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| Other Mid-Century Modern Motel & Hotel Chains |
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| Royal Motel Tracy, CA |
Royal Motel Ukiah, CA |
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The Royal Motel in Tracy appears to be from the 1960s. For more, see these websites: 1 and 2. [map]
This Royal Motel in Ukiah was built with the same design as the one in Tracy. I don't know if there were other locations. [map] |
| former Royal Inn Needles, CA |
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| This former Royal Inn last housed the Desert Mirage Inn & Suites. The buildings are boarded up now. For more, see this website. [map] |
| Royal Motor Inn Yuma, AZ 2012: |
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| The Royal Motor Inn was built in 1967. It was originally part of the Royal Inn Motor Hotel chain. The building on the right was built at the same time as the Sambo's restaurant next door. [map] |
| former Royal Inn Palm Springs, CA |
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| The former Royal Inn is now known as the Royal Sun Inn. For more, see this website. [map] |
| former Royal Inn Motor Hotel Alameda, CA 2008: |
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| This former Royal Inn Motor Hotel has been here since at least the early 1970s. The building now houses a Rodeway Inn. This location was built with an attached Sambo's restaurant. For more, see these websites: 1, 2, and 3. [map] |
| Holiday Inn "corncob" buildings were built in the 1960s and 1970s. Most of these buildings have been remodeled. This vintage postcard from Denver, CO shows what these buildings looked like originally. I don't know how many of these were built but only a handful seem to have survived. If you know of any others not described here, I'd love to hear from you. Cylindrical buildings were built all across the U.S. in the early 1960s. A couple of the most famous are the Capitol Records Tower and Marina City in Chicago, IL. |
| Holiday Inn Long Beach, CA |
former Holiday Inn Los Angeles, CA |
Holiday Inn Mobile, AL |
former Holiday Inn Raleigh, NC |
former Holiday Inn San Diego, CA |
Holiday Inn Austin, TX |
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| former Holiday Inn Denver, CO |
former Holiday Inn Tallahassee, FL |
Holiday Inn Gretna, LA |
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| former Holiday Inn Jefferson City, MO |
former Westbank Motel Idaho Falls, ID |
former Quality Inn Orlando, FL |
former Quality Inn Covington, KY |
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| former Landmark Hotel Metairie, LA |
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The Holiday Inn in Long Beach was built in 1969. [map]
The former Holiday Inn in Los Angeles was built in 1971. The building now houses the Hotel Angeleno. For more, see this website. [map] The Holiday Inn in Mobile was built in 1975. [map] The former Holiday Inn in Raleigh was built in 1969 and renovated in 1996. It was a Clarion Hotel when this photo was taken in 2006. By 2014, it was a Holiday Inn again. In 2022, it was announced that this building would be demolished and replaced with a new 20-story hotel. [photo thanks Robby Delius] [map] The former Holiday Inn in San Diego was built in 1970. The building has housed the Four Points by Sheraton San Diego Downtown Little Italy since 2012. The revolving restaurant on top is now stationary and used as a conference room. For more, see this website. [map] The Holiday Inn in Austin was built in 1967. For more, see this website. [map] The former Holiday Inn in Denver was built in 1967. It housed several hotels after that. Since 2015, it has housed the Turntable Studios apartments. For more, see this website. [map] The former Holiday Inn in Tallahassee was built from 1967-1968. It closed around 2008. The building has housed a Four Points by Sheraton since around 2013. For more, see this website. [map] The Holiday Inn in Gretna was built in 1973. There were apparently initial plans to open the hotel as the Sheraton-Gretna Motor Inn but I don't believe that actually happened. Much later, the hotel was a Quality Inn before going back to the Holiday Inn name. The round restaurant building next door was built at the same time as the hotel tower. I don't know the original name but it is now the Round House Bar & Grill. [map] The Holiday Inn in Jefferson City was built from 1967-1969. The top floor never revolved. In 2005, the building was gutted and renovated. It reopened as a Double Tree Hotel in 2008. For more, see this website. [map] This former Quality Inn in Covington was built in 1972 as the Quality Inn Riverview. It now houses a Radisson Hotel. The top floor restaurant still revolves. [map] This former Westbank Motel was built in 1974. It later housed a Red Lion Hotel. It's been a Quality Inn since around 2018. For more, see these websites: 1 and 2. [map] This former Quality Inn in Orlando was built in 1973 as the Quality Inn High Q. It now houses the Hotel Four Points by Sheraton. For more, see this website. [map] The former Landmark Hotel appears similar to the Holiday Inn design but it was built as the Landmark in 1972. The annex building was added in 1984. It became part of the Best Western chain around 1998. It now houses the Copeland Tower. [map] |
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More Holiday Inn Cylindrical Buildings:
Southfield, MI Saddle Brook, NJ Syracuse, NY [map] Charleston, SC If you know of any other surviving buildings, I'd love to add them to the list. Other Cylindrical Hotels:
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