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Green Spot Motel

16937 C St., Victorville, CA 92395
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The Spanish style Green Spot Motel started out in 1937 with 21 units separated by garages. In the early days there were reportedly many prominent Hollywood types as guests, including Herman J. Mankiewicz and John Houseman who wrote the first two drafts of the script of the film Citizen Kane here in 1940.

In the beginning the office and courtyard occupied the center of the U shaped building Eventually a swimming pool was added in the courtyard, but that is long gone now. The Green Spot Cafe across the street burned down in 1954.

Like many such motels of the era the garages have been converted into guest rooms. That increased the room count to 41. The motel sits a half block off the original alignment of the Mother Road.

The opening of the freeway bypassing downtown in the late 1950s was bad news for the Green Spot. .

In 2001 the old sign came down and found it's way over to the California Route 66 Museum collection. There's nothing special about the current sign shown here.

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Vintage Advertising Highlights

(Front)
Inviting Rooms --- Beautiful Grounds
Air Conditioned
GREEN SPOT MOTEL. VICTORVILLE, CALIFORNIA
Where the Desert Meets the Mountains

(back)
In the Heart of Victorville, California
GREEN SPOT MOTEL AND CAFE
Victorvillle's finest tourist accommodations. One of the most outstanding motor courts in Southern California. All units with circulating water and air-condition by Frigidaire. Car-by door garages. Private tub and shower baths. Truly de luxe throughout.
Phone 2101. H.E. Roy, Proprietor.

Main Street, Victorville, Calif .

NOTE: This old street view photo postcard shows Green Spot Cafe and the Green Spot Motel sign. The card has no descriptive text on the back.
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Photo(s): 2015