Escalon Motel
Escalon, CA
Photo courtesy Devil Doll

Check out the Escalon Motel in Escalon, CA and its neon sign. Not sure if this sign and/or the motel still remain these days.

El Rancho Motel
Bishop, CA
Photo courtesy Tony Craig

Off on the east side of the 395 is the El Rancho Motel with its shining star.

El View Lodge
Santa Cruz, CA
Photo courtesy Devil Doll

The El View Lodge still features a well worn but still lit up neon sign. The El View is located in the coastal town of Santa Cruz, CA.

Silver Maple Motel
Bridgeport, CA
Photo courtesy Dave & Debra van Hulsteyn

The letters from the Silver Maple Motel sign glow as dusk begins to settle in the town of Bridgeport. 09-08

Kingsway Motel
Belmont, CA
Photo courtesy Matt Walsh

The neon lights the way into the Kingsway Motel lobby at this motor court located in Belmont, CA.

The Oaks Motel
Oakland, CA
Photo courtesy Dave & Debra van Hulsteyn

Along the boulevard in Oakland is the aptly named The Oaks Motel. This neon marquee still glows the way in.

Sands Motel
San Jose, CA
Photo by RoadsidePeek.com

The Sands Motel and its upright marquee can still be found along the main route heading to San Jose.

Mission Motel
San Jose, CA
Photo by RoadsidePeek.com

How about the Mission Motel and its neon marquee, glowing off the roadside. A bit further out of town, passers-by can nonetheless run into this neon delight as they head and out of the city... not on the expressway of course.