Post #173786 by mrsmiley on Thu, Jul 21, 2005 4:59 PM

On 2005-07-21 16:16, ookoo lady wrote:

I found this with a search on Yahoo "images" for Tropics Motel:

I stayed in that motel about 13 years ago--but it wasn't called "Tropics" then. Across the street was my favorite Space needle area motel up there-the Civic Center Motel(or something like that). It had a great TALL Space Needle neon sign for the motels sign. I last stayed there about 6 years ago WHILE they were tearing down the motel! Yes, the main building was vacant with doors missing from the trashed rooms -although the office was still intact. One of the two back buildings was habitable , but the other was also door-less and trashed. We saw a bent plywood chair in the parking lot, went in the rooms and found three more and asked the manager if they were throwing them out. He said we could have them! Good thing, because at 8am the next morning we awake to hear a giant claw tearing down the other back build(one were three of the chairs we in!). So they literally were tearing down the motel as we were there!!! I always go to the BEST places!! :)