# The decline of the motel **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Tags:** vacation-travel\ **Created:** [May 16, 2024, 5:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-decline-of-the-motel/1001642 "2024-05-16T17:14:16Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 14\ **Page:** 6
**Author:** ![carrps](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carrps/32/2957_2.png) [@carrps](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carrps)\ **Post date:** [July 16, 2024, 8:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-decline-of-the-motel/1001642/101 "2024-07-16T20:31:44Z")
Oh, I liked the neon sign. It’s just that particular stretch with that weird mid-block on-ramp to the 405 was always depressing to me. My dad _should_ have ended up at Uni, as his family kept moving west – one step ahead of the rent collectors. It was the Depression, after all. He continued at Fairfax until graduation and hitchhiked to school. Once, George Murphy, actor and one-time California senator picked him up. Later, my second cousins went to Uni. They must have lived really close to you! ---
**Author:** ![hajario](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hajario/32/171_2.png) [@hajario](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hajario)\ **Post date:** [July 17, 2024, 2:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-decline-of-the-motel/1001642/102 "2024-07-17T14:18:02Z")
A lot of my friends went to Uni. I went to Webster Jr High and just a small group of us who weren’t bussed in were split off to Venice. It was just he people from our elementary school. ---
**Author:** ![Dewey\_Finn](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dewey_finn/32/4222_2.png) [@Dewey\_Finn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dewey_Finn)\ **Post date:** [July 22, 2024, 10:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-decline-of-the-motel/1001642/103 "2024-07-22T22:27:31Z")
FYI, the New York Times ran an [article](https://www.nytimes.com/2024/07/20/business/roadside-motels-renovation.html?unlocked_article_code=1.9E0.KEmf.mp6O1tcOyf51&smid=url-share) recently (gift link) about motels that are being bought up and revived, with substantial investment. ---
**Author:** ![WildaBeast](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wildabeast/32/6_2.png) [@WildaBeast](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WildaBeast)\ **Post date:** [July 22, 2024, 10:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-decline-of-the-motel/1001642/104 "2024-07-22T22:45:03Z")
[Earlier in the thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-decline-of-the-motel/1001642/8) I mentioned the Foothills Motel in Auburn, CA, which got completely renovated a few years ago and now appears to be getting rave reviews online. They definitely appear to be part of this trend. ---
**Author:** ![wguy123](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wguy123/32/3161_2.png) [@wguy123](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wguy123)\ **Post date:** [July 23, 2024, 7:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-decline-of-the-motel/1001642/105 "2024-07-23T19:44:30Z")
I’ve seen several of these high-end remodels of motels in this area and we’ve stayed in a couple. Less expensive than higher-end hotels, but still a lot nicer than what you expect out of a motel. ---
**Author:** ![Just\_Asking\_Questions](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ba9def/32.png) [@Just\_Asking\_Questions](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Just_Asking_Questions)\ **Post date:** [October 29, 2024, 7:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-decline-of-the-motel/1001642/106 "2024-10-29T19:40:44Z")
> [@blondebear](#): > > Well, a month and a half later, I summoned up the motivation to get them scanned and uploaded. [Here’s the google photos album](https://photos.app.goo.gl/oYWmzm7HEoCo8Snq8). I’m finally getting around to looking at these. I love them. For the ones that have the address, I’m enjoying using google maps to see what is there now. Some are under a new name, but strll recognizable. Thanks for these! ---
**Author:** ![Crafter\_Man](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/crafter_man/32/458_2.png) [@Crafter\_Man](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Crafter_Man)\ **Post date:** [October 30, 2024, 1:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-decline-of-the-motel/1001642/107 "2024-10-30T13:40:43Z")
Last Friday evening I stayed at a motel ([this one](https://majesticmotelohio.com/)) for the first time in decades. Clean room, three beds, refrigerator, microwave oven, and a Keurig. Only $60. ---
**Author:** ![Just\_Asking\_Questions](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ba9def/32.png) [@Just\_Asking\_Questions](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Just_Asking_Questions)\ **Post date:** [December 4, 2024, 4:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-decline-of-the-motel/1001642/108 "2024-12-04T16:16:25Z")
> [@blondebear](#): > > Well, a month and a half later, I summoned up the motivation to get them scanned and uploaded. [Here’s the google photos album](https://photos.app.goo.gl/oYWmzm7HEoCo8Snq8). Did something change in your page? Or is it at my end? I can’t access them any more. ---
**Author:** ![blondebear](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/blondebear/32/1022_2.png) [@blondebear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/blondebear)\ **Post date:** [December 4, 2024, 4:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-decline-of-the-motel/1001642/109 "2024-12-04T16:53:04Z")
I tested it a couple of times(tried it in different browsers), still works for me. I went back to the album and the “[share link](https://photos.app.goo.gl/oYWmzm7HEoCo8Snq8)” is the same (the discord bot even asked me if I wanted to post a duplicate link). So who knows? I’ve added around 30 cards to my collection recently, so once I get motivated again I’ll get them scanned and post here with an update. ---
**Author:** ![Just\_Asking\_Questions](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ba9def/32.png) [@Just\_Asking\_Questions](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Just_Asking_Questions)\ **Post date:** [December 4, 2024, 5:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-decline-of-the-motel/1001642/110 "2024-12-04T17:04:03Z")
> [@blondebear](#): > > I tested it a couple of times(tried it in different browsers), still works for me. Thanks It did work on this computer, once, but who knows. Could have a software update that screwed it up. I’ll try another one. ---
**Author:** ![Just\_Asking\_Questions](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ba9def/32.png) [@Just\_Asking\_Questions](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Just_Asking_Questions)\ **Post date:** [December 5, 2024, 6:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-decline-of-the-motel/1001642/111 "2024-12-05T06:24:08Z")
> [@blondebear](#): > > still works for me. Works on my other computer, Thanks! These are great. ---
**Author:** ![blondebear](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/blondebear/32/1022_2.png) [@blondebear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/blondebear)\ **Post date:** [December 13, 2024, 8:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-decline-of-the-motel/1001642/112 "2024-12-13T20:41:58Z")
> [@Just\_Asking\_Questions](#): > > I’m finally getting around to looking at these. I love them. > > For the ones that have the address, I’m enjoying using google maps to see what is there now. Some are under a new name, but strll recognizable. > > Thanks for these! Just finished uploading a new batch if anyone’s interested. [Same link as before](https://photos.app.goo.gl/oYWmzm7HEoCo8Snq8). ---
**Author:** ![kayaker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kayaker/32/441_2.png) [@kayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayaker)\ **Post date:** [December 14, 2024, 1:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-decline-of-the-motel/1001642/113 "2024-12-14T13:48:56Z")
> [@blondebear](#): > > Just finished uploading a new batch if anyone’s interested Cool thing about this is my phone notified me about your new upload before you did!! ---
**Author:** ![ByrdJrHs](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bc79bd/32.png) [@ByrdJrHs](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ByrdJrHs)\ **Post date:** [December 14, 2024, 7:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-decline-of-the-motel/1001642/114 "2024-12-14T19:42:17Z")
> **[The Valley motel that always steals the show](https://la.curbed.com/2017/8/11/16135148/pink-motel-netflix-glow)** > > Thrust back into the spotlight in the Netflix hit "GLOW," the motel is a must-see for midcentury architecture fans. Besides the motel featured in the article, the Safari Inn was also mentioned. Safari Inn is about a ten minute drive from Warner Bros, Universal, Disney, and NBC. The Pink Motel is about 20-25 minute drive. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-decline-of-the-motel/1001642.md?page=5)