Phoenix Grand Avenue Rodeway Inn

c. 1970

c. 2008

3400 Grand Avenue

Bali-Hi Motor Hotel

c. 1950s

c. 1950s

c. 1969

c. 2009

1515 Grand Avenue

Bali-Hi Motor Hotel Restaurant

c. 1950s

c. 2009

1515 Grand Avenue

Western Village Motor Hotel

Formerly at 1601 Grand Avenue, Phoenix

Coliseum Inn

c. 1967

c. 2009

some original rooms

Grand Avenue at 16th Ave.

Postcard: Imperial 400 Motel

201 N. 7th Ave.
Phoenix, Arizona 85007
Located Downtown, Intersection 7th Ave., Grand & Van Buren, (US 60, 70, 80, Ariz. 93) or take 7th Ave. Exit No. from I-10 & 17. Soundproof, 68 Units, Large Heated Pool, Soft Water, Coffee In Rooms, Color TV, Direct Dial Phones. 24 hr. Restaurant & Service Station Adjoining. Credit Cards: AE, CB, DC, BAC, MC, Mobil, Sinclair, ARCO, Union 76-Pure & Conoco. AAA Approved. A Friendship Inn.

Postcards of the Desert Sun

Rarely do I find more than one or two vintage postcards of a particular hotel location in Arizona, but for this one I eventually found four! What remains of the Desert Sun is still there on Grand Avenue in Phoenix, next to the old Bragg's Pie Factory. Though the property partially burned down, the lobby and restaurant of the motel continue to stand, abandoned, behind a chain-link fence at 1325 Grand Ave. 
But for how long...?