It served travellers at the "crossroads of America" (US 66 and U.S. Route 71, the major roads of that era)[3] and was built in streamline moderne and art deco architectural style, its roofline and walls accented in black Carrara glass and green neon.

Its building now houses a credit union;[13] a replica of its curved front was incorporated into a Route 66 display at the Jasper County Courthouse.

[14] Ples Neely and his wife purchased the motel in 1942, expanding it to 13 rooms in 1946 by adding a five-room building at the back of the property.

[18][21] The motel was unavailable for short-term rental to tourists on US 66 throughout the Vince Scott ownership period (October 2003 – June 2011) and deteriorated severely.

"After attempts to sell the motel and an adjacent house in 2011 for $190,000 found no takers,[25] the property was auctioned for $105,000 to Hometown Bank, a creditor,[26] as a result of foreclosure.

[50] With travel in decline because of the COVID-19 pandemic and the owners getting on in age,[51] the Boots Court was put back on the market for $210,000[52] and sold to a pair of local couples.

[63] The Boots Court Foundation reopened the last of the motel's thirteen historically-restored rooms on 17 February 2023,[64] with restoration efforts continuing on an adjacent Sinclair fuel station as a possible future Route 66 visitor centre.

[65] The newly restored rooms include 1940s' touches such as real keys, chrome light fixtures, chenille bedspreads, monogrammed towels, built-in dressers and a radio tuned to a station playing 1940s' hits.

[66] Bob Boots, the 82-year-old (in 2011) son of the original owners, travelled from Tulsa to Carthage in 2012 as the first guest of the restored motel at the 1940s' price of $2.50/night,[67] which he reportedly paid in 1939 currency.