The man behind Route 9 Signs in California recently finished a detailed miniature of the Skyliner Motel sign along Route 66 in Stroud, Oklahoma.
Martin Treu recently commissioned the work from Chris Raley, who lives in Fresno. Railey wrote on his Route 9 Signs account on Instagram that the miniature was made with laser-cut baltic birch plywood and acrylic, plus scale-model bricks, plants and rocks. The top part of the poles and the arrow were made with a three-dimensional printer.
Here are images of the miniature sign, plus when Raley was making it:
According to Route 66 Times, the 10-room Skyliner Motel in Stroud opened in 1950.
The motel and sign still exist in Stroud, though some of the letters were converted to backlit plastic some years ago.
About two years ago, Raley also made a miniature of the Sun ‘n’ Sand Motel sign in Santa Rosa, New Mexico. He also has made miniature versions of the 66 Motel sign in Needles, California, and the Roy’s Motel/Cafe in Amboy, California.
More about Route 9 Signs can be found here.
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This reminds me of the work of the late Willem Bor, who has created several models of establishments along Route 66.
He made a nice model of the sign from the Munger Moss in Lebanon, MO. It can be seen in their office.
Fred from The Netherlands