Post #104241 by tikivixen on Mon, Jul 26, 2004 1:08 PM

Junkwise, I can't even fit into my apartment.

I stayed at the Wigwam Motel in Rialto last month. (It's right over the line from San Bernardino.)

My pal Paulie and I were just about to give up on finding a cool vintage motel to take us in at ten o'clock at night, but luckily we found vintage Route 66 and there it was!!!

I'm happy to say that the gruesome pseudo-psychedelic paint job the Jab spoke of above is gone--the wigwams are just plain white inside now. Also, the bathrooms are delightfully unremodeled--you get the original deco tile in lovely buttercream and burgundy.

Oddly, however, there is NO place to put your clothes. And no bedside lamp--just an overhead. The new owners seem confused as to how to place such furniture within the wigwam. If they would simply consult the vintage postcard in their own office they would be instantly enlightened...but no such luck.

It was, however, extremely clean and well-kept overall.

My favorite part was the very faded sign (below the brightly lettered main sign) which reads:

"DO IT IN A TEE-PEE!" Sheesh.

Needless to say, they did NOT repaint that one. It's hard to read unless you are really interested :wink:

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