San Luis Obispo lays claim to the first motel. Established 80 years ago just off Highway 101 at the foot of Cuesta Grade, The Motel Inn is no longer in operation but can still be seen. Arthur S. Heineman, a Pasadena architect and developer, opened the Spanish/Mission Revival Inn on Dec 12, 1925 as part of a plan that called for a string of such overnight inns to stretch from San Diego to Seatle. Each would be a day's mortoring apart.
Who says it's the first motel? Well, "Palaces of the Public", a history of American's hotels and motels does.
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Fiddlers 20 from Fiddler magazine
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[image: fiddlers20_th]Fiddler magazine has come up with a unique way to
celebrate their 20th year of publishing. They have released a retrospective
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