page_title: Richardson Store
hierarchical_section_title: Richardson Store
caption_attribution_description: English: Richardson store, located on south side of Interstate 40 frontage road east of freeway exit in Montoya, New Mexico. Collapsed portico at north end of building.
context_page_description: The Richardson Store, located off I-40 in Montoya, New Mexico, is a historic Route 66 fixture. It served tourists and other travelers. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1978.
  The store was started by G.W. Richardson in 1908, in a wooden structure. In 1918, he relocated the store to the red sandstone building that survives today, while the state of New Mexico improved the roadway. The roadway became part of the famous Route 66. The store thrived in the 1920s, 1930s, and 1940s.
  Interstate 40 came through, a few hundred yards to the south, in 1956. Although there is an exit, the speed of traffic greatly reduced stops, and the store and Montoya declined. The store eventually closed and has been vacant for many years. In 2014, the building's roof collapsed.
context_section_description: The Richardson Store, located off I-40 in Montoya, New Mexico, is a historic Route 66 fixture.  It served tourists and other travelers.  It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1978.
  The store was started by G.W. Richardson in 1908, in a wooden structure.  In 1918, he relocated the store to the red sandstone building that survives today, while the state of New Mexico improved the roadway.  The roadway became part of the famous Route 66.  The store thrived in the 1920s, 1930s, and 1940s.
  Interstate 40 came through, a few hundred yards to the south, in 1956.  Although there is an exit, the speed of traffic greatly reduced stops, and the store and Montoya declined.  The store eventually closed and has been vacant for many years. In 2014, the building's roof collapsed.
caption: Collapsed porch at north end of building, 2015
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