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Larry : Despite the name, this place is actually still open. Sitting in its dreary urban setting this sign is like a blooming flower emerging from its planter box under the melting snow. (Of course, there is actually no snow depicted in our photo.) Brett: This sign saddens me. I imagine that back in the day this was a swinging place that was ultra cool to stay at. The sign itself appears to have no parallel lines which creates a striking "visual dissonance" (thanks Larry) in relation to it's stark surroundings. Larry : The clock also is a great convenience for those not staying too long. Look at that man. He seems so relaxed about life. Wouldn't you agree? Brett : Yeah, but I think he's secretly vice. My question is this, if you were claustrophobic would you want to stay here? Klose-In? Huh? Would you? Larry : Good point, Brett. "Klose" with a "K" too. Hmmm...what are they really saying? Brett : I don't know if they intended the creepy racial overtones. I would like to think that they were keeping with the theme of no parallel lines that seems to be the motif of the design. |
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Here is what others have said: Brenda says: I stayed at this place in 1990. I still have fond memories of the 1 br, fully furnished apt style room. I paid $600 for a month with me and 2 kids and at times my borfriend. I came from out-of-state, a sister-city who was bulldozing all these types of places increasimg the homeless. The laundry mat acriss and down the street, the AM/PM Gas Station, the club I went to. THE HEAT WORKED GREAT. I returned to my home state and got stuck in 3 yrs of courts--when I set to return to Seattle this is the place I called first to rerserve my apt style fully furnished room. I still remember Food-For-Less and the great bus service. The Klose-in also had laundry and phone on-site. Seattle was the town I found that you could drop in and land on your feet. Seattle and the Klose-Inn offered me opportunity and a future. I had to return to my native state and have been stuck for 10 years. all because of family b.s. I miss the Klose-Inn and the folks in Seattle. Jan says: You guys are so cool! And funny! I think this sign is great. These signs are such works of art...they're so comforting to me. Why can't this style be manufactured and used today??? Probably because no one knows what art is. What a sin it was to have the great Holiday Inn signs taken down and replaced by some small green & white piece of plastic hideous "sign". Thank you so much for having this website. You guys are extremely talented and I appreciate what you're doing. Wish I could meet people like you who think like me! (I've been collecting very early 70's motel postcards in addition to 50's & 60's and they look sooooo weird!) You know, the ugly Mediterranean sconces on the walls and the red & black diamond shaped vinyl barrel furniture in the lounges...lots of avocado & red. Big 70's sled cars parked in the lot! Anyway, keep up the "k'ool" work! Brett and Larry invite
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