Mid-Century Photo Friday: New Mexico Motel Sign

Lighting of the green at the Boots Motel!

We’ve been watching the restoration of the Boots Court Motel in Joplin, Missouri for years, from the “Save the Boots Motel campaign”, until they reopened in 2012 and we got to visit and check it out in June 2011. This latest, and possibly the last piece of the renovation not only highlights what a great job they’re doing for preservation of the motel, but for renovation all along Route 66! “Bringing back the neon” was

Happy Retro Turkey day!

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Mid-Century Photo Friday: Decorations Retro-style

Do you decorate Retro? Link to pictures in the comments below – we’d love to see your take on Mid-Century decorating! This photo is courtesy Tack-o-Rama our favorite resource for Retro graphics and fonts!

Preserving the iconic gas station in your area

There is almost nothing as iconic as the Mid-Century Gas station. Once placed obviously along the road to attract weary travelers and to feed the gas to move along the road, now quite a few of the most wonderful architecturally stand empty and deserted. This particular gas station in my area got me thinking about preservation of these great structures! This former Phillips 66 gas station, displays the quintessential stylized box design. Its space age