Photos: Motel California, the delight is in the details
I am a photo fellow at the L.A. Times, and recently spent three days photographing for the Motel California project at the Skyview Los Alamos.…
Photos: Vintage matchbooks from Route 66, Southern California motels
p]:text-cms-story-body-color-text clearfix"> Denise McKinney says she has probably somewhere close to half a million matchbooks tucked away inside her Riverside home. She’s been collecting for…
The 34 coolest, kitschiest, most fascinating motels in California
The Madonna Inn, Skyview in Los Alamos, San Francisco's Hotel Del Sol, Trixie Motel in Palm Springs. This state has no shortage of great motels,…
5 fascinating facts about motels, from murders to Magic Fingers
Life, death, crime, kitsch, nostalgia, immigrant aspirations and witty design — all of these elements converge in the world of motels, which didn’t exist before…
My epic search for the greatest motels in California
Listen. That’s the low hum of the highway you hear behind me, offset by the rumble of the ice machine down the breezeway. We gather…
Khloé Kardashian caught Lamar Odom cheating on her at motel
Khloé Kardashian says she turned into a psychopath when she caught then-husband Lamar Odom cheating on her with another woman in a motel in downtown…
SoCal vintage motels come back to life with new purposes
There were no vacancies beneath the old neon Farm House Motel sign last Saturday — no guest rooms at all, in fact. But the 1950s…
The Hollywood Premiere Motel may soon become a historic monument
The Hollywood Premiere Motel hasn’t won any prizes lately. It has a 1.5 star rating on Trip Advisor, which ranks it 112th of 118 motels…
Supreme Court orders new trial in Oklahoma motel killing
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Tuesday ordered a new trial for an Oklahoma death row inmate convicted of plotting to kill the owner of a motel…
Creepy vibes drives booming business at Tonopah’s Clown Motel.
TONOPAH, Nev. — Business is so good at the Clown Motel, you might expect more of its painted faces to be smiling. But as Vijay Mehar…
How a forgotten California border town became a hip hideaway
The first two surprises, as you roll up Old Highway 80 into this dry and silent Sonoran Desert town, might be the steam and the…
Motel 6 chain sold for $525 million
It was announced Friday that India-based Oyo had acquired G6 Hospitality, Motel 6's parent company. Photo courtesy of Motel 6/Website Sept. 22 (UPI) -- Motel…
Staffing, costs, changing eating trends behind Australian motel restaurants left vacant
Around Australia, a growing number of motels are becoming custodians of vacant spaces.Restaurants once filled with guests are now being used as storage, conference rooms,…