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.
Monday, February 17, 2014
Friday, February 14, 2014
Wednesday, February 12, 2014
Radisson Motel - Atikokan, Ontario
It's clear that the Radisson hotel chain started from some very humble roots in rural Ontario, Canada. |
Monday, February 10, 2014
Monday, February 3, 2014
Sunday, February 2, 2014
Monday, January 27, 2014
Friday, January 24, 2014
Wednesday, January 22, 2014
Monday, January 20, 2014
Towne & Country Motel - Cincinnati, OH
My gut tells me that's a 5-foot pool at best, and if she actually dove from that board there's probably a pretty grim story to tell. |
Sunday, January 19, 2014
Gordo Motel - Gordo, AL
A pretty jaw-dropping card, for obvious reasons. This one was one I deliberately sought out on eBay and am proud to now have in the collection. |
Wednesday, January 15, 2014
Diablo Motel - Walnut Creek, CA
This post is in tribute to Marvel Walter, my grandmother, whose passing down of her postcards to me after her death is what led me to accumulate more. She would have been 90 yesterday. |
Monday, January 13, 2014
Bob's Motel - Massena, NY
"Bob's Motel" - for real. Just look at the sign: "Hi there!". "Happy vacationers enjoy the sights Massena has to offer". |
Friday, January 10, 2014
Wednesday, January 8, 2014
Monday, January 6, 2014
Sun-n-Pines Motel - Lufkin, TX
This card was sent from Linda Hupp, Age 8, to "The Price Is Right" TV game show on October 23rd, 1957. Kudos to the staff at CBS for holding onto it so it could land into my collection. |
Friday, January 3, 2014
Roulette Motel - Reno, NV
A 1960s classic. It's really almost cheating to post my cards from Vegas or Reno, as they're usually the most dazzling of all motels. |
Wednesday, January 1, 2014
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