Gardenway Motel
This small motel on Route 66 is named by the Henry Shaw Gardenway. In time the motel grew to 41 rooms, all with tile baths.
The historic Gardenway Motel in Villa Ridge, Missouri, abruptly closed Monday for as-yet-undetermined reasons, reported Jim Thole with the Route 66 Association of Missouri.
Family Eckelkamp has owned the motel for nearly 70 years. In 2014 the hotel was suddenly closed.
The Motel Neon sign is still standing in front and one mile back in town is another advertising sign still standing.
| Name of the Roadside Attraction: | Gardenway Motel |
| Parking: | in front |
| Time required: | 10 Minutes |
| Descripton: | Old Route 66 Motel operated untill 2014 |
| Next town: | Villa Ridge, MO |
| Findable: | easy - next to the road |
| Fee area: | no |
| Giftshop: | no |
| Food or drinks: | no |
| Kind of attraction: | old Motel |
| Best time to vistit: | all year |
| Address: | 2958 MO-100, Villa Ridge, MO 63089, USA |
| Directions: | Leave I44 at exit 253, or follow Rt6 66 trough Missori. |
| Opening Hours: | closed for good |
| Last visited: | October 2013 |
