Atlas Obscura
Koolwink Motel in Romney, West Virginia
Long before boutique “retro” hotels became fashionable, the Koolwink Motel was serving up charming roadside Americana in small-town West Virginia. Opened in 1936 as the Koolwink Tourist Home, the property started off renting rooms in a family residence, as well as a pair of cottages for motorists exploring what is now U.S. Route 50. When married couple Wallace and Pauline Mauk purchased the bus…