Since 1961, the DeKalb Motel has been serving travelers on the Lincoln Highway who visit the community of DeKalb. It features twenty rooms and a full-length canopy for ease of offloading luggage directly from the parking areas, which flank either side of the motel. In the 1980s, a second floor addition was constructed on the central office section. The second photo was taken before the business's grand opening in 1961. Today, the business is known as the DeKalb Inn and continues to welcome travelers along the Lincoln Highway.