Seven miles west of McLean on old Route 66 is the town of Alanreed, Texas. When Superhighway I-40 plowed through the Texas Panhandle, Alanreed's glory days were over. However, it’s well worth the side trip to visit this almost ghost town, envisioning what it must have been like during its heydays as a bright spot on the old Mother Road. Photo by Kathy Weiser-Alexander.