This aerial view of the new colonial style Lakewood Motor Inn at 6125 Motor Avenue S.W. in Lakewood shows the motel as it looked on June 5, 1965, the 41-unit, deluxe inn's opening day. Located at the corner of Motor Avenue S.W. and Whitman, across from the Lakewood theater, the L-shaped, two-story complex was designed by Donald F. Burr & Associates. It featured a large courtyard with an outdoor swimming pool. Although the area around it has greatly changed, the motel is still there - now called the Best Western Lakewood Motor Inn. (Photograph ordered by Business Industry Development Service. ) (TNT 6-4-65, p. 18, TNT 6-11-65, p. 8,9)

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Lakewood Motor Inn. Occupants of the new Lakewood Motor Inn enjoy the beautifully landscaped grounds and large heated swimming pool in early June, 1965. Four of the women pictured above are the Lakewood Festival princesses; others included their chaperones and additional inn guests. The $400,000 motor inn was conveniently located in the heart of Lakewood on Motor Ave., close to the Lakewood Center and the Villa Plaza Shopping Center. Photograph ordered by the Business Industry Development Service. (TNT 6-4-65, p. 18, TNT 6-11-65, p. 8,9)

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Guest facility at the Lakewood Motor Inn. The recently opened Lakewood Motor Inn on Motor Ave. in Lakewood provided comfortable rooms for their visitors. A typical room would contain two double beds, a matching pair of chairs, telephone and a television. The traditionally designed furniture was provided by the Bon Marche. The soundproof, carpeted rooms were conveniently located three minutes from the freeway and across the street from the Lakewood Center. Photograph ordered by Business Industry Development Service. (TNT 6-4-65, p. 18, TNT 6-11-65, p. 8,9)

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