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Motels in the United States have a rich history and certain characteristics in common. Indeed, the motel phenomenon began in the United States. The first hotel in the world to use the term "motel" was the Motel Inn of San Luis Obispo, originally called the Milestone Mo-Tel. Arthur Heineman coined the term in 1925 by abbreviating ''motor hotel'' to ''mo-tel'' after he could not fit the words "Milestone Motor Hotel" on his rooftop. Most motel-like lodging in and around the Great Depression era was constructed as cabin courts, a moderate step up from the campgrounds which served travelers in the era of Ford's Model T. The modern motel architecture became commonplace in the US after World War II. The post-war motels, especially in the early 1950s to late 1960s, sought more visual distinction, often featuring eye-catching colorful neon signs which employed themes from popular culture, ranging from Western imagery of cowboys and Indians to contemporary images of spaceships and atomic era iconography. U.S. Route 66 is the most popular example of the "neon era". Many of these signs remain in use to this day. From the 1980s onward, motels have been rapidly losing ground to economy limited service hotel chains and few new motels with the original "outside corridor" architecture are being constructed. Many properties from the 1950s and 1960s heyday of the motel still remain in operation, although quality varies widely. Several historic motels are listed on the U.S. National Register of Historic Places. ==History== 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Motels in the United States」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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