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Topper Motel

800 W. Main St., Barstow, CA
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I haven't been able to track down a build date for this motel, but I'm guessing it was built in the late 1930s or early 1940s based on the mild streamline moderne (rounded corners) design of what appears to be the original building nearest the corner. Both of the gable roof sections and the whole west wing look like later additions.

A 1961 "for sale" ad states there were 15 rooms plus a managers apartment. Those rooms featured wall to wall carpeting, TVs, tile showers and some had kitchenettes. It also said the place had been owned by the same person for 11 years, so that dates it back to at least 1950.

By sometime before 2008 the name Topper Motel include this motel and two more on the same block, the old El Carlos and the old Casa Loma.

The two larger sign cans were outlined in neon, most of which is still in place on this side.

Photo(s) 2017