Station 204 N. Madden St. One block north and east of the water tower you can check out this 1934 Magnolia Gas station with it's gravity fed ... read more

Back on 66: Take Madden north to 66.

Jacob's Station, Gifts & RV Park 214 W 12th The Jacobs Standard/Chevron station, gift shop, trailer court was called Jacobs Trading Post. The large sign seen hanging ... read more

Mural, Wildcat Cement Bldg. 401 W 12th St. There are a couple of really neat murals on the front of this building that depict the oil fields ... read more

P.B. Woolridge Gas Station 404 W 12th St. This old gas station was built in 1938 and at one time served as a Greyhound Bus Station. It is one of three ... read more

The Kelly & Texan Route 66 Motels 412 W. 12th St. This was two separate motels originally, the Kelly Motel and the Texan Motel. It looks like they are ... read more

Stay tuned, there's more to come!