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Caravan Motel900 N. Dirksen Pkwy, Springfield, ILPhone:
The Caravan Motel is located on the corner of N Dirksen Pkwy &
Elm St., next to the Shamrock Motel. It was build in 1953 with 8 units,
but six or so more have been added on since then. The original building
is on the left in this photo. It was later known as the Dirksen Inn.
The original sign featured a camel, a pyramid and a palm tree, which I guess accounted for the name "Caravan". When it was new it boasted of providing what were probably fairly common features for a new motel in that time period including tile baths, air-conditioning, and Beautyrest mattresses as well as being fireproof.
Photo(s): 2015
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Did
You Know: Many parts of the old 4 lane Route 66 were reverted to a 2 lane
road after 66 was realigned to the interstate. In many places the abandoned
lanes are still there.