Mid-Century Photo Friday: Motel Architecture

*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 us at info@midcenturystyle.net if you have a favorite mid-century motel you’d like us to feature! A few years ago, my family was traveling together throughout New Mexico – in-laws, kids and us and came across this little gem. Ultimately this would inspire the all new Mid-Century motels site. How did

“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 of America, Route 66. The project itself will be traveling the road and capturing the tales within the walls from the motel owners, the travelers and the architecture itself. According to their website, the filmmaker and his crew will embark on a month-long journey along the 2,448 miles of Route