Burned out Super 8 taking on new life with apartment-style living

Mattresses from the old motel are being donated to the Eugene mission. EMMA ROUTLEY/THE CHRONICLE

CRESWELL — The derelict motel that burned up over a year ago in Creswell is being turned into apartments as new owners draft plans for the 2.2-acre property just off Interstate 5. 

Before its purchase in June, the Super 8 Motel at 345 E. Oregon Ave. sat neglected, disheveled and burned. A pitiful eyesore and a prominent presence in town,…