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This old faded marquee for the Hotel Oliver in Santa Rosa still sits outside the building.
Check out the old Van Hotel in Willits, still with its old marquee in good shape.
Here's another old hotel... the Rio Vista in the city by the same name. It's sign still proudly stand out along the streetside.
The Harrison Hotel in Oakland and its sign looks a bit weatherbeaten these days. Imagine what this blade neon sign looked like back in its heyday.
The Menlo Hotel still stands with its cursive script advertising the hotel. These letters adorning the side of this hotel look like they were once neon.
This old hotel is the Hotel Terry in Stockton.
To the right are a couple of the signs outside of the Touraine Hotel. This Oakland hotel looks like its seen better days. (Far right) Check out the faded out neon sign
This eye-catching rooftop sign is found at the Hill Castle Apartment Hotel in Oakland. These rooftop signs on deco buildings were all the rage in the pre-war years.
Here's another of the historic hotels that dot Oakland. The Sutter Hotel still features is vertical marquee intact. These are the types of building and historic hotels that are being renovated into lofts over the past few years. It still remains to be seen what the impact of this recent trend to permanent living space will have on both the fabric of downtown's and the roadside.
The Hotel Del Rio in Rio Vista sports a rather eye-catching neon sign, complete with a lit up martini glass. Will Rogers Hotel Here's a shot of the Will Rogers Hotel in Oakland. Check out the marquee and the fire escapes that look like they came straight from a movie set.
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