Alt description: Joan Gladstone’s painting depicts a vintage Route 66 motel sign in Needles, California, featuring an illuminated “66,” a bold red-orange arrow with white MOTEL lettering, and a turquoise “No Vacancy” sign against a luminous blue sky.
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Meta description: Joan Gladstone celebrates classic roadside Americana with a vibrant painting of the vintage 66 Motel sign in Needles, California, along historic Route 66.