Pink Motel in Cherokee, North Carolina (2018) 🎀🧚♀️
Pink Motel, located on the Cherokee reservation, opened in 1953 . 💖 Lois Queen Farthing originally owned/operated the motel and gave it a pink theme. 🌸 The fairy on the motel sign was inspired by Tinkerbell because she was her daughter Lyna’s favorite character. ✨
The day after I explored the abandoned Elms Motel, all of the windows and doors were boarded up. It will be demolished within the next couple of months. Glad I was able to document this pink bathroom, circa 1930, before it’s gone.