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Photo: El Camino Motel Sign, Cherokee, NC (32767203688).jpg, Wikimedia Commons (public domain / CC0).
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The clues that gave it away
The AI found 5 clues in the picture. Here is what each one told it:
A vintage neon sign reads El Camino Motel, echoing California's El Camino Real.
Classic mid-century neon tubing in teal, red and yellow suggests a retro motor court.
Pool and vacancy signs are typical of an American highway motel.
An English marquee reads Winners Stay Here, a tongue-in-cheek American pitch.
Ornamental grasses and a wet multi-lane road fit coastal California suburbs.
A glowing vintage motel neon sign on a rainy night beside a busy wet road..
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