The Bayview Motel has been demolished.
One of the smallest motels I have ever seen in New Jersey in one of the seediest places someone could select. The Bayview Motel lies between Atlantic City and the town of Absecon, in the Absecon swampland on E. Absecon Blvd. It looks like it’s been closed since about 2008 and is currently for sale.
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Average motel room in 1964 vs 2024
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Nevele's Winter Lodge burned down last week.
Opened in 1901 and closed in 2009 due to financial issues, the Nevele Grand Hotel was one of many Borscht Belt resorts in the Catskills Mountains of New York. There are multiple buildings and hotel wings on the property, as well as the tower, pools, a ski chalet, golf course, lounges, conference facilities, etc. Pictured is the Winter Lodge, in a postcard from the 1930s, 1977 and 2020. Source
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Formerly a Howard Johnson Motor Lodge, now a LaQuinta Inn.
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NYC's former Howard Johnson Motor Lodge now operates as a Hampton Inn. The interior has been drastically renovated.
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Opened as the Cleveland Deluxe Cottages in the 1940s, operated as the Holiday Manor throughout the 70s and closed as the Villagio di Montagna in the 90s.
In the 80s, the property was purchased by Xavier Roberts, the owner of Babyland General Hospital (known as the birthplace of Cabbage Patch Kids) and may still be owned by him today. The building pictured here is the original restaurant, which now sits abandoned. As far as I can tell, the rest of the resort has been demolished.
Located in Cleveland, Georgia.
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Before the Commack Motor Inn became a 70s love hotel, it was called the Jerimac Motel. Built in 1957, the Jerimac was advertised as a "home away from home" and was featured in the Green Book.
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The Riverhouse Motor Lodge was one of many Gatlinburg motels destroyed during the 2016 Great Smoky Mountain wildfires.
It was built in 1971 by owner Hugh Faust. Faust's motel was so beloved that after the fires, a memorial Facebook page was created and is actually still active in 2024. Most of the Riverhouse's customers were return-guests and had spent decades getting to know the owner, his family and the staff. These guests provided more than $15,000 of aid to the employees who were laid off.
"We didn't know what to say. We couldn't believe it. We're flabbergasted. It has been very heart-warming to see the response from people who have been our customers throughout the last 47 years. It means my staff was doing a great job of running this place," said Faust.
The Faust family continues to operate the Riverhouse Inn at the Park, a few blocks from the Motor Lodge. They're known for their warm, homemade donuts, fresh brewed coffee delivered to each guest and clean/comfortable rooms.
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Same room, 50 years later.
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Been following for a while (even bought the pins; love ‘em!) and just wanted share a dead motel that I’d stumbled across recently. It appears to have closed sometime during the pandemic. Doubt that it gets resurrected, given the price of real estate in the area.
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The Stratford Motor Lodge of Falls Church, Virginia closed in 2021. There have been multiple proposed development plans, including a senior living center or Wawa convenience store, but they all fell through. In September 2023, another application was filed with plans to revitalize a portion of the building into a restaurant.
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