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Motels Main | Googie | Neon | Other | Surf | Florida Main Pages
Cross City, Florida is located west of Gainesville along US Highway 19. It is a small town nestled between the Wannee River and the Gulf of Mexico. The Carriage Inn is one of only 3 motels in town. It offers a place to rest and fill up on their home cooked buffet.
The Paradise Inn on Route 192 in Kissimee is quite the bomb. For reasons unknown the marquee to the motel has two large torpedoes firing off its sides. It is kind of an odd sight to see, but almost camouflaged by all the weirdness around it. On this same stretch of road is a building shaped like a giant orange, another with a doorway that looks like a 35mm camera, a restaurant in the shape of a juke box, a parking lot with the world's second largest alligator and a huge golf ball in the sky sitting atop an immense tee - and that's just for starters. The businesses in Kissimee go to great lengths to attract tourist attention due to their friend Disney. The Paradise seems to be no exception and at $20 a night they aim to blow away the competition.
How about this neon sign for the Sunset Inn Motel, also located in the Florida Keys. Rates appear reasonable and the sign is halfway neon. Wonder what the sign looked like before backlit plastic took over the central part of the marquee. 01-05
The Westgate Motel comes alive at night with several smaller signs surrounding its center piece. Not only can you grab some shut eye in one of their 21 rooms but you can purchase mobile home supplies as well.
The Blue Lagoon Resort features a neon lit sign to capture the attention of tired travelers passing through the Florida Keys. 01-05
Which way to the Arrow Motel? Well, this way. The Arrow Motel features a neon sign with a rather large arrow, befitting its name.
The Parliament House looks to be a pretty eventful place, especially in the evening.
Here's a neon shot of the Luckey's Motel in Dania, FL. 04-06
The South Pacific Motel has a name and a neon sign that befits a south Florida motel. 04-06
The Lancaster Apartments in Miami Beach features a neon sign that may have once graced a motel. Not sure what the "and efficiencies" refers to. 04-06
Here are a couple of neon shots of another south Florida motel. The Premiere Motel is just off the main strip in Ft. Lauderdale, which is Atlantic Blvd. I'm sure if its walls could talk, there'd be some interesting stories about Spring Breaks of the past. 04-06
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