Elk images adorn mugs, T-shirts and motel signs.

A damp, chemical-smelling mist put haloes around the street lights and motel signs.

South of the interstate, among the bright clutter of road-service enterprises, the motel sign glowed with an ominous quality.

Familiar billboards and motel signs appeared, then the suburbs of San Diego.

Did you notice the bottom of our motel sign?

At night, some letters on the huge motel sign do not light up.

And while you're at it, get the number off the motel sign.

Two more motel signs announced no vacancies.

She had noticed the gaudy motel sign from Cambridge Street on a number of occasions.

Her face, in the light of the motel sign, was as beautiful as it had ever been.