Signs
Sign Seeker: White Sands Motel, Alamogordo, NM
The White Sands Motel in Alamogordo, NM is conveniently located just 12 miles from White Sands National Park. The well-maintained sign is most likely from the 1960s and the motel recently renovated with positive reviews. It’s definitely a good option when visiting White Sands National Park, which is one of the coolest places we’ve visited…
Read MoreSign Seeker: Los Ojos Bar, Jemez Springs, NM
Along the beautiful Jemez Mountain Trail National Scenic Byway, the small town of Jemez Springs, NM has some treasures, including the Los Ojos Bar. What was originally built as a mercantile in the late 19th Century, become the Los Ojos Bar in 1947. Throughout the years, the building has served as many different businesses, but…
Read MoreSign Seeker: The Win Place Show Bar, Ruidoso, NM
The Win Place and Show Bar in Ruidoso, NM has been in business since 1956. Not just a bar, the Win Place and Show also has live music, axe throwing, and package liquor sales. We’re unsure of the age of the sign, but did learn it once had neon which was removed, and the sign…
Read MoreSign Seeker: Driftwood Motel, Denver, CO
The Driftwood Motel sits just off Denver’s Colfax Ave/US Highway 40, “the longest, wickedest street in America”. It looked like a pretty hopping place in the 60s based on postcards; however, we are unable to find any other history, with the exception of the less than stellar more recent happenings of explosion and barricade situations.
Read MoreSign Seeker: Trail Rider’s Motel, Granby, CO
Trail Riders Motel in Granby, Colorado has definitely been around for quite some time, though we’re not sure for exactly how long. A vintage postcard (from the 1950s?) shows the sign looking relatively the same with the ‘Motel’ part reading ‘Lodge’ and states the motel is “A completely modern motel” with hot water heat, wall-to-wall…
Read MoreSign Seeker: Ute Trail Motel, Hot Sulphur Springs, CO
The Ute Trail Motel in Hot Sulphur Springs, CO was built in 1957 and the sign is from around that era. Still open, the motel is just down the street from the town’s hot spring pools which were once used as a winter campsite for local Ute Indians. In 1864, the founder of the Rocky…
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