  | hotelWelcome back to the De Anza For the feature in the May 30 issue, I explored the adaptive reuse of a city-owned Route 66 motel in Upper Nob Hill. Read about why it’s a landmark, and how it’s being preserved here: The comeback of the De Anza Motor Lodge. Ty Bannerman supplemented the piece by writing about El Vado, another city-owned motel further down Route 66. Add a Comment V.21 No.22 | 5/31/2012  Eric Williams ericwphoto.com FeatureBest WesternThe artistic history and impending comeback of the De Anza Motor LodgeThe De Anza Motor Lodge was once a lively outpost of the golden age of Route 66. Now, thanks to neighbors, the city and some rare works of Zuni art, the Upper Nob Hill motel is about to be salvaged.
 Eric Williams ericwphoto.com FeatureA Ford in the Rio GrandeEl Vado Auto Court’s uncertain but promising futureAmid the Spanish Pueblo revival architectural accents and painted figures from Native American mythology that adorn El Vado Auto Court’s peeling walls, a banner announces “The purest Route 66 motel surviving! 70 years of continuous hospitality!” It’s a sad irony for a business that has been shuttered since 2005 and whose ultimate fate remains in limbo.
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