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Cent CA Main | Architecture | Auto | Bowling | Drive-in Theaters | Eateries | Icons | Motels
This motel and suites in Fresno can be seen from off the main highway. Unfortunately, all of the lettering was removed about a year ago and hasn't been replaced. It may be gone forever.
Here's a motel that somewhat near Bakersfield, off the 99. Grab some gas, eat at the cafe, and sleep in the motel. Yep, we're talking one stop shop, or stop, here.
The Sage Motel's marquee sign is relatively unremarkable, but it's great that it's not some old backlit plastic sign like so many others.
The Bel Air Motel still looks like it did some 40 years ago, with its liberal use of flagcrete surrounding the front. The marquee no longer lights up the night though.
Here's the Colonial Motor Hotel in Bakersfield. The arrow points down to the outline of "color TV" lettering on its board, though the vacancy doesn't light up any more.
The Cinderella Motel features a sign that's not necessarily "Cinderella" like in form, though welcome.
Here's an old streamline sign still sitting along the road in Bakersfield.
Just the name Astro conjures up images of space age ports, flying vehicles, and even the Jetson's dog. Here's the Astro Motel with a radiant orb atop its roof, perhaps transmitting interplanetary signals?
UPDATE 02/08 : White's Motel in Mojave is now gone. Many thanks to Dave van Hulsteyn for update. 02-08
Whites Motel Annex Sign UPDATE 12/08 : The "Whites Motel" "Television" neon was no longer standing in Mojave. The motel has been taken over by a chain. This photo of the remnants of this annex neon in a vacant lot behind the motel was taken a few years earlier. Many thanks to Dan MacPherson for annex photo and update. 12-08
Visalia is a town just east of the 99 in the Central California area. Check out the Marco Polo Motel, which is one of the first signs you'll encounter as you get into the city off the highway. UPDATE 12/08 : The Marco Polo Motel marquee has been removed and replaced by a plain sign that just says "Marco Polo Inn". 12-08
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