Wildwood Crest, New Jersey has a "doo wop" motel district and has tried to preserve its '50s vintage motels...like the Caribbean:
http://www.caribbeanmotel.com/
In the 1960 movie "Where the Boys Are" there's a tank in which a "mermaid" swims for the delight of bar patrons in a motel cocktail lounge...the "Shipwreck Lounge" reminds me of that.