This former Imperial 400 Motel in Cedar City, UT is gone now:

So has this one in Richland, WA:

This one in Walla Walla, WA may be next. It is surrounded by chain link fencing:

The former Hyatt Lodge in Thousand Oaks, CA is now — you guessed it — surrounded by chain link. It is being redeveloped as homeless housing:

What I believe were the last two Robo-Wash signs are gone now. I believe their robots that went around the oval tracks and washed your car are also gone. But their buildings with the red and white diamond plastic panels remain. Del Rio, TX:

and Laramie, WY:

The Crown Car Wash on Pico in Los Angeles, CA:

… is closed now and surrounded by fencing:

This funky sign in Costa Mesa, CA (and the carwash with concrete pillars and lanterns):

has been replaced with this:

The University Lodge in Albuquerque, NM:

was built as a Travelodge in 1960:

In 2022, it was renovated as the Hotel Zazz:

The Food Fair in Vacaville, CA:

now houses a Maya Supermarket but still has the mid-century look:

This former Trustmark National Bank in Meridian, MS had been vacant since 2018…:

…in November, it was being renovated as the Cater’s at the Museum restaurant next to the new Children’s Museum buildings.

The nice letters on this building in Asheboro, NC…:

now a golf cart place with a peaked roof:

This motel in Fairfax, VA has been demolished:

It will be replaced soon with something like this:

This post is getting long. Many more midcentury buildings to come.

Happy trails,
dj & the dogs

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