Diamond Inn Motel & Diamonds Restaurant

2875 MO 100, I-44 Exit 253, Gray Summit, MO 63089
Phone:

East < GO > West

This business was relocated here in 1967 from a few miles down the road on Historic 66 in Villa Ridge after I-44 opened. It sits between the pre and post 1932 alignments of Route 66, the latter also being I-44. In 2016 the motel was a Travelodge and the Diamonds Restaurant had been demolished.

The motel consisted of three buildings, this one facing Route 66 is one story on this side and two stories on the other side. The other two buildings were two stories on one side and three stories on the other.

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Vintage Advertising Highlights

DIAMONDS RESTAURANT
Interstate 44 - Gray Summit Interchange
35 miles west of St. Louis
The Diamonds Restaurant - World's largest roadside restaurant. Serving over one million satisfied customers each year. Located on Interstate Highway 44. " \ Minutes West of Six Flags Over America". New 162 unit motel adjoining.
Villa Ridge Missouri
Phone 314/742-****

DIAMOND INN MOTEL
and
DIAMONDS RESTAURANT
Interstate 44 at Gray Summit Interchange
"7 Minutes West of Six Flags Over Mid-America"
35 Miles West of St. Louis
162 NEW MOTEL UNIT: WITH ADJOINING
RESTAURANT AND GASOLINE SERVICES.
The Diamond Inn is the closest motel and pool to Six Flags. The Diamond Restaurant offers complete dining room, snack bar, and coffee shop service.
Villa Ridge, Missouri 63089
Telephone (314) 742-****

NOTE: On both of these postcards they didn't bother to provide an actual street address for the motel or restaurant, instead relying on just naming the nearest freeway interchange. They didn't even name the road the place is on. Both cards mention Gray Summit as a location as well as Villa Ridge. I'm guessing Villa Ridge was the postal address and Gray Summit the physical location.
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Photo(s): 2012, 2016