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Former Star Courts

925 W. Main St, Yukon, OK
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The El Dechado Apartments at 925 W. Main St. in Yukon was built as the Four Star Courts by W. C. Bryan in 1939. It opened with 9 units, each with an adjoining garage and soon became known simply as the Star Courts. The two story section in the NW corner housed theowner/managers apartment. Some newspaper articles of the time refer to the Start Courts as a tourist camp.

According to a listing in the 1949 AAA Tour Book the motel had been expanded to include 16 air-cooled units with private baths and closed garages. Room rates at that time were $3.00 to $6.00.

Like many small motels it seems to have gone through a series of owners, for example, in 1951 it was purchased from J. T. Sailsberry by Burl P. Prim. It was still known as the Star Courts in the early 1960s.

It is located (just east of Garth Brooks Blvd on Route 66 (Main St.).

2013 El Dechado Apartments sign

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Vintage Advertising Highlights

STAR COURTS
On Highway 66, Ten Miles West
of City Limits of Oklahoma City
Seventeen Modern Apartments With Private Tile Baths.
Some With Cooking Facilities.
Rates Reasonable
None Better At Any Price
Mr. & Mrs. W. C. Bryan, Owners and Mgrs.

NOTE: This postcard is undated, but the image is from after the motel was axpanded in the 1940s
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Photo(s): 2013