Boots Court Is An Historic Route 66 Motel In Missouri

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Ever wish you could travel through time to experience different time periods? Perhaps a few days in the Roaring 20s, the era of F. Scott Fitzgerald, Charles Lindberg, and Al Capone? Or, maybe you’d go back to the Swinging 60s, when the Beatles and Rolling Stones ruled the charts; JFK and Martin Luther King Jr. inspired, and Maris versus Mantle vied to grab the homerun title from Babe Ruth. Then, again, maybe a stroll back to the 1940s – the days of Jimmy Stewart, Katharine Hepburn, and Clark Gable – is just what you need right about now. If so, check into this classic motel in Missouri.

Turn back the pages of time when you check into Boots Court Motel, perhaps one of the most popular classic motels along Route 66 in Missouri.

Pull your car, motorcycle, or bike into the private carport next to your room at this Carthage motel, designed and opened by Arthur Boots in 1939. (However, not all rooms feature the carport.)

Then, walk through the door and straight into the past. You'll probably notice pretty quickly that your room doesn't have a TV. (Televisions didn't arrive in Carthage until 1953.) But, every room does have a radio.

So, you can do as those in the 1940s did. Listen to the radio for the news and allow your favorite music to lull you to sleep at night in the motel now owned and being restored by sisters Debye Harvey and Priscilla Bledsaw.

And, for a truly authentic 1940s experience, stay in the room in which Hollywood actor Clark Gable once slept.

Take a peek at the picture below, which shows Gable's room. (And, virtual hands up if the bedspread looks familiar, like something our grandparents or parents had on their bed when we were kids?)

Stay cool in your room by setting the A/C to a comfy temperature. And, warm up on those chilly evenings by turning on the motel's original floor furnaces.

Sure, you're traveling back to the 1940s. *But,* you will enjoy one major modern amenity that most of us can't live without: Free internet.

Boots Court Motel is located at 107 S. Garrison Ave., Carthage, MO 64836.

Have you ever stayed at this enchanting hotel in Missouri? Or, will you in the future? Let us know in the comments! And, if you like those leisurely strolls down Memory Lane, visit Dick’s 5 & 10. Click here to read more.

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107 S. Garrison Ave., Carthage, MO 64836

The Historic Motel On Route 66 In Missouri That Every Missourian Should Visit Once

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