Once a vibrant neon masterpiece, this 1950's era sign stands as is: faded, flawed, and fiercely authentic. I can imagine it's tubes...

Unlike many Route 66 relics that have crumbled or lost their spark, this motel keeps its name and it's neon soul intact. The motel was...

This motel started in 1956 and is still operating today. It's the kind of place that doesn’t just whisper “budget-friendly”; it shouts it...

This sign was also featured in the 1987 movie Bagdad Cafe. The motel itself was built in the 1950's. It's gone now, but long after the...

The motel closed in 2009, but thankfully, this charmingly retro sign remains like a time capsule full of tales from travelers past. The...

This sign stands like a quirky, timeworn postcard from America’s road-tripping heyday. It stands across from the former Motel, and was...

I could see this sign way down the road. What a great way to advertise. The hotel was built in 1899, after fire destroyed the original...

Opened in 1938 as the Arcadia Court, this motel is still operating with this somewhat simple Googie styled 1960's neon sign. Sure, it’s...

So many classic motels along Route 66 in Kingman Arizona. This one was built in 1958 and is also still operating today. The sign really...

Again, I was so focused on this great restored and working neon sign, that I didn't get the giant tower sign, which is also working neon,...

I had to look at google street view to see if they kept this great neon sign as part of the renovations that were underway when we passed...

The motel was built in 1929 and the original giraffe pattern stone building still stands. I wish I would have snapped a photo of the...

Like a lot of 1960's motels, this one had a cool googie style neon sign. You can see what is left on the three posts at the bottom and it...

Built in 1952, with this classic eye-catching neon sign, the motel operated until 2011. The sign was renovated in 2013, but obviously...

This is an updated neon sign from the original, but that great retro look has survived. The hotel opened in 1952 and is still operating...

This was one of the oldest, still operating motels that we saw on our route 66 trip. The first adobe building was constructed in 1915....

If you've read other posts, you probably already know that these Jetson's space age looking "Googie" style neon signs are my favorites...

Literally right next door to the Copper State Motel was this one. It sort of tells the sad tale of how busy Route 66 was in it's heyday...

This motel was built in the 1920's. It took 4 years to complete the construction of the 18 inch thick cobblestone walls of the motel...

Besides being a really great old building, what first caught my eye was the lady of the evening hanging out of the second floor window!...