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Preservation groups race to save Modern Air Motel neon sign after developer buys Springettsbury site
Summary
At a Springettsbury History Night presentation, chairman Steven Smith said a developer purchased the Modern Air Motel property for $875,000 and plans eventual demolition; Preservation Pennsylvania and the Lincoln Highway Association have raised $9,150 toward sign restoration and need $5,850 more to complete work.
Steven Smith, chairman of the Springettsbury Township Historic Preservation Committee, told History Night attendees that the Modern Air Motel — a 1949-era, midcentury motor court on East Marcus Street — closed in 2024 after a group purchased the 1-acre property and plans to demolish the building.
"The modern the motel closed last year in 2024 after the group interested in developing various properties at that corner . . . purchased a 1 acre property on which the motel sits for $875,000," Smith said, summarizing the sale and the developer's plan to remove the structure. He added the purchase…
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