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Location DB > United States > Michigan > Stevensville > Snowflake Motel  Name Snowflake Motel  Viewing Options Log in to activate viewing options  Database Info created by cringe on 1/23/2006 4:12 AM last modified by cringe on 6/2/2007 9:07 PM  Viewability Publically Viewable This location has been labeled as Demolished, and therefore can be viewed by anyone.  Overview  Description -over all interesting architecture. -the main office/lounge, and bar are still standing. both are the most photogenic/interesting of the entire hotel. -nearly all of the basic rooms have been leveled.  Basic Information Type: Building Status: Demolished Accessibility: Easy Recommendation: check it out if you're nearby  Physical Information Address Stevensville, Michigan United States Owner: Villager Lodge See a map of this location  Hazards asbestos rust water  Interesting Features All gone now.  Security Measures  Historical Dates Built: 1962 Closed: 0  Required Equipment flashlight  Recommended Equipment Camera (of course!)  History The Snow Flake Motel in St. Joseph, Michigan, wears a tricky disguise: a dull sign that reads “Villager Lodge.” Thirty-five states (plus Mexico and Canada) host the Villager Lodge chain, but the Snow Flake Motel (alias Villager Lodge) is the only VL property listed in the National Register of Historic Places. Architourists insist the Snow Flake Motel, completed in 1962, is a Frank Lloyd Wright design, though most visitors are purely interested in the motel’s ability (much like the eighties super-twin Zan) to form a giant snowflake. The motel’s fifty-six rooms are arranged in six V-shaped units that form a large, modernist, six-pointed snowflake, embellished with saw-tooth roofs and several geodesic domes in skeletal form, made of rubber tubing.  Media Coverage http://www.wndu.co...006/news_47383.php http://www.believe...otel_snowflake.php  Future Plans Set to be demolished in March 2006! *** Demolishon began late March I believe, and at this time nearly half of the hotel has been demolished. The last I drove past it, (May 5th I believe) the crane and front end loader were gone, but the cement crusher was still parked in front. The remaining half of the structure is still standing, I'm not certain if it will all be coming down or not.... ***  Stories Add your own story  Photo Galleries first dibs Tue, Jan 24th, 2006 posted by cringe 28 pictures Revisited: May 1st Thu, May 11th, 2006 posted by cringe 17 pictures Add your own photos Mark all galleries as Seen  Panoramas mid-demo Thu, May 11th, 2006 posted by cringe  Web Links  Contribute Edit this Location  Moderator Rating The moderator rating is a neutral rating of the content quality, photography, and coolness of this location. This location has not yet been rated by a moderator.  Validation This location's validation is current. It was last validated by Emperor Wang on 8/2/2007 11:50 PM.  Latest Changes on Aug 2 07 at 23:50, Emperor Wang validated this location on Jun 2 07 at 21:07, cringe changed the following: Status, Interesting Features on Jul 8 06 at 4:04, Emperor Wang validated this location on May 11 06 at 2:13, cringe changed the following: Hazards, Recommendation, Future Plans, Description on May 11 06 at 2:05, cringe updated panorama mid-demo on May 11 06 at 2:04, cringe updated a panorama image on May 11 06 at 2:03, cringe updated gallery picture DSCF4596.JPG on May 11 06 at 2:02, cringe updated gallery picture DSCF4595.JPG on May 11 06 at 2:02, cringe updated gallery picture DSCF4596.JPG on May 11 06 at 2:02, cringe updated gallery picture DSCF4595.JPG  Forum Threads about this Location   Subject Started By Replies Views Last Post Drive By vent 1 1049 1/24/2007 5:23 PM by vent  Who's been looking? Click here to see who'se been looking.  Report Problems Is this location inappropriate / broken / missing key info? If it's something you can fix, please scroll up and click the EDIT button. If this location was only posted a few days ago, give the creator time to work on it. Please try sending a message directly to the creator of the location. You'll find that info at the top of this page. Otherwise, ONLY if you've already tried to contact the original creator,: Click here to notify an administrator. All content and images copyright © 2002-2023 UER.CA and respective creators. Graphical Design by Crossfire. To contact webmaster, or click to email with problems or other questions about this site: UER CONTACT View Terms of Service | View Privacy Policy | Server colocation provided by Beanfield This page was generated for you in 93 milliseconds. Since June 23, 2002, a total of 703972915 pages have been generated.