Sleep in a Wigwam
by Rick Pisio
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Sleep in a Wigwam
Artist
Rick Pisio
Medium
Photograph - Photography
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Located on Route 66 in Holbrook, Arizona, Wigwam Village #6 was built by Chester E. Lewis in 1950 and based on the original plans patented by Frank A. Redford in 1936. The motel consist of fifteen concrete and steel teepees, each with a base diameter of 14 feet, clustered around a main office building. Lewis operated the motel until 1974 when the Interstate bypassed downtown Holbrook. Chester died in 1986 and two years later his sons Clifton, Paul, and daughter Elinor renovated the motel and reopened it in 1988.
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January 31st, 2015
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