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The Wigwam Motels, also known as the "Wigwam Villages", are distinctive landmarks. Two of the three surviving motels are located on historic U.S. Route 66, in Holbrook, Arizona and on the border between Rialto, California and San Bernardino, California. Wigwam Motel #2, in Cave City, Kentucky was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on March 16, 1988 under the official designation of Wigwam Village #2. Wigwam Village #6 was listed on May 2, 2002. The motels were parodied in the Pixar film Cars with a traffic-cone motel and in Rockstar game GTA San Andreas. HistoryOriginal Drawing for Wigwam Motel (Design) Patent 98,617Frank A. Redford applied for a patent on the ornamental design of the building on December 17, 1935, and was granted Design Patent 98,617 on February 18, 1936. The original drawing includes four prominent swastikas displayed encircling the building above each doorway. Seven Wigwam Villages were built between 1936 through the 1950s. Wigwam villagesWigwam village #1: Horse Cave, KentuckyBuilt in 1933 by Frank A. Redford and 6 more wigwams to be used as guest rooms. The central building and gas pumps are visible on undated postcards. Reportedly closed in 1935 when the nearby wigwam village #2 was opened. This wigwam village was lost in 1982 when it was razed. It was located on US-31E in Horse Cave, Kentucky. From Wikipedia under the
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