10. The Coral Court Motel
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000000E9 000000E9 00004A00 000049EC 0024D359 0024D359 00007EF6 00007EFF 00158DDB 00158DDB   The Coral Court Motel can undeniably be grouped with The Munger Moss and Blue Swallow, as an iconic Route 66 landmark motels.  However, The Coral Court Motel is long gone from the suburbs of St. Louis.   John Carr opened The Coral Court in 1942, during the US World War II mobilization effort.  The motel had an unusual art deco design and each room had an adjacent garage for travelers to park their automobile.  
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Phil Gordon has a unique hobby related to Route 66.  As an engineer, he’s very careful not to let even his closest acquaintances know that he is passionate about collecting historic Route 66 matchcovers.  With a collection beyond 5000 matchcovers, Phil has painstakingly scanned and uploaded his...
Published 06/24/24
Published 06/24/24