| Y/M/D | Description | Place |
|---|---|---|
| 1925/12/12 | The Milestone Mo-Tel opens on US Highway 1 in San Luis Obispo, California. The layout of the Milestone, the first hostelry to used the term "motel", is based on residential bungalow courts Arthur and Alfred Heineman built in Pasadena, CA. | Milestone Mo-Tel, San Luis Obispo |
| 1940/00/00 | Coronado Lodge is built of adobe bricks produced by Puebloan Jose B Garcia, a native of Velarde, New Mexico, and a full-time adobero. Garcia makes the bricks from clay dug from his yard at 1200 E Ash Street and sells them for $75 to $100 per thousand. | Coronado Lodge, Pueblo |
| 1957/00/00 | Caribbean Motel is built by Lou Morey (whose family built other Wildwoods original Doo Wop motels) for owners Dominic and Julie Rossi. | Caribbean Motel, Wildwood Crest |
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