Tuesday, June 30, 2026

3/23/2026 - Barstow, California (Route 66)

 


Mojave River Valley Museum


Casa del Desierto Harvey House, The Barstow Harvey House was built at Barstow station in 1911.  It was used for the Santa Fe railroad station in 1975.


El Rancho Motel - 
100 units
100 private baths
$5.00 - 10.00
tv
telephones
showers
most air conditioned (some air cooled)
11 units with limited kitchenette privileges
restaurant & cocktail lounge
heated swimming pool


Route 66 Monument


Imperial 400 Motel, now Best Motel

Had a characteristic butterfly sun flap roof or gull-wing shaped roof. Space Age Googie style design typical of that period.



Vagabond Motor Hotel, now it is Economy Inn Motel

67 luxury units. Free TV. Room phones...customized furniture... Your midway stop between Los Angeles and Las Vegas


Town and Country Motel, now it is Econo Lodge

30 units
full-tile showers
swimming pool


Desert Inn

Opened 1956 with 97 units
singles to suites at reasonable rates.
TV, Refrigerated air
excellent food & cocktail lounge adjoining


Hillcrest Motel, now Budget Inn
In the 1950s, it was 15 units and one-story office
The 1970s motel had 17 units.
Original building is still there


Cactus Motel

A nicely furnished 13-unit motel
Some fully equipped kitchenettes
TV
Individually controlled heat and air-conditioning
Restaurant and shopping center nearby


Stardust Inn - cool sign


Village Hotel and Cafe
Village Hotel Fine Accommodation
Lowest Rates
Air Conditioned


The Route 66 Motel
dates back to 1922 when it was the Barstow Auto Court
14 family units.
16 hotel units
kitchenettes


The Torches Motel
Began as the Hollon Motel and changed its name to Torches Motel
New, modern, hotel-type air-cooled units
One-half block to cafes, theatre and drug stores
When it changed names, it had
15-units
T-V
A/C
Heated Pool
free coffee
pets
at door parking


Nites Inn Motel

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