Photographs 2002-2004: Courtesy of Phil Edwards
 
Montgomery-South, Alabama -- 995 W South Blvd
 

The second of the two Motor Lodge/Restaurant complexes in Montgomery, the South location opened in the winter of 1970. Built parallel to I-65 at its intersection with U.S. 80, the prime spot was designed to capture motorists on Montgomery's south side.

During the purges of the middle 1980s, South lost its HJ designation. It appears to have become a Red Carpet Inn before becoming a Knights Inn. Nicely documented by Phil Edwards, photos below show South's further downward spiral from a branded motel into the no-name "Economy Inn."
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Significantly altered, the Gate Lodge had become a sad sight with its two-story "lean-to" and stuccoization.

Note the "security gate" used to block the drive way into the Motor Lodge used to prevent trespassers.