THE MOTELS OF ROUTE 66, an interactive documentary film and book coming soon
“The Motels of Route 66”, a project “in the works”, is documentary film and accompanying book about the iconic vintage motels alongside the Main Street
Featuring Quirky Lodging, Mom-and-Pop Motels and more! Not just mid-century, but amazing places to stay the night on your Retro Roadtrip!
“The Motels of Route 66”, a project “in the works”, is documentary film and accompanying book about the iconic vintage motels alongside the Main Street
Eight years ago, Brian and Sara, two Brooklynites, stumbled upon an old roadside lodge where the paint had faded, the floors were cracked, and most of
A trend that’s sweeping the mid-century net is the love of Retro Travel Trailers – they’re hip, they’re cool and they’re out there waiting to
Spring Break we hit the road and traveled a bit of the “Mother road” (Route 66 for those of you new to the hobby!)! One
We have had the Blue Swallow Motel in Tucumcari, NM in our Motel Directory for a long time.It’s as much of an icon along Route
If you’ve been a regular reader, you probably remember our articles in 2011 about saving The Boots Motel in Carthage Missouri. Save the Boots Motel
A fantastic Mid-Century Motel located in Alamogordo, NM! As always, leave a link to your Mid-Century Photo in the comments below!
Our summer trip began with a place so fun and unique that my 12 year old son now counts it as his favorite place ever.
The Mecca Motel is located right between Old Colorado City and Manitou Springs right outside of Colorado Springs Colorado. We headed to Colorado Springs to
We’re in the throws of planning a trip to New Mexico over spring break – mainly to see the Trinity Site (which is only open
Here at Mid-Century Style, as we researched the good and the “needing-renovation” of 1950’s motels, one name kept coming up over and over. The Shady
Another notch in our Mid-Century Motel belt is the Apache Motel in Moab, Utah (be careful, fabulous photos ahead!) Thanks to my friend Staci for
Taken at the “Holiday Inn” in Canyon City Colorado, we loved the carport design! If you have any photos you’d like our readers to see,
You are driving your vintage Cadillac, traveling the open New Mexican stretch of Route 66 with your canine companion. The sun starts creeping below the
If you find yourself in the middle of Missouri – you’re going to want to make sure that Cuba Missouri is a stop on your
One of the Motels in Colorado Springs we didn’t stay in – but the architecture and sign are awesome, aren’t they? Be sure to link
In another one of our attempts to save you looking for all the best resources. I thought I’d give you links to my new (or
Traveling over the holidays, we made a point to stop at the Cimarron Heritage Center Museum & Information Center in Boise City, Oklahoma.Why you may
Sad news for Googie Fans. Here are several retrospectives and Obituatries: LA Observed, Kevin Roderick, editor Southern California Public Radio Mercury News LA Times –
What we love about Mid-Century travel is feeling you’ve been thrown back in time to a period where motor travel was cool, lounging by the
The good folks at the City of Kingman, Josh Noble, the tourism director, Ray Cullison and the Kingsmen, and the volunteers who labored so hard
Having used this book twice now on different trips along Route 66, I feel very slack in not writing a glowing review! Travel Route 66:
Continuing our spring break tour, we were excited to hit Williams, Arizona and especially happy to check in to the Canyon Motel and RV Park!
I LOVE it when I get feedback from my readers that means you not only GET it! You’re in it with me! I got a
The Historic Route 66 motel was built in the International Style that was enormously popular in the mid 20th Century. In typical Palm Springs fashion,