Post #447187 by TorchGuy on Wed, Apr 15, 2009 7:11 AM

It's along Old Highway 99/Aurora, just a bit south of the Aurora Bridge and, yes, the supposedly fabulous (I must go) Pacific Rim-themed Canlis, which does have an incredible view. Highway 99 is home to streetwalkers, (mostly mafia-owned) strip clubs, old businesses, and seedy motels, many of those north of the bridge (Marco Polo, Seal, Klose-In etc.) having nifty neon signs.

South of Aurora Bridge are three motels: I forget the name (remodeled, used to have a shale rock front above the entrance that obviously used to be a great fountain), some dumpy little strip model, and the Aloha, a massive dark-wood-paneled block at streetside with a drive-under and a parking lot shoehorned in behind at the base of a steep hill. Besides a bit of a tropical design on the illuminated plastic sign panel, I can't see any hint of tropical decor, though I've never been in the lobby or out back. And yes, it seems to be housing now.