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Campy Motel Closes Doors For Final Time: August 20, 1993

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The iconic Route 66 motel known as Coral Court closed on this date in 1993 in Marlboro, Mo., after more than a half-century in operation. Although the bungalows no longer stand, the motel is named among famous sites on the National Register of Historic Places. Photo credit: Margolies, John, photographer. Coral Court Motel, Marlborough, Missouri. United States Marlborough Missouri, 1988. Photograph. https://www.loc.gov/item/2017710096/.

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