Reminder of the 70's along Rio Grande 56 – New West Motel, Richfield, Utah

: Richfield, UT Sep. 15, 2014

New West Motel is located at the south entrance of Richfield, Utah on 447 S Main St (US Hwy 89).

I couldn’t identify the structure in the 1953 USGS aerial photo. But it has the 50’s to the 60’s taste. According to Feb. 18, 2007 Deseret News, David Carlyle(1924 – 2007) and Iris Belle Hansen(1916 – 1994) Simonsen owned and managed the motel between 1972 and 1986[1]. It is still active today, owned by Frank Bradley Ford.

[1] Carlyle Simonsen obituary;

: Richfield, UT Sep. 15, 2014


New West Motelは、Richfieldの南端にあるモーテル。1953年撮影の航空写真には写っていないので、それ以降の建築だろう。現在も盛業中である。