"81 ultra-modern units", "At the crossroads of the Southwest" |
Enjoy an eye-popping gander at the fantastic North American roadside motels of the 1950s, 60s and 70s. I am an accumulator of motel postcards, and I've made it my life's work to share them with you here.
Thursday, January 31, 2013
Wednesday, January 30, 2013
Tuesday, January 29, 2013
Eden Roc Motel - Anaheim, CA
Monday, January 28, 2013
Lannon Stone Motel - Janesville, WI
Friday, January 25, 2013
Vagabond Motel - St. Petersburg, FL
What an absolute gem of a card. One of my current 20 best. Has shuffleboard and is "close to churches". |
Thursday, January 24, 2013
Sooner Motel - Muskogee, OK
The middle photo with the branded pink bedspreads is my pick 'o the card. And look what's next door - Monday's "Congress Motel", except this one's in Muskogee, OK instead of Santee, SC....! |
Wednesday, January 23, 2013
Travel Haven - Hanford, CA
Tuesday, January 22, 2013
Del-Rey Motel - Indianapolis, IN
Monday, January 21, 2013
Congress Inn - Santee, SC
Saturday, January 19, 2013
Boissevain Inn - Boissevain, Manitoba
Our first Canadian entry ever, and it's a whopper. The "Open Keg" beverage room AND a cocktail lounge, plus the back of the postcard says the motel is the "Home of Canadian Turtle Derby". |
Thursday, January 17, 2013
Wednesday, January 16, 2013
Tuesday, January 15, 2013
Royal Inn - El Monte, CA
Monday, January 14, 2013
Saturday, January 12, 2013
Friday, January 11, 2013
Thursday, January 10, 2013
Wednesday, January 9, 2013
Waikiki Motel - Anaheim, CA
Tuesday, January 8, 2013
Stovall's Inn of Tomorrow - Anaheim, CA
Cosmic Age Lodge - Anaheim, CA
My most-wanted postcard, ever. Found this at the Vintage Paper Show in San Francisco this past weekend. Stayed here in the early 1980s on a teenage trip to Disneyland. |
Monday, January 7, 2013
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