Still in Kingman - Weather is great. Look at that beautiful sky.
Our motel deserves it's own post. We wanted another unique experience and we definitely got one.
EL TROVATORE
El Trovatore is located on Andy Devine Avenue which is part of the old Route 66. It is one of the few pre-World War II tourist courts left in Kingman. It started in 1937 as a service station and the tourist court was added later in 1939. It would cost you $3.00 per night and was the first air-conditioned motel in Kingman.
Being air conditioned, many celebrities such as Clark Gable, Marilyn Monroe, and James Dean stayed here. A lot of the icons such as Bob Hope, The Three Stooges and Kay Kaiser and his orchestra, were here to entertain the Army Air Force training troops.
The motel has several murals covering the outside. Pat and Marilyn wanted the Porky Pig?? room so I got the Horse's Butt. I had a lot of trouble getting my key to work, so a very nice guy showed me how to jiggle it around to make it work.
The rooms have been decorated to honor some of the stars of the 50s and 60s. I had the Marilyn Monroe Room. Pat and Marilyn had the Godfather.
This is an old motel but we slept quite well and enjoyed the ambience. Tomorrow we drive the Route 66 loop.
It was the Bees Knees back in the day!!!! I love those old motels!!
ReplyDeleteI'm moving to a senior apartment complex at the end of May. I'm hoping to make new friends there and you will be my role model if I find a few new adventureous friends to run the roads with me.
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