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 ...

She recently opened Enlight Inn, a wellness spa, cafe and inn Former roadside motor court now a wellness spa, cafe and inn | Lifestyles | joplinglobe.com Skip to main content ...

Some of my most memorable childhood vacations involved piling into the family Pinto and stopping at roadside motels as ... of hoteliers who are taking over old properties and revamping them ...

“The roadside motor inn was a staple of my life growing up in ... who adds that the design of the 12-room Drake Motor Inn is a careful mix of old and new – retro-style furnishings and Polaroid ...

The Landmark Motor Inn, a 77-unit roadside motel midway between Saratoga ... Cosmic Cinemas plans to buy Madison Theater in Albany Century-old mansion near Albany's Washington Park will become ...

As for roadside attractions ... ripped them down in a bid to be a little more upscale. Fifty years old this year, Holiday Inn is now a cultural touchstone without its icon. Few people recall ...

Old Highway 395 through Riverside was once dotted with roadside motels like the Sage & Sand, the Thunderbird and the Farm House. That last one was a red rustic ranch (complete with fiberglass ...

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.