Preserving a Piece of American History: Inside Las Vegas’ Mob Museum
Tucked away in downtown Las Vegas, The Mob Museum—formerly known as the National Museum of Organized Crime and Law Enforcement—offers more than just a glimpse
Featuring Quirky Lodging, Mom-and-Pop Motels and more! Not just mid-century, but amazing places to stay the night on your Retro Roadtrip!
Tucked away in downtown Las Vegas, The Mob Museum—formerly known as the National Museum of Organized Crime and Law Enforcement—offers more than just a glimpse
Groovy little sign in a motel in New Mexico: What’s your photo Friday? Also, check out our Flickr Groups: Mid-century motels Mid-Century style – 1950’s
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
Taken by my friend Staci the Apache Motel in Moab is where we’re hoping to stay before the month’s out!
Our last stop in Colorado Springs was our favorite – architecturally, accommodations AND price (can you get better than that?) For a very reasonable price
Route 66: Radiance, Rust, and Revival on the Mother Road Until October 2nd at the Albuquerque History Museum and conceived in honor of the 90th anniversary
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
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
Great article on CNN about Route 66 and the Seven things you didn’t know – just a few of the points: 1. Over 2,000 of
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
The Capitol Skyline Hotel is a hotel located near the United States Capitol in Capitol Hill, Washington, D.C. Designed by Morris Lapidus, the hotel opened
A huge update from the Boots Motel website! IMPORTANT UPDATE: August 15th., 2011 The Route 66 Chamber of Commerce is happy to announce that two
This is a pretty fabulous two story trailer, built in 1953, in 1957, she and her sister were too big to sleep in the second
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,
Opened in 1941, the El Cortez Hotel & Casino is one of Las Vegas’s oldest operating casinos — and one of its most authentic. In
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
When you step into the Neon Museum in Las Vegas — known as the “Neon Boneyard” — you step into a glowing archive of the
A favorite stop along Route 66 is the Blue Whale. Folk art stops like this make Route 66 fun to travel – but you have
The Wyoming Motel in Cheyenne Wyoming If you’re interested in adding someplace you stayed to our Mid-Century Motels listings or if you are the owner
The neon green cactus sign welcomes guests to the Desert Hills Motel, a charming mid-century getaway along the Tulsa, Ok stretch of Route 66. Built
Recently a publisher, on recommendation of Jim Ross, approached me with an intriguing proposal – write a book about Route 66 that is in essence
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
I realize this motel was built in 1939, which technically makes it out of our realm for 50’s motels, but it’s along the famed Route
Sad news for Googie Fans. Here are several retrospectives and Obituatries: LA Observed, Kevin Roderick, editor Southern California Public Radio Mercury News LA Times –
A couple of months ago, my husband and I took our kids (and my in-laws) to New Mexico. In travelling we realized how many awesome