Built in the streamline moderne style with a minimalist glass brick and ceramic tile face,[4] a garage for each unit occupied the center of the buildings.

[3] The 1953 arrest of Carl Austin Hall, who briefly checked into the Coral Court on October 6, 1953 after fleeing Kansas City in the aftermath of the Bobby Greenlease abduction and murder,[5] brought notoriety; while he and an accomplice were sentenced to death, only half of the $600,000 ransom was ever recovered.

[6] The ability to rent a room for short periods of time in complete discretion, with motorcars hidden from the street by the individual enclosed indoor garages, enhanced the Coral Court's notoriety as a popular venue for adultery.

[2] The loss of traffic to freeway construction led to an overall decline for many US 66 independent businesses, but the Coral Court appears to have been maintained in good condition until John Carr's demise in 1984.

"[3] One of the two-unit buildings from the original motor court was carefully dismantled by volunteers for use as part of an automotive exhibit at the National Museum of Transportation in St.