WITH THEIR NOW-ICONIC illuminated signs competing for the custom of passing motorists, motels were once the mainstay of the Aussie driving holiday. The Californian export appeared on our shores as early as the 1930s (Penzance Motel at Eaglehawk Neck in Tasmania is considered Australia’s first true motel), took root in the ’50s, and boomed in the ’60s and ’70s. Slung low in mid-century and futuristic Googie architectural styles, this novel form of accommodation
MOTEL RENAISSANCE
Sep 16, 2021
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