On The Mother Road To Maybelle's Diner

The Diner That Never Was

Last weekend, Johnpaul and I went on a little photo-adventure to the Rio Puerco Bridge ​which is out on Historic Route 66 west of Albuquerque. From there, we decided to take Hwy 6 back to Los Lunas and, on the way, came across Maybelle's Diner. 

After posting a few photos on Twitter, one of my followers shared some interesting information about this location, namely that there never was any such place as Maybelle's Diner.

Turns out the original name of this place was Wild Horse Mesa Bar. After it closed, Hollywood came in and used it for an on-location set in the 2016 movie Katie Says Goodbye. It was renamed Maybelle's Diner for the movie.

Interior of Maybelle's Diner shot through the security bars on the window. Good thing the iPhone has a tiny lens!

Johnpaul inspecting the bullet holes in the door.

Everybody is somebody in New Mexico

The "Dry Heat Mobile". Mini Cooper Countryman

Apparently it's for sale.

Ladron Peak

Snow capped Manzano Mountains