Plains Motel Sign

2525 Will Rogers Blvd., Santa Rosa, NM
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The Lake View Courts Motel, Conoco Station & Cafe was built in the 1940s with 10 units. It only had garages for 4 of those units, which I'm guessing carried a higher rental rate. In the mid-1960s Canuto Sanchez bought the motel and renamed it the Plains Motel and Station. The motel closed in the mid to late-1970s after which it was used as a storage facility for about 30 years. It was torn down in 2010.

The arrowhead shape featured on the sign is evident in this photo. The motel building was demolished and only the deteriorated sign was still standing when this photo was taken in 2012. The name of the motel appeared in the arrow shape and simply said The Plains on the top line and MOTEL under that.

Photo(s): 2009 - 2012