Blue Cut Fire Destroys Iconic Summit Inn

If you've made the drive between Los Angeles and Las Vegas any time in the last 64 years, you've passed the Summit Inn. An iconic diner, gas station and gift shop. A rest stop for Hollywood stars and tired motorists. Twelve Naugahyde booths, 18 seats at the horseshoe counter and a jukebox. Last month, it all burned to the ground in the Blue Cut Fire. We visit the remains of the Inn, on the 15 freeway, once a section of historic Route 66.