EL RIO MOTEL, Socorro NM

 

 

 

 

Gee, I wonder if they were Triple A approved?

It’s remarkable what you can achieve with some decorative cement blocks and a can of bright yellow paint. “Phone In Room!” the card says, and the sign trumpets the same attribute; too bad. That could date a place when in-room phones had long become ubiquitous. The promise of an on-site cocktail lounge, however, was timeless.