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Parry Lodge
Kanab, UT
Photo courtesy Lee Salawitch

Here's a throwback of a motel marquee located in the town of Kanab, UT. The Parry Lodge features the details of various types of script for its lettering as well as shapes that make the sign much more unique than the cookie cutter types that are out there today. 05-09

 

Quail Park Lodge
Kanab, UT
Photo courtesy Lee Salawitch

The Quail Park Lodge is another motel sign found in Kanab, UT that is worthy of any roadside look. The marquee for the Quail Park still features a huge neon boomerang arrow as well as a sphere on top of the sign. 05-09

 

 

 

 

 

Broadway Plaza Motel
Denver, CO
Photos courtesy Tammy Terwelp


The Broadway Plaza Motel is another roadside motel gem in Denver. Like the Town & Country Motel above, the Broadway Plaza features script lettering along the wall facing the street, with the white letters contrasting nicely with the brick. 11-09

(Far left) The marquee at the Broadway Plaza welcomes travelers with its "be our guest" moniker

(Near left) A look at the Broadway Plaza Motel from across the main street

 

Lamplighter Motel
Longmont, CO
Photo courtesy Robin McCracken

Check out this old roadside motel found in Longmont, CO. The Lamplighter Motel features both a name and marquee reminiscent of the old mom and pop motel era. 02-10

Anchor Motel
Englewood, CO
Photo courtesy Larry Glass

The name Anchor is a common name for the old roadside motels. This one, the Anchor Motel in Englewood, CO features a rather prominent anchor on its marquee. 10-07

 

Palo Mar Lodge
Colorado Springs, CO
Photo courtesy Larry Glass

The Palo Mar Lodge in Colorado Springs still stands tall off of the roadside. 10-07

 

Cameron Motel
Denver, CO
Photo courtesy Robin McCracken

Here's another of Denver's great roadside signs of yesteryear. The marquee at the Cameron Motel reflects the size and angles of the signage style from decades past. 07-11

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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