Something I think most folks forget about the 50’s are the garish and horrible colors! Some might like them, but eek! The “toned down” versions of 50’s bathrooms you see now are not what most were pushing in those days and these pictures prove it – I like the duckie design on the wallpaper on this one!
This room is almost like something out of Hollywood…good heavens, the colors tho!
For folks who really really really love pink!
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We’re off on another Retro Roadtrip – this time to give some support to the communities around Colorado Springs our moral and financial support after the big wildfires here. So, here’s our Mid-Century Photo Friday – two fantastic Mid-Century Motels in Manitou Springs Colorado. Watch for our reviews next week!
I’ve been slow about posting, but interested to know how you all do on this route 66 Quiz: How Stuff Works: Vintage Route 66 Businesses Quiz
We love to spot great preservation efforts, and in this case, The Usonian Inn LLC, originally named the Rest Haven Motel, is already on the National Register of Historic places, however, what a deal: Location: E5116 Hwy 14, Spring Green, WI 53588 $655,900 Turn key operation, excellent investment. Spring Green’s first original Taliesin inspired Inn. Designed by Frank Lloyd Wright’s apprentice, J.C. Caraway. Green cert., 11 unit motel with prime Hwy 14 frontage. All units tastefully
Some of our best posts are older posts, but these are the top 10 visited posts in 2012! Most of them have great information and it’s fun to see how varied our posts are that people follow. We try to cover all the Mid-Century world and this shows we’re achieving that! The top visited posts in 2012! Route 66 Around the Web – a round-up of Route 66 information and how to best get around
