Tropics Motor Hotel, Blythe, CA (motel) - Locating Tiki

M MadDogMike Grand Member (8 years) The Anvil of the Sun Joined: Mar 30, 2008 Posts: 10861	M MadDogMike Posted posted on Wed, Jan 16, 2013 7:15 PM On 2010-03-08 13:59, bigbrotiki wrote: ...Wonder what the TOWN of Blythe is like, nowadays... My son-in-law will be stationed in the Blythe CHP office starting next month. Blythe is still a rural community of 20,000 people, located 100 miles away from anything else (Palm Springs, Yuma, and El Centro) Because of it's remote location on the 10 freeway, it probably has more fast food restaurants per capita than any other town in the US. Agriculture, summer Colorado River activities, and 2 State prisons provide an economic base. Last time I was there (a couple years ago) the Denny's still looked very 50's Googie, frozen in time.

On 2010-03-08 13:59, bigbrotiki wrote:
...Wonder what the TOWN of Blythe is like, nowadays...

My son-in-law will be stationed in the Blythe CHP office starting next month. Blythe is still a rural community of 20,000 people, located 100 miles away from anything else (Palm Springs, Yuma, and El Centro) Because of it's remote location on the 10 freeway, it probably has more fast food restaurants per capita than any other town in the US. Agriculture, summer Colorado River activities, and 2 State prisons provide an economic base.

Last time I was there (a couple years ago) the Denny's still looked very 50's Googie, frozen in time.

Post #664315 by MadDogMike on Wed, Jan 16, 2013 7:15 PM