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Where was this photo taken? El Camino Motel, El Camino Real, Sunnyvale, United States

Photo: El Camino Motel Sign, Cherokee, NC (32767203688).jpg, Wikimedia Commons (public domain / CC0).

This photo was taken atEl Camino Motel, El Camino RealSunnyvale, United States

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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:

01 EL CAMINO NEON → CALIFORNIA ROADSIDE

A vintage neon sign reads El Camino Motel, echoing California's El Camino Real.

02 RETRO NEON TUBING → MID-CENTURY US MOTEL

Classic mid-century neon tubing in teal, red and yellow suggests a retro motor court.

03 POOL / VACANCY → US MOTEL CULTURE

Pool and vacancy signs are typical of an American highway motel.

04 MARQUEE BOARD → ENGLISH-SPEAKING US

An English marquee reads Winners Stay Here, a tongue-in-cheek American pitch.

05 GRASSES AND ROAD → CALIFORNIA SUBURB

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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