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Motels Main | Googie
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Long Beach is home to the All 8 Motel and this roadside sign. Or it was. The sign and motel were torn down a few years ago. 01-07
Check out this marquee for the Colonial Motel, located along Route 66 in Azusa, CA. Unfortunately, this marquee was replaced several years ago by backlit plastic. 01-07
This marquee is one of the signs at the Paradise Motel in Los Angeles. This motel glows in purple brilliance at night. 09-06
Check out the Sunny Cal Motel in San Gabriel, CA. Once part of the old highway through town, the Sunny Cal was torn down several years ago for a Hilton Hotel. 05-06
This fine motel sign for the Manhattan Motel is located in Glendale, CA. The rich red and blue colors really make this sign an eye-catcher. 09-06
The Wagon Wheel motel and restaurant complex is a familiar sight as you pass Oxnard traveling along the 101 Freeway.
(Far left) Interior of Wagon Wheel Motel According to the December 21, 2006 issue of the Ventura County Reporter, the Oxnard Village Investments LLC has purchased the Wagon Wheel parcel of land with proposed plans to develop 1,500 residential units and a commercial complex. Possible milestones coming up soon include a draft environmental impact report in February or March of 2007 with demolition starting up in September 2007. 01-07 Many thanks to Jeff Babb for contact regarding motel and restaurant closure. UPDATE 11/08 : The days are numbered for the Wagon Wheel complex in Oxnard, CA. An appeal by the local Buenaventura Conservancy requesting that the Wagon Wheel be spared from a proposal to construct 1,500 homes and commercial space was rejected by a city officials in a 4-1 vote. According to the Ventura County Reporter article, the Oxnard Village environmental impact report has now been approved, which includes media related ways of remembering the Wagon Wheel to be installed at the site. Thoughts include a oral history display as well as TV specials showcasing the late owner Martin "Bud" Smith's and the Wagon Wheel's legacy in Oxnard. 11-08 UPDATE 02/09 : The Wagon Wheel area located in Oxnard, CA was approved by the Oxnard City Council in late January 2009 for redevelopment adding almost 2,000 homes. Demolition of the old roadside structures at the site, including the historic Wagon Wheel Motel will begin in the next three to six months according to sources. See the Ventura County Star article for more information. 02-09
Located along Route 66 in Rialto, CA, the Wigwam Motel has been a roadside curiosity and sleep over since 1949. One of a chain of Wigwam Motels, the Rialto location features a sign on the side of the building that say "Do it in a tee pee" like it did in the old days. 06-07 Below are more photos of the Wigwam Motel in Rialto, including photos of the tee pee cluster of rooms themselves.
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