page_title: U.S. Route 66 in California
section_title: Camps, motor courts and motels
hierarchical_section_title: U.S. Route 66 in California / Structures / Camps, motor courts and motels
caption_attribution_description: English: The Route 66 Motel — on historic U.S. Route 66 in the Californian Mojave Desert section. Located in the town of Needles, near the Needles Amtrak Station at the El Garces Hotel, in southeastern California. "There is nobody in the original photo of the Route 66 Motel in Needles, California, just landscaping. These are the plants I hang out with while in California. There are no celebrities in this photo, just botanicals."
context_page_description: U.S. Route 66 is a part of a former United States Numbered Highway in the state of California that ran from the west in Santa Monica on the Pacific Ocean through Los Angeles and San Bernardino to Needles at the Arizona state line. It was truncated during the 1964 renumbering and its signage removed in 1974. The highway is now mostly replaced with several streets in Los Angeles, State Route 2, SR 110, SR 66, San Bernardino County Route 66, Interstate 15, and I-40.
context_section_description: Route 66 has attracted campers since the Great Depression era, where The Grapes of Wrath describes a large but primitive riverside campground as one of the first sights when arriving in Needles, California from Arizona. Needles later became the site of the Carty's Camp cabins seen briefly in John Ford's 1940 film version of "The Grapes of Wrath" (now a deteriorating ghost tourist court) and the later adjacent 66 Motel (which currently offers long-term rental only).
  The 1924 Aztec Hotel in Monrovia, a National Historic Landmark in the San Gabriel Valley, is notable for its Mayan Revival architecture.
  One of three restored Wigwam Motels accommodates motorists in San Bernardino near Rialto. Based on a once-patented novelty architecture, these are tourist courts in which each cabin is a free-standing concrete wigwam. This group of motels served as an inspiration for the Cozy Cone Motel in Cars (film).
caption: 66 Motel in Needles
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