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Amboy is a ghost town, a reminder of what Route 66 used to be. Roy's Motel and Cafe stands alone along the highway under a rising moon. Its lights are no longer visible from miles away. There is not much else in Amboy -- a gas station, airstrip, garage, school, church and post office. Only the post office is still in business. The entire town was recently purchased by the owner of a California restaurant chain, who hopes to restore the site,to its '50s ambience. Meanwhile, Amboy waits in the gathering darkness, with only a full moon for light, a vintage town frozen in time. And a fitting conclusion to my week-long photographic adventure in the American West.
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