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California Mid-Century Modern Motels & Hotels (page 3)

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Saga Motor Hotel
Pasadena, CA
The Saga Motor Hotel was designed by Harold Zook and built in 1959. For more, see this website. [map]

former Sky Terrace Motel
Red Bluff, CA
The Sky Terrace Motel was built by 1956. The motel is now known as the Red Bluff Inn. For more, see this website. [map]

Motel Capri
San Francisco, CA
The Motel Capri opened in 1957. These signs were built by Wonderlite Neon. For more, see this website. [map]

former Holiday Inn
San Francisco, CA
This Holiday Inn was designed by John Carl Warnecke & Associates. It was built from 1970-1971. The hotel became a Hilton in 2005. The entrance canopy which connects to a pedestrian bridge may be demolished. For more, see these websites: 1 and 2. [map]

Hyatt Regency
San Francisco, CA
The Hyatt Regency hotel was designed by John Portman and opened in 1973. For more, see this website. [map]

former Villa Hotel
San Mateo, CA
The Villa Hotel was designed by Robert M. Sherman and built in 1956. It was built next door to the Villa Chartier restaurant which opened in 1925 and The Lanai tiki bar and restaurant which opened in 1950. Together, the businesses operated as the Villa Square. In 1965, an addition designed by Armet & Davis was built for the Villa Coffee Shop. It later housed Paul's Diner for a number of years and, after that, the Tokemoana's Foods restaurant. In 2024, it began housing Maverick Jack's.

The Lanai closed in 1988. In 2005, the Villa Hotel was converted into The Villa senior apartments. For more, see these websites: 1, 2, and 3. [map]