[78-L] Motels--was: Re: Never Know What You'll Find

[David Lennick]

On 9/15/2010 12:03 AM, Steven C. Barr wrote:
> From: "Taylor Bowie"<bowiebks at isomedia.com>
>> Just shows...the only thing I ever found in Grass Pants was a really good
>> Italian bistro and a very good and reasonable non-chain motel (think it's
>> called The Redwoods).
>>
> Back in the days when I still owned an auto-mobile, I used to look for
> inexpensive lodging along "US highways" which paralleled Interstate
> superhighways. I generally found motels which were nice but NOT
> expensive (compared to "chain motels," anyway?!). About 20-25 years
> ago, I stopped at (IIRC) "The Blue Lantern" on US 20 a bit west of
> Buffalo. Not only were the rates cheap...but around 11 p.m. the
> owner joined us (me and my brother) with a couple of 6-packs
> (of cold beer)...!
>
> As the old saying goes...a good time was had by all!
>
> Steven C. Barr

But did you REALLY see the owner's mother, or just an image up in the window? 
Or was this the one where Janet Leigh was terrorized by Mexican motorcycle 
hoodlums and rescued by Charlton Heston?

dl