Fiesta Motor Inn
Arlington, TX
Photo courtesy Tony Craig

Arlington, Texas is home to the Fiesta Motor Inn. Follow the arrows or just marvel at this roadside marquee.

UPDATE : The Fiesta is now part of the Budget Host Inn chain. 07-23

Del Norte Court
El Paso, TX
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The Del Norte Court in El Paso is an old motor court off the cluttered main highway. Stop here for some rest and relaxation on the way or from the border.

Motel
Fort Worth, TX
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This tall motel sign can be seen from quite a ways. This Motel is located in Fort Worth, TX. Not sure what this motel was named and this photo was taken two decades ago. It would be interesting to learn what the name is and the history of this place.

Trade Winds Motel
Grand Prairie, TX
Photo courtesy Tony Craig

Traveling through Grand Prairie will bring you to the Trade Winds Motel and its huge marquee with palm tree. This motel is a good reminder of the days when the mom and pop motels were the only place to stay when traveling across the country and well prior to the chain motels.

Golden Chalet Motor Inn
Grand Prairie, TX
Photo courtesy Tony Craig

The Golden Chalet Motor Inn in Grand Prairie features an old roadside sign with the mid-century color theme.

UPDATE : Sometime around 2019 the motel sign was redone. What is now there is boring panels. 07-23

Unknown Motel
Austin, TX
Photo courtesy Dave & Debra van Hulsteyn

Not sure what the name of this classic motel is. This motel is found along the roadways of Austin, TX.

Crest Motel (Rem.)
Fort Worth, TX
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Off of Camp Bowie Blvd in Fort Worth sits this sign for the Crest Motel. This place advertises TV is big letters.

UPDATE : Well the Crest Motel is still open two decades later but the sign is long gone. 07-23

Landmark Lodge Motel
Fort Worth, TX
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Though it is now surrounded by relatively new development, the Landmark Lodge lives on. The place does look strange from the outside during power outages... especially when there are reports of twisters somewhat nearby.

Word is the motel was built in the mid-1950s. Word is the immense sign was built for $200,000 by a family named the Robinsons who had moved from the state of Washington.