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In 1953 Amarillo Texas was a thriving hub on the historic Route 66. It acted as a necessary stopping place for motorist from as far away as Los Angeles and Chicago. Route 66 was the main source of tourism for Amarillo, and helped maintain a booming motel industry. This is also the year that the “10th Street Motel” made Amarillo infamous…
Years prior to 1953 there had been a number of missing persons cases reported along Route 66. No one knew exactly where these people went missing on “America’s Main Street”, and most assumed they were simply running from their crimes, debt, or previous lives. However, as the number continued to increase it became a national focus and paranoia. The number of arrests in all Route 66 towns increased as well as vigilante justice. Homeless people and “suspicious characters” were often found beaten, shot, or otherwise injured because of this overwhelming fear from the public.
The “10th Street Motel” was just another dot on the map of Route 66 where people came, went, and nobody noticed. That all changed in 1953 when a guest reported suspicious events after spending several nights at the motel because of car trouble. According to this guest the manager personally towed two cars of guests that had not been seen since the day of their check in. He also reported witnessing the manager clearing rooms of luggage and other personal affects. The evening of his departure the guest was attacked by the manager while loading his car. The struggle ended when the manager fell, and was impelled in the leg by a metal magazine rack that was placed by the office entrance.
The incident was immediately reported to the police, but the suspect was gone. A search of the property ensued and the officers found nothing but a strong odor coming from one of the rooms. After several hours of enduring the horrible scent, the police discovered an opening that led to an earthen basement where many disfigured bodies were located. The officers reported the smell to be much worse inside the hidden room and that, mixed with the images of mutilated human remains caused many of them to vomit uncontrollably.
The manager was never captured and the scene was officially sealed and scheduled for demolition, though it never did get destroyed. In an effort to restore faith in the safety of Route 66 and the profitability of Amarillo’s dwindling tourism market, it is believed that the Amarillo elite managed to bury the story after minimal publicity. To this day, over 50 years later, there is still debate over whether these events actually took place and if the Terror on 10th is real…
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We’ve had a great year that kept us very busy and culminated with the
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We really enjoyed working with you this year. Thanks for all your help and guidance during our first year of running a haunted house. We could
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We look forward to working with Terror on 10th once again.
The amarillohaunts.com team is made up of only the BEST top quality haunts in Amarillo and we are looking forward to having you on board again this year!
Rusty Slusser and SPFXMasks appeared on ABC’s Good Morning America this past February. Please check out the link below for the video and let us know what you think! Thank you for watching and have a great week.
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