OCTOBER 8
Cleanup day scheduled for next month at Shamrock Court Motel in Sullivan, Missouri. The good folks at the Missouri Route 66 Association are planning it for the weekend of Nov. 7-8.
The long-closed motel is listed for $125,000, but the price is negotiable. It was built 1947-1948 and owned by the family of John and Rose Weiland since 1953.
In the late 1970s, it was converted into efficiency apartments and living quarters for the owners.
What I like the best about it is that the outside is covered with that really distinctive giraffe stonework so common in the Ozarks. When I first saw it was for sale and at that price, I must admit I was more than a bit interested in it. But, I am retired and ownership of that would entail a whole lot of work.
I would envision it used for small businesses, offices and maybe several motel rooms for folks wanting a real Route 66 motel experience. Maybe even a small craft beer place. Part of it could be a visitors center as well.
And, importantly, Sullivan is the last place heading west on Route 66 in Missouri where you can stop at a Jack in the Box (well, I see at their site that there is now one in Cuba). I love those Jumbo Jacks and especially their tacos.)
A while back, when I saw that the Blue Swallow in Tucumcari was for sale for $170,000, I also thought about that one. But again, way too much work for a retired person.
The Shamrock Court looks a lot like the famous Sunset Motel in Villa Ridge, Missouri which was built in 1945.
--RoadJack
