In 1955, a sign, advertising the motel, was where Emmett Brown decided to paint a starting line on the street indicating where the DeLorean time machine should start. There was also another sign near the road that advertised the Pohatchee Drive-In Theatre. Between 1955 and 1985, the motel closed and the Al's Tatoo and Art Studio replaced it but the sign of the motel was still over the entrance. By 1985, the tatoo studio was out of business and its green awnings (those of the motel) had been torn. In 1986B, the site of the Blue Bird Motel was occupied by the Ministry of Tourism.