A star is born and died

Cresent Motel, Allendale, SC  

I haven't been posting much downtown Charleston in the Charleston Daily Photo series lately but heck, it's been too hot to walk until right before dark so I run around my neighborhood at dusk. Meanwhile I will try to entertain you with fun shots from my backroad albums. I love these rusty old signs on the abandoned motels up and down the old highways. Seems like someone should be buying them up to refurbish. Not me, but someone.

Edit: Interesting discussion came up on facebook as to whether this was simply a typo that became permanent. I am not the first or last person to get the image. Here is an old postcard when it was in business.

Then I found this key for sale on ebay with Crescent spelled the usual way. Perhaps Room 3 had special meaning for someone and they will turn over $16 for it.