The History of the Motel: 100 Years of Neon and Kitsch

The Starlite Motel in Mesa, Ariz. Video by Ash Ponders for The New York Times The motel might seem like an ageless fixture of the American landscape, but in fact, this roadside mainstay didn’t exist before Dec. 12, 1925. That’s when Arthur and Alfred Heineman, two brothers with a successful Southern California architecture practice, opened…

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Padraig Harrington wins second U.S. Senior Open in four years

Padraig Harrington tees off during the Kaulig Companies Championship: Pro-Am at Firestone Country Club on Wednesday, June 18, 2025 in Akron Ireland’s Padraig Harrington parlayed four front-nine birdies Sunday into steady back-nine play that resulted in a one-shot victory at the U.S. Senior Open at Broadmoor Golf Club in Colorado Springs, Colo. Harrington fired a…

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