Old Trails Inn

304 W. Broadway
Phone:

East < GO > West

The Old Trails Inn was originally The Palms Auto Court, which at some point became known as The Palms Motel. Much later it was renamed the Old Trails B&B Inn in the early 1990s and is now now called Palms Apartments. Jack Rittenhouse mentioned "The Palms" as an auto court in his 1946 "Guide Book To Highway 66".

It occupies most of the block bounded by Front St, Broadway and A St. at the fork of Broadway & Front.

GPS: 34.836652, -114.600368

There are several very small cabins in the compound. These are really just old fashioned cottage style cabins rather than apartments. There are other buildings on the grounds that appear to have possibly been lodging units.

There is a sign on the an old gas station as you curve left off Old Trails (Route 66) onto Broadway. This appears to be a much newer structure compared to the rest of the motel so it may not have been part of the original motel property.

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Vintage Advertising Highlights

The Palms
Needles, California
CLEAN, AIR COLLED MODERN COTTAGES
Near Business District
G. and O. AUSTIN
GROCERIES - COLD DRINKS - ICE - EATS

NOTE: There's nothing of note on the back of this postcard.

Photo(s): 2015