Mid-Century Photo Friday: Wyoming Motel
From one of our posters on our newest Flickr Group – Mid-Century Motels! This fantastic Googie Sign pictures is one of “Pam’s Pics” on flickr
Featuring Quirky Lodging, Mom-and-Pop Motels and more! Not just mid-century, but amazing places to stay the night on your Retro Roadtrip!
From one of our posters on our newest Flickr Group – Mid-Century Motels! This fantastic Googie Sign pictures is one of “Pam’s Pics” on flickr
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,
Sad news for Googie Fans. Here are several retrospectives and Obituatries: LA Observed, Kevin Roderick, editor Southern California Public Radio Mercury News LA Times –
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
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
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
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
We love driving Route 66 and each time we find new sites and fun finds and our favorite on the last trip was Pops in
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
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
This photo, taken by a friend of mine (Studio Whimsy) – is of the Apache Motel in Moab Utah – great sign and apparently a
Our second night in Manitou Springs we decided to try another mid-century motel – and we were lucky to stumble on the Silver Saddle Motel
Immortalized in the anthem penned by Bobby Troup, Kingman in western Arizona is a bit of an enigma. On the map, it appears to be
*This feature will introduce our new Mid-Century Motels site – we’ve been working on it and now just need more wonderful motels – please email
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
There’s more of a story to this, but you’ll have to wait until later in the weekend – So, where’s your Friday photo? Leave a
Legendary Route 66 is more than America’s most famous highway and its longest attraction. It is also more than a living, breathing time capsule with
A favorite stop along Route 66 is the Blue Whale. Folk art stops like this make Route 66 fun to travel – but you have
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
Phoenicia Lodge has been on our Mid-Century Motel directory for a long time – so when we planned a trip through upstate New York, we
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 fun thing about having a website like this is when your friends travel – they send you photos. This one was taken by my
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
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
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