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Cotton Boll Motel Sign

Old Route 66 at 6th St., Canute, OK
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In 1960 Woodrow and Viola Peck, former cotton farmers, built the 16 room Cotton Boll Motel. The name for the motel comes from the many cotton fields in the surrounding area.

The flat roof ranch style building has an entry drive canopy that sweeps up and away from the main building. In years past the large windows in the office would have beckoned travelers to stop for the night especially when the interior was lit up at night. When I-40 opened in 1970 bypassing the town and the motel business became harder and it eventually closed in 1979.

The motel is a private residence now, but the sign remains standing and is a popular photo opportunity for Route 66 travelers. In the good old days days the sign said Free TV above the (No)Vacancy sign. Much of the neon tubing is gone.

Photo(s): 2012