(Below)The Green Spot Motel in Barstow, CA, just off Route 66, is still open for business. The original marquee was replaced by a backlit plastic sign several years ago. Fortunately, the original sign was saved and is on display at the Route 66 Museum in Barstow. 05-06
Green Spot Motel original marquee
Barstow, CA Photos and info courtesy Adriene Biondo
Green Spot Motel
Barstow, CA Photos and info courtesy Adriene Biondo
Green Spot Motel office sign
Barstow, CA Photos and info courtesy Adriene Biondo
Town House Lodge
Brawley, CA Photo by RoadsidePeek.com
The Town House Lodge is an old sign that's located off the road in Brawley. Or at least it used to be. 10-08
Motel and Cafe Sign
Ludlow, CA Photo courtesy Brad & Lori Bristow
This old faded out and bent sign advertises a cafe and motel out in the middle of the Mojave. From the looks of the area around this sign, the structures are long gone though the marquee still remains. 11-09
Henning Motel
Bagdad, CA Photos courtesy Brad & Lori Bristow
As you travel along Route 66, an faded motel marquee beckons in the desert light. The sign advertises the Henning Motel, which still appears to features intact motel rooms, unlike the the motel and cafe sign above. The Henning Motel is located across from the Bagdad Cafe from the movie of the same name and also frequently hosts film crews. 11-09
(Far right) A close-up shot of the the Henning Motel marquee
(Near right) The Henning Motel off of Route 66
Brant's Motel (Closed)
Barstow, CA Photo by RoadsidePeek.com
The rather large and red marquee for Brant's Motel is an eye-catcher of a sign in its own right for travelers passing through the town of Barstow. Whether on their way too and from Las Vegas or Route 66, the Brant's Motel is a familiar sight to any motorist familiar with the main drag of Barstow.
Well, another familiar roadside sight has just disappeared. After being declared a public nuisance by the Barstow City Council in March, the motel sign was removed from Main Street on April 22, 2010. According to this article from the Desert Dispatch, the motel had been damaged by fire in 2006 and closed. 04-10
Cactus Motel
Barstow, CA Photo courtesy John King
The marquee for the Cactus Motel still stands along Route 66 in Barstow, CA. 09-10
(Below)The Green Spot Motel in Barstow, CA, just off Route 66, is still open for business. The original marquee was replaced by a backlit plastic sign several years ago. Fortunately, the original sign was saved and is on display at the Route 66 Museum in Barstow. 05-06
