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This motel has been here since the 1950's. It is still operating as of 2022. New owners took over in 2019 and have been fixing the place up. One tidbit of interesting trivia is a scene for the Hugh Jackman film "Real Steel" (2011) was filmed here. There is some signage attached to the roof of the place in that scene. It appears to have been mocked up for the film as it is not shown in any past or present photos.
Update 12/26/2025 from Pure Michigan:
Film crews shot on location at the Parkway Motel for nine days. In the movie, this is where Max teaches Atom, his hefty robot, how to dance. The owner of this hotel apparently was a smart business man as he dickered with his contract that Dreamworks handed him until it could be mutually agreed upon. Besides new carpeting, curtains, shrubbery and new paint, part of the agreement was that Parkway Motel would get a beautiful 6' x 25' brand new sign on its property—the same sign used in the movie. Talk about the art of the deal!