There was a legend that if the apes ever left Gibraltar, the British would lose it. So they shipped more in during WW2.
Here is an old postcard for the Endee Grocery & Texaco service station, Endee, New Mexico on Route 66 in the late 1930s.
This is the history we could find on this ghost town. Five miles past Glenrio on old Route 66 is the ghost town of Endee, New Mexico, which had a population of 110 in 1946. Along the way, you can view several abandoned homes and structures before arriving at Endee.
Endee was founded in 1882, gaining its name from the old ND ranch. A post office was established in 1886. Endee was originally a wild west town where cowpunchers went to blow off steam on Saturday nights. Some people claim that the town was so rough that a trench was dug on Saturday to bury the gunfight losers on Sunday. In 1950, 187 people made their homes in Endee, but this town has been long abandoned and forgotten today.
The post office in Endee opened in 1886. The settlement was founded as a supply center for area ranches, including the sprawling ND Ranch established by John and George Day in 1882. The post office closed in 1955, three years after completing a realignment of Route 66 that bypassed the community.
The postcard is courtesy of Gary Gholson, Tucumcari and Quay County Then and Now Photos and Memories Group.
