but then it was a booming oasis in 1966 where beckburg named in his novel. >> matt mcguire and milltonver here every couple of months. sometimes they just need a doze of amboy. >> most people bypass this looking for something better and they miss this. they totally miss this. >> reporter: at 60, 70-miles- per-hour it is easy to miss. if you happen to slow down you can breathe in a different time in america. the musty cabins of roy's motel still open for the occasional guest. and that distintive roy sign when it went up. roy's son buster ran the place and the town until the early 90s. that's when walt and his partner took over. the next owner of amboy will need more than just the asking price of almost $1.4 million. it has to be the right person. >> the right person is the one that wants to keep the history going. doesn't want to change it. doesn't want to put a wal-mart in. >> bruce berkhart, amboy california. >>> and juan torre bought the town, he is the owner of buen pollo. he has plans to restore it but doesn't seem like he has done so. and that is a second look. thank you for joini