BAGHDAD MOTEL, Phoenix AZ
   
 

“In the heart of the finer hotel district.” Not for long

Cool sign, and magnificent, if large, overhang.

They had a logo, a sign of the old days when "Bagdad" spelled "1001 Arabian Nights"- style romance:

I'm rather proud of this street-view. At first glance it appears that the place is gone, but it’s there, all right. Compare the windows on the grey building, and you’ll see they match the old office, particularly the strip of thin windows on the second floor. It’s still there, just smothered in renovations.

If you doubt me, go to the map page and click back a few years in the slider.