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Photographs August, 2004 courtesy
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Urbana,
Illinois --
1907
N Cunningham Ave |
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The
Urbana Motor Lodge lasted almost thirty years. It opened in the
Spring of 1966 and took off its Orange Roof in 1995 to become a
Best Western. By Phil's visit in 2004 the former Motor Lodge had
become the independent Eastland Suites. The
Gate Lodge no longer serves as the lobby. Instead the Restaurant
was demolished and replaced with a new structure that houses conference
rooms and the office for the property. The Gate Lodge is only accessible
through the new office and is listed on the layout as the "Gate
Lodge Room." The guest buildings to the right of the Gate Lodge
are original while the buildings to the left were all constructed
during the site's Best Western days. While
it is nice to see that the property has been rehabilitated, and
that the Gate Lodge has found new use, the original guest buildings
have been greatly altered and are not very pleasing to the eye!
At least the original brick was not painted or stuccoed.
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