The Shamrock Court Motel in Sullivan, Missouri. It can be yours for $125,000. Lots of possibilities. Actually, now you're too late. Missouri's Roamin' Rich bought it.

Tuesday, November 13, 2007

Historic Hotels Along Route 66

Usually, when you think of Route 66, you envision the unique one-story motels. However, the cities along the route also have their share of grand and magnificent hotels standing right downtown.

Unfortunately. many of these have met their demise, but now, some cities are realizing the jewels that they have and are restoring rather than demolishing.

The National Trust for Historic Preservation's Historic Hotels of America program is involved in helping these place survive into the 21st century.

I checked their website and listed the hotels in Route 66 cities.

Illinois- Chicago

Millennium Knickerbocker Hotel- 1927
Palmer House Hilton- 1875

Missouri- St. Louis

Chase Park Plaza Hotel- 1922
Hyatt Regency St. Louis at Union Station- 1894

Oklahoma-
Tulsa- Hotel Ambassador- 1929

Oklahoma City- Colcord Hotel
Skirvin Hilton- 1911- reopened Feb. 2007. We almost lost this one.

New Mexico- Santa Fe
La Fonda- 1922

California- Santa Monica
Georgia Hotel- 1933

http://www.historichotels.org/

Beautiful, But Too Expensive for Me. --RoadDog

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