Larry: Sometimes I wonder if many of these signs were designed by the same person. Sweeping arrows that display moving lights at night is something that wins me over when it comes to motels.

Brett: I wonder if a person went to school to learn how to design these or if there were style guides for sign makers back then. Is this the motel in the picture? It looks like a hardware store to me. The sign is quality sign and like you pointed out, very typical in its design. The swooping arrow atop a funky trapezoid to add a bit of dynamism to the whole shebang.

Larry: They've had some trouble with folks turning right into the building in the past. Direct your eyes, if you will, to the bottom of the photo. They had to add an equally cool sign at the entrance to the parking "Turn Here" with a blinking star and another arrow. I'd be tempted to stay in the parking lot with a sign as great as that.

Brett: They must of had some confusion as to whether this was a motel or not too. The wee little red and white motel sign makes me smile. I was going to make a comment about Mae West not being so thrilled with a run down motel using her name, but now I see that it's really called Way West... so never mind.

Brett and Larry invite you to comment on this sign.
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