Mid-Century Photo Friday: Motel Architecture

Awww! I feel the LOVE!

Awwww, how completely sweet! That’s right. Frugally Retro has awarded me the “I Love Your Blog” award and is making me BLUSH! So, I am passing it on to seven other bloggers. If you are one of the recipients and you want to participate, here are the instructions: A winner can put the logo on his/her blog. Link to the person from whom you received the award. Nominate up to 7 other blogs. Put links

Rand McNally error is corrected thanks the Route 66 Online community

Thanks to to Frank Gifford at Route 66 Pix for setting Rand McNally right! Rand McNally misplaced Route 66 for a large section that stretches across 60 miles of Oklahoma and Missouri, and deleted the Kansas section entirely. The mistake appears on first releases of Missouri maps in the 2012 “Road Atlas Large Scale,” “Road Atlas Deluxe Midsize” and “Road Atlas Midsize.” The error is pretty clear on Frank’s great illustration here: Rand McNally incorrectly

Retro Roadtrip: White Eagle Inn, Cortez Colorado

Permanently Closed You have to give owners credit when they change the name of a motel, and yet keep the cool Googie sign. The new one is a bit bland, but we love that they have tried to keep the original feel of this cute motel. Formerly the El Capri Motel, established in 1958 – the rooms are fantastically retro. It’s really clean, very cute and run by a very nice family (with kids if

Andaluz Hotel the pride of Albuquerque’s Route 66

In 1887, Conrad Hilton was born right in New Mexico. Eventually he would become the owner of the grand Hilton hotel chain, but in between then, he did a great many things. From being a Representative in the New Mexico Legislature when the state was newly formed to serving two years in the U.S. Army, Conrad Hilton was a man of many experiences. It wasn’t until 1939 that he returned to his home state of