Coral Court Motel is a motel near St. Louis, the United States.[1] Wikidata describes it as “motel on Route 66”. It opened in 1942. It stands about 13 km from the centre of St. Louis.[3]
Overview
The Coral Court Motel was a 1941 U.S. Route 66 motel constructed in Marlborough, Missouri (a St. Louis suburb) and designated on the National Register of Historic Places in St. Louis County in 1989 as a valuable example of the art deco and streamline moderne architectural styles. It expanded to 77 rooms in the heyday of automobile tourism on US 66, only to decline after the highway was bypassed by Interstate 44 in the 1970s and close its doors forever in 1993.
From “Coral Court Motel” on English Wikipedia, by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0.[2]
History and building
The motel opened in 1942. Its architecture is described as Art Deco. It is listed as a National Register of Historic Places listed place. [1]
Location
Measured in a straight line, the motel is 13 km from the centre of St. Louis. The nearest airport with scheduled flights is St. Louis Lambert International Airport (STL), about 20 km from the centre of St. Louis.[4]
It is one of 40 hotels in and around St. Louis recorded in Wikidata, 25 of which have an article in Innpedia.[5] Of the 8 with a recorded opening date, the earliest is Barnum's St. Louis Hotel, opened in 1854. See Hotels in St. Louis.
See also
- Hotels in St. Louis
- Hotels in the United States
- Hotels in the Art Deco style
- List of heritage-listed hotels in the United States
- List of hotels opened in the 1940s
References
- ^ Coral Court Motel (Q5169454). Wikidata. CC0.
- ^ Coral Court Motel. Wikipedia. Text excerpted under CC BY-SA 4.0; revision of 2026-09-03.
- ^ St. Louis (Q38022). Wikidata. CC0.
- ^ Airports. OurAirports. Public domain.
- ^ Hotels in St. Louis. Wikidata. CC0.
Facts as stated in Wikidata, read in October 2026.