Motel (English Wikipedia)

John Margolies (November 1995). Home Away From Home: Motels in America. Bulfinch Press, Little Brown and Co. ISBN 0821221620.
Duncan Hines (1940). Lodging for a night (3rd ed.). Adventures in Good Eating Inc., Bowling Green, Ky, Telephone 1219. (archive.org)

bbc.co.uk (Global: 8^th place; English: 10^th place)

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Chhavi Dublish (October 10, 2003). "America's Patel Motels". BBC News. Retrieved February 16, 2012.

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"American families shelter in motels as homelessness worsens". BBC. December 20, 2011.

blueswallowmotel.com (Global: low place; English: low place)

"History". Blue Swallow Motel. New Mexico Digital. 2015. Retrieved August 21, 2018.

books.google.com (Global: 3^rd place; English: 3^rd place)

William and Nancy Young (March 30, 2007). The Great Depression in America: a cultural encyclopedia. Greenwood. pp. 315–318. ISBN 978-0313335204.
John A. Jakle; Keith A. Sculle; Jefferson S. Rogers (April 1, 2002). The Motel in America. JHU Press. pp. 35ff. ISBN 978-0-8018-6918-1. Retrieved July 8, 2013.
"Coin-ops find motor courts increasingly fertile field". Billboard. March 31, 1947. p. 136.
Pawan Dhingra (April 25, 2012). Life Behind the Lobby: Indian American Motel Owners and the American Dream. Stanford University Press. p. 92. ISBN 9780804782029. Retrieved August 15, 2012.
Patti DeLano (October 14, 2008). Missouri Off the Beaten Path: A Guide to Unique Places. Rowman & Littlefield. p. 10. ISBN 9780762748747. Retrieved April 29, 2012.

builtheritage.com.au (Global: low place; English: low place)

Simon Reeves. "Australia's first motels" (PDF). Mo (Vol 10 No 2).

cbc.ca (Global: 115^th place; English: 82^nd place)

"Schitt's Creek". CBC News. Archived from the original on May 9, 2023.

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Harmon Jolley (August 17, 2010). "Memories: Remembering the Alamo Plaza Hotel and Courts". The Chattanoogan.

chicagotribune.com (Global: 95^th place; English: 70^th place)

Eric Zorn (August 15, 2006). "World's first motel a sight worth saving". Chicago Tribune.

cnn.com (Global: 28^th place; English: 26^th place)

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Paul Lukas; Maggie Overfelt (April 1, 2003). "Holiday Inns: Annoyed by the inflexible pricing at America's motels, Kemmons Wilson lodged his business at the intersection where the baby boom met the open road". Fortune Small Business.

columbuslibrary.org (Global: low place; English: low place)

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"Digital Archives". Columbus (OH) Metropolitan Library. Archived from the original on October 22, 2013. Retrieved March 25, 2012. finds 22 entries for "motels" on U.S. 40, mostly archived picture postcards bearing advertisements like "40 Winks Motel -- within city limits of Columbus, Ohio. 100% fire proof construction. Restaurant and service station open 24 hours daily. Every room has the following: air conditioning - telephone - radio - Beauty Rest box springs and mattresses - private baths. Phone DOuglas 3615." (The '40 Winks Restaurant' and adjacent filling station are now long gone; the remainder of this property was shut down for one year in 2005 (per "Some East Side Residents Say Neglected Motel Hinders Area Progress". WOSU Public Media. January 23, 2012. Archived from the original on May 7, 2012. Retrieved August 15, 2012.) due to ongoing code violations.)

corbinkytourism.com (Global: low place; English: low place)

"Harland Sanders Museum and Café". Corbin KY tourism. Archived from the original on December 1, 2010.

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"CoStar | # 1 Commercial Real Estate Information Company". CoStar.

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Tom Benning (December 14, 2010). "Alamo Plaza, an Oak Cliff landmark, falls to wrecking ball today". The Dallas Morning News.

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"Route "66" The Mother Road - Back in Time - General Highway History - Highway History". Federal Highway Administration. Retrieved June 10, 2024.

dpcd.vic.gov.au (Global: low place; English: low place)

"Oakleigh Motel, final report" (PDF). Heritage Council, Victoria, Australia. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 8, 2012. Retrieved April 12, 2012.

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Duncan Hines (1940). Lodging for a night (3rd ed.). Adventures in Good Eating Inc., Bowling Green, Ky, Telephone 1219. (archive.org)

findlaw.com (Global: 1,478^th place; English: 868^th place)

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Text of Heart of Atlanta Motel v. United States, 379 U.S. 241 (1964) is available from: Findlaw Justia

flickr.com (Global: 1,013^th place; English: 739^th place)

Traditionally, motels used a "metal key on a preprinted plastic tag". June 6, 2008. with the motel's address, room number, and "return postage guaranteed — drop in any mailbox". Anyone finding a lost or stolen key had full access to the room, a security issue.

forbes.com (Global: 54^th place; English: 48^th place)

Buss, Dale (March 28, 2012). "Americans Are Still Getting Their Kicks Along Route 66". Forbes. Retrieved August 21, 2018.

galerie-kokopelli.com (Global: low place; English: low place)

"Welcome to the Wigwam Motel". Wigwam Motel Holbrook. Archived from the original on August 21, 2018. Retrieved August 21, 2018.

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Michael Barrett (October 17, 2008). "Gastonia motel sues city, county, over inspection that led to shutdown". Gaston Gazette. North Carolina.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)

ghostarchive.org (Global: 32^nd place; English: 21^st place)

John Simpson (September 11, 2002). "Happy birthday Holiday Inn". The Daily Telegraph. Archived from the original on January 12, 2022.

highwayhost.org (Global: low place; English: low place)

"Alamo Plaza". highwayhost.org.

independent.co.uk (Global: 36^th place; English: 33^rd place)

Harriet O'Brien (February 13, 2010). "Room at the Holiday Inn: How an American icon was reinvented for the 21st century". The Independent.

justia.com (Global: 696^th place; English: 428^th place)

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Text of Heart of Atlanta Motel v. United States, 379 U.S. 241 (1964) is available from: Findlaw Justia

kingventures.net (Global: low place; English: low place)

"Motel Inn restoration proposal (2002, never implemented)". King Ventures (Apple Farm Inn). 2002. Archived from the original on March 5, 2016.

krqe.com (Global: low place; English: 7,906^th place)

Alex Tomlin (June 10, 2011). "Historic Route 66 motel demolished". KRQE News. Retrieved August 16, 2011.

memphisflyer.com (Global: low place; English: 6,126^th place)

Vance Lauderdale (December 1, 2008). "Remembering the Alamo — Plaza, That Is". Memphis Magazine.

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"Moteles RD". Marketeam.com.do. Retrieved August 21, 2018. A directory of motels from the Dominican Republic; these appear to be mostly love hotels{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)

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Merv Block (August 4, 1972). "Boom in motels brings thievery". Palm Beach Post. The Associated Press. p. B4.

nps.gov (Global: 135^th place; English: 105^th place)

Becky Snider; Debbie Sheals (January 14, 2003). "Route 66 in Missouri: Survey and National Register project S7215MSFACG SURVEY REPORT". National Park Service.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
"Aztec Auto Court--Route 66: A Discover Our Shared Heritage Travel Itinerary". National Park Service.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link) indicates that, in 2003, the Aztec Motel received a cost-share grant from the NPS Route 66 Corridor Preservation Program to restore neon signage. The motel was demolished eight years later; only the sign remains.
"Travel Route 66". U.S. National Park Service. Retrieved June 10, 2024.
"Discover Our Shared Heritage Travel Itinerary: Route 66". U.S. National Park Service. U.S. Department of the Interior. Archived from the original on December 19, 2009. Retrieved August 21, 2018.

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Kristin Jackson (April 25, 1993). "The World's First Motel Rests Upon Its Memories". The Seattle Times. Retrieved April 2, 2008.

nytimes.com (Global: 7^th place; English: 7^th place)

Shawn G. Kennedy (January 11, 1989). "Real Estate; A No-Frills Hotel Rises in Manhattan". The New York Times.
Tunku Varadarajan (July 4, 1999). "A Patel Motel Cartel?". The New York Times. Retrieved September 1, 2010.

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"Official Government Road Map of Ontario". Ontario Department of Public Highways, Queen's Park, Toronto. 1930. Archived from the original on June 9, 2013.

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Karin Schmerler (2005). "Disorder at Budget Motels". Center for Problem-Oriented Policing.

preservationnation.org (Global: low place; English: low place)

"National Trust Names Historic Route 66 Motels One of America's 11 Most Endangered Historic Places: Treasured "Mother Road" Motels Meet the Wrecking Ball or are Forgotten and Abandoned". National Trust for Historic Preservation. June 14, 2007.

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"Murder Motel (BBS door game)". R2games. 2014. Retrieved August 21, 2018.

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Cassidy, John (2016). "The most prestigious addresses in Louisville, KY". Renaissance Business Centers. Retrieved August 21, 2018.

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Jenner Meletti (August 21, 2009). "Privacy e comfort, così torna l'albergo a ore (Privacy and comfort, back to the hotel by the hour)". la Repubblica, Rome (in Italian).

route66news.com (Global: low place; English: low place)

Warnick, Ron (2014). Priddy, Emily (ed.). "Motels Archives". Route 66 News. Retrieved August 21, 2018.

sarnia.ca (Global: low place; English: low place)

http://www.sarnia.ca/documents.asp?DocumentID=74 Archived June 30, 2015, at the Wayback Machine p. 7

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"AN ORDINANCE relating to abatement of and penalties, including license suspension or revocation, for public nuisances". City of Seattle. December 2009.

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Levi Pulkkinen (June 8, 2008). "Change may be coming to Aurora Avenue North: Future looks brighter for downtrodden strip". Seattle P-I.
Casey McNerthney (August 24, 2009). "Police: Months of problems, violence at Aurora motels". Seattle P-I.

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Casey McNerthney (February 24, 2012). "Problem Aurora motel to be demolished". Seattle P-I.

seattleweekly.com (Global: 6,116^th place; English: 3,537^th place)

Vernal Coleman (September 9, 2009). "Aurora Avenue: Out with the Inn Crowd?". Seattle Weekly. Archived from the original on May 23, 2013. Retrieved March 26, 2012.

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"Torrance, Edgar Lee (1893-1971)". The Handbook of Texas Online. November 2, 2016.

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Dhingra, Pawan (2012). "Life Behind the Lobby: Indian American Motel Owners and the American Dream". Stanford University Press. p. 15. Retrieved August 15, 2012.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)

telegraph.co.uk (Global: 30^th place; English: 24^th place)

John Simpson (September 11, 2002). "Happy birthday Holiday Inn". The Daily Telegraph. Archived from the original on January 12, 2022.

theconversation.com (Global: 928^th place; English: 651^st place)

Wood, Andrew (September 14, 2016). "The Rise and Fall of the Great American Motel". The Conversation. Retrieved July 6, 2017.

thefreedictionary.com (Global: 614^th place; English: 572^nd place)

"Motel". The Free Dictionary By Farlex. Retrieved June 28, 2012.

theglobeandmail.com (Global: 293^rd place; English: 203^rd place)

Dave LeBlanc (September 10, 2009). "It's check-out time for Scarborough's storied motel strip". The Globe and Mail.

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"3V Tourist Court".

themotelsofroute66.com (Global: low place; English: low place)

Cantlon, Simon (2013). "The Motels of Route 66 (documentary)". The Motels of Route 66. Vive le Rock Productions. Cut Company. Retrieved August 21, 2018.

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Dave Devine (October 9, 1997). "Motel Memories: Once Upon A Time, Hanging Out At Tucson's No-Tel Motel Must've Been Quite A Trip". Tucson Weekly.

usatoday.com (Global: 41^st place; English: 34^th place)

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Justin Juozapavicius (May 19, 2007). "Route 66 motels endangered". USA Today.
AP (December 3, 2003). "Old-style motels fading out". USA Today. New Orleans: Gannett Co. Inc. Retrieved August 21, 2018.

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Doug Kirby; Larry Bleiberg (June 28, 2012). "10 great places to stay at a vintage motel". USA Today.

web.archive.org (Global: 1^st place; English: 1^st place)

"AH&LA history of lodging". American Hotel Association. Archived from the original on May 9, 2012. Retrieved March 27, 2012.
"Digital Archives". Columbus (OH) Metropolitan Library. Archived from the original on October 22, 2013. Retrieved March 25, 2012. finds 22 entries for "motels" on U.S. 40, mostly archived picture postcards bearing advertisements like "40 Winks Motel -- within city limits of Columbus, Ohio. 100% fire proof construction. Restaurant and service station open 24 hours daily. Every room has the following: air conditioning - telephone - radio - Beauty Rest box springs and mattresses - private baths. Phone DOuglas 3615." (The '40 Winks Restaurant' and adjacent filling station are now long gone; the remainder of this property was shut down for one year in 2005 (per "Some East Side Residents Say Neglected Motel Hinders Area Progress". WOSU Public Media. January 23, 2012. Archived from the original on May 7, 2012. Retrieved August 15, 2012.) due to ongoing code violations.)
"Harland Sanders Museum and Café". Corbin KY tourism. Archived from the original on December 1, 2010.
http://www.sarnia.ca/documents.asp?DocumentID=74 Archived June 30, 2015, at the Wayback Machine p. 7
"Motel Inn restoration proposal (2002, never implemented)". King Ventures (Apple Farm Inn). 2002. Archived from the original on March 5, 2016.
Chuck Hustmyre (October 25, 2007). "After dark, it gets ugly". 225 Baton Rouge. Archived from the original on May 1, 2012.
"Oakleigh Motel, final report" (PDF). Heritage Council, Victoria, Australia. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 8, 2012. Retrieved April 12, 2012.
"Discover Our Shared Heritage Travel Itinerary: Route 66". U.S. National Park Service. U.S. Department of the Interior. Archived from the original on December 19, 2009. Retrieved August 21, 2018.
"Official Government Road Map of Ontario". Ontario Department of Public Highways, Queen's Park, Toronto. 1930. Archived from the original on June 9, 2013.
Vernal Coleman (September 9, 2009). "Aurora Avenue: Out with the Inn Crowd?". Seattle Weekly. Archived from the original on May 23, 2013. Retrieved March 26, 2012.
"Welcome to the Wigwam Motel". Wigwam Motel Holbrook. Archived from the original on August 21, 2018. Retrieved August 21, 2018.
Burton, Josh (April 1, 2007). "Glenrio resurrected". Amarillo Globe-News. Archived from the original on May 25, 2016. Retrieved June 23, 2012.
"Schitt's Creek". CBC News. Archived from the original on May 9, 2023.

wigwammotel.com (Global: low place; English: low place)

"About the Wigwam". Wigwam Motel. 2010. Retrieved August 21, 2018.

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"Teepee Village". Wigwam Village No. 2. Retrieved August 21, 2018.

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pt.wikipedia.org

"Motéis de Portugal" ("Motels of Portugal", www.moteisdeportugal.com) is a listing of what elsewhere would be classed as adult motels; see also "Motel" (in Portuguese) in that language's Wikipedia.

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Winter, Robert (1980). The California bungalow. Los Angeles. ISBN 0-912158-85-9. OCLC 6250406.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)

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"Digital Archives". Columbus (OH) Metropolitan Library. Archived from the original on October 22, 2013. Retrieved March 25, 2012. finds 22 entries for "motels" on U.S. 40, mostly archived picture postcards bearing advertisements like "40 Winks Motel -- within city limits of Columbus, Ohio. 100% fire proof construction. Restaurant and service station open 24 hours daily. Every room has the following: air conditioning - telephone - radio - Beauty Rest box springs and mattresses - private baths. Phone DOuglas 3615." (The '40 Winks Restaurant' and adjacent filling station are now long gone; the remainder of this property was shut down for one year in 2005 (per "Some East Side Residents Say Neglected Motel Hinders Area Progress". WOSU Public Media. January 23, 2012. Archived from the original on May 7, 2012. Retrieved August 15, 2012.) due to ongoing code violations.)

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