All three were the last of the old breed of roadside motels. Labeled many ways — motor court, motor inn, auto court — they all served the same notion: They were hotels for motorists.

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Her fascination with the motor lodges and small mom-and-pop hotels ... tell the sad stories of the rise and decline of the roadside inn. “It’s just more fun for me to separate my real life ...

Old Highway 395 through Riverside was once dotted with roadside motels like the Sage ... The 1937 El Vado Motor Court on Route 66 in Albuquerque has been restored as motel rooms and groovy ...

What’s old is new again ... such as Motel 6 and the Holiday Inn. But it’s the unique and charming aesthetic of roadside motels that are helping them become relevant again.

The Magnolia Network show ‘Inn the Works’ followed Lindsey ... resist the charm of a classic midcentury motor lodge? The sleek lines of the roadside architecture were combined with the new ...