Resorts Magazine

The hi s tor ic downtown s t i l l preserves t races of that era: red-br ick bui ldings , old theater s , and warehouses that evoke the days when Amar i l lo was a commercial and cul tural cros s roads . The ci ty i s al so renowned for i t s connect ion to Route 66, which once ran through i t , mak ing Amar i l lo an es sent ial s top for 20th-century t raveler s and leav ing behind a her i tage of motel s , neon s igns , and diner s that today form par t of i t s mos t authent ic iconography. Between myth and real i ty, Amar i l lo cont inues to embody the spi r i t of the Wes t : a ci ty where the memory of boundles s prai r ies , the s tor ies of pioneer s , and the energy of a Texas look ing to the future coex i s t wi thout ever forget t ing i t s root s . Lawrence Taylor 153 R ESORTS M AGAZINE