Some more highlights from the trek to the Midwest last month.

This single-sided “restored” sign is in Cottonwood, AZ. It originally read A. James Modern Court but they changed it to simply “James Court” a couple of years ago after they took off the ugly modern apartments panel:

This is an entirely new sign (and name) in Flagstaff, AZ created when they recently renovated a midcentury motel:

This former TraveLodge in Albuquerque, NM…:

… now houses the Hotel Zazz:

Work is still going on in Flagstaff for the Whispering Winds Motel renovation. This sign was renovated to look more like it did in the 1960s and the exterior details are being preserved:

The former Downtowner Motor Inn in Albuquerque is being renovated as Hotel Blue:

This Mexican take-out/drive-thru in Albuquerque was originally a Pup ‘n’ Taco:

Travelstead Hall at the University of Mexico in Albuquerque was built in 1963. I wish I could have gotten inside to see that incredible stained glass:

Here’s a detail from the Skydome in Flagstaff:

This Art Deco beauty in Albuquerque was built as the Salazar Mortuary and is still operating as such:

This metal sculpture in Albuquerque was installed last year:

This is just one of the dinosaurs installed at the Painted Desert Indian Center in Holbrook, AZ:

This fading kachina sign originally advertised for a souvenir shop in Holbrook. Here’s a photo I took in 2012:

and what it looks like today. The souvenir place is gone:

Back probably next weekend with some Oklahoma stuff.

Happy trails,
dj & the dogs

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