he called it “200 Motels” (1971). When the writers of TV’s “Schitt’s Creek” (2015-2020) wanted to disrupt a rich, cosmopolitan family, they came up with the Rosebud Motel and its blue ...

Since that beginning in 1925, motels have multiplied like bunnies. They have been implicated in countless crimes and liaisons. They have been elevated by some savvy architects, undercut by ...

At their peak, in 1964, more than 61,000 motels operated in the United States. Lark Hotels bought the rundown Downtowner Motel in Saratoga Springs, N.Y., in 2018, and turned it into the Spa City ...