Originally Posted By RTShark77 Pan Pacific,Magic carpet motel,Hotel regency Alicante,Space age lodge,Harbor inn.
Originally Posted By Kar2oonMan I remember a lot of them. <a href="http://www.roadsidepeek.com/roadusa/southwest/california/socal/socalmotel/ocmotel/index.htm" target="_blank">http://www.roadsidepeek.com/ro...ndex.htm</a> The "Silver Moon" was over near Knott's. Back in the late 50's, my grandparents took my dad and my aunt to Disneyland for the first time. On a working man's salary, the vacation was a pretty big deal at the time, and I know he felt pretty proud being able to take his family on such an adventure. They stayed at the Silver Moon (scroll down at the link), and whenever I would go to Disneyland, my grandpa would ask "Is the Silver Moon still there?" It's gone now but it was there for a long time. My personal favorite were the Stovall's motels. The Inn of Tomorrow with its Googie-style exterior and interiors, the topiary out front, it felt very "Disney" to me back then.
Originally Posted By RTShark77 I remember the Silvermoon. Growing up over there we use to sneek into the motels and swim in there pools.Motel 6.Razzamatzz.Those were the days
Originally Posted By dllovinrn I totally remember the "Space Age",...my family stayed there around 1983 as part of a package deal. I thought it was such a cool "themed" motel!! No one I ask ever remembers it. I'm so exited to see this post!! Thanks!
Originally Posted By davewasbaloo Man these are a blast from the past. as a kid, I always wanted to stay in one of these places, but my mom would only stay at the Disneyland Hotel, Candy Cane Inn or Holiday Inn.
Originally Posted By Kar2oonMan I'm sure they were better through my misty, water-colored memories than they were in reality. But the Stovall's ones were pretty cool. Lots of Jetson-y architectural touches -- colorful acrylic panels in the rooms to divide the room a bit, lots of boomerang shapes and such. And of course those topiary trees added a little touch of it's a small world to the whole experience. The real attraction of these places were the swimming pools. If you were lucky enough to stay at one that had a tall, curving slide -- woo hoo!
Originally Posted By Kar2oonMan Most of them were fairly interchangable once you got past the splashy signage out front. Many tried to latch onto the themes of Disneyland by incorporating storybook-sounding names. There was a Fantasy Inn, Robin Hood, Heidi Motel (evoking the Matterhorn) and so forth. Some were tiki/polynesian, some had genies and magic lamps. There was also a Grand Hotel, which was for a time the only equivalent "big" hotel besides the Disneyland Hotel.
Originally Posted By Kar2oonMan <a href="http://wikimapia.org/4718863/Former-site-of-the-Grand-Hotel" target="_blank">http://wikimapia.org/4718863/F...nd-Hotel</a> There was also "The Inn at the Park." I never stayed at either one.
Originally Posted By davewasbaloo Lol, I think we stayed at the Sheraton in Anaheim a couple of times too.
Originally Posted By Kar2oonMan Check it out: <a href="http://www.motelpostcards.com/space_age.jpg" target="_blank">http://www.motelpostcards.com/..._age.jpg</a> Stovall's Inn of Tomorrow lobby: <a href="http://207.45.186.130/%7Evstapf/apc/IoT.jpg" target="_blank">http://207.45.186.130/%7Evstap.../IoT.jpg</a> Stovall's Space Age Lodge: <a href="http://www.synthetrix.com/SAM/sa1.htm" target="_blank">http://www.synthetrix.com/SAM/sa1.htm</a> Stovall's Cosmic Age: <a href="http://www.synthetrix.com/apc/71.html" target="_blank">http://www.synthetrix.com/apc/71.html</a> After all that, you must be hungry. Let's grab a bite to eat: <a href="http://ochistorical.blogspot.com/2009/03/sambos-cocos-etc.html" target="_blank">http://ochistorical.blogspot.c...etc.html</a>
Originally Posted By Kar2oonMan <a href="http://www.synthetrix.com/SAM/sa1.htm<<" target="_blank">http://www.synthetrix.com/SAM/...<<</a> I love this artwork! Awesome 60's atomic-Googie font? Check! Flying saucers? Check! Little green men? Check! Stars, comets, planets? Check! Leaky red fire hydrant? WTF!
Originally Posted By wonderingalice Holy cow... That lobby at Stovall's Inn of Tomorrow must have been redecorated around the same time the 1967 Tomorrowland debuted at Disneyland. Looks like leftover parts from ATIS! First thing I heard in my head... "Miracles from molecules..." Lalalalala! *LOL*
Originally Posted By RTShark77 Speaking of Hotals why doe,s everyone think the Anaheim Marriot is so special stayed more than once no big deal.Also no free breakfast.use to ride the trolly car to Disneyland for free.
Originally Posted By RTShark77 What was the name of the space themed coffee shop on Kattella? I was there for mens church meeting in about 1981?
Originally Posted By Kar2oonMan What was the name of the space themed coffee shop on Kattella?<< Starbucks! Get it? STARbucks? Ok, I got nothin'.
Originally Posted By ImTempest Okay, there was also a Space Age Lodge in Gila Bend, AZ, and my mother told me it was just like the one next to Disneyland. We used to pass it on the way to relatives in Texas. I think the restaurant is still there. Anybody remember this?
