tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7930652232764574174.comments2024-01-04T20:05:40.314-08:00The Postcard MotelJayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13694198056501050518noreply@blogger.comBlogger57125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7930652232764574174.post-14089416687926933872024-01-04T20:05:40.314-08:002024-01-04T20:05:40.314-08:00we stayed there in the 1981
we stayed there in the 1981<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7930652232764574174.post-35795229173542123552023-10-18T14:09:24.259-07:002023-10-18T14:09:24.259-07:00stayed there in 1961 as a 6 year old, have my pict...stayed there in 1961 as a 6 year old, have my picture that was taken with a friend of the diving boardAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7930652232764574174.post-16211214146682910172023-09-23T19:29:53.794-07:002023-09-23T19:29:53.794-07:00Thanks for the memory! Stayed here in 1971. Often ...Thanks for the memory! Stayed here in 1971. Often wondered about its statusAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7930652232764574174.post-56484500751783649942023-04-11T06:46:02.473-07:002023-04-11T06:46:02.473-07:00Just came across a matchbook from when we stayed t...Just came across a matchbook from when we stayed there back in the seventies. Back has line drawing of a cowboy’s face and “Lariat Lounge”. Likely where the Whippoorwills were playing. Thanks for your efforts to keep the memories alive. <br />Gene from Gloucester, MAGene Enoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7930652232764574174.post-70624193611988815312022-06-07T23:31:08.526-07:002022-06-07T23:31:08.526-07:00Helloo mate great blogHelloo mate great blogGianna Taylorhttps://www.giannataylor.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7930652232764574174.post-9216002494653517512022-01-14T17:53:23.332-08:002022-01-14T17:53:23.332-08:00I am very happy to see this post because it really...I am very happy to see this post because it really a nice post. Thanks <br />Kramer's Midtownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02931549742143018220noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7930652232764574174.post-14462255207872924512020-10-29T00:45:30.420-07:002020-10-29T00:45:30.420-07:00Do you know where this was located in Cd'A? Tn...Do you know where this was located in Cd'A? Tnx!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04218255376250850423noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7930652232764574174.post-63008921505648418682020-05-19T07:40:17.199-07:002020-05-19T07:40:17.199-07:00The motel is gone (it's now just the El Camino...The motel is gone (it's now just the El Camino Family Restaurant) but it's a breath of fresh air to find that they kept the original sign in perfect condition. Just google 707 N California St, Socorro, NM.PaulFitzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04411479540469700674noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7930652232764574174.post-33826779284616115992018-08-31T09:27:23.935-07:002018-08-31T09:27:23.935-07:00I just made a deal to purchase this exact property...I just made a deal to purchase this exact property and half of the pictured building. The motel rooms were tore down in the early 90's. It's green now.Jakehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06040300416067296748noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7930652232764574174.post-87260323458526792142018-08-29T09:58:30.103-07:002018-08-29T09:58:30.103-07:00In a AAA directory still in my parents' baseme...In a AAA directory still in my parents' basement, dating back to around 1972, the same photo is used for these two Stovall properties, EXCEPT: in one, the sky is dark; in the other the dark sky has been cropped out from most of the shot but can still be seen under the porte cochere at left. The cars and landscaping are the same for both, ... and then the SIGN is DIFFERENT. Even as a youngster looking through the book four, five years later, the obvious con job bothered me.<br /><br />One might forgive Stovall's or Best Western for getting pictures of the buildings mixed up, if they were so identically constructed. But to use the same photo for both places, change the signs, AND USE THEM AS POSTCARDS distributed right there at the motels -- that bothers me even more!<br /><br />I have a book on Los Angeles architecture that includes an entire chapter devoted to Disneyland and its surroundings. It was very positive in its assessment of Stovall's Best Westerns, and the way their decorative aspects so exuberantly captured the optimistic spirit of space exploration and the quest to reach the moon by the end of the 1960s.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7930652232764574174.post-742008375080310482018-04-21T08:05:20.399-07:002018-04-21T08:05:20.399-07:00This one is still here too but is now the Village ...This one is still here too but is now the Village Squire Motel.My Barbie Blog - Teresahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09188493118291432758noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7930652232764574174.post-53545682042231686042018-04-21T08:00:28.745-07:002018-04-21T08:00:28.745-07:00You'd be surprised but this is still there but...You'd be surprised but this is still there but now a druggie hotspot. And the Aladdin from the sign is long gone.My Barbie Blog - Teresahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09188493118291432758noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7930652232764574174.post-83520988164264919662017-08-09T12:28:32.462-07:002017-08-09T12:28:32.462-07:00Not one but two first generation Buick Invictas in...Not one but two first generation Buick Invictas in the photo. I am suprised a Buick aficionado didnt out bid you on Ebay!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7930652232764574174.post-50901070117614349782017-08-09T07:53:13.664-07:002017-08-09T07:53:13.664-07:00If one wanted to get mugged maybe! (I spend some t...If one wanted to get mugged maybe! (I spend some time in Oakland CA once upon a time...)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7930652232764574174.post-7260819063316571702017-04-25T10:26:59.171-07:002017-04-25T10:26:59.171-07:00I stayed at this motel in 1969 and watched the moo...I stayed at this motel in 1969 and watched the moon launch from the beach. Did my very first( and LAST) dive into a pool there and loved the whole family atmosphere. I remember the "greased watermelon" contest! Sure miss this place! Thanks for the memories!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7930652232764574174.post-75220261627177947022016-12-16T15:09:50.324-08:002016-12-16T15:09:50.324-08:00I haven't been to El Cajon in many years. I wo...I haven't been to El Cajon in many years. I wonder if the Rainbow Inn is still there ?Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12215516416225020428noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7930652232764574174.post-6375443698718305232016-12-16T15:08:04.052-08:002016-12-16T15:08:04.052-08:00I used to go to the Rainbow Inn with my grandmothe...I used to go to the Rainbow Inn with my grandmother when I was a little girl. It was located on El Cajon Blvd going toward the town of El Cajon on left hand side. across the street was a bar named Ann's Place. I'm going from memory the best I can. I am now 70. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12215516416225020428noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7930652232764574174.post-27069854610063265622015-12-18T07:40:48.050-08:002015-12-18T07:40:48.050-08:00I love this one. Great card & great sign!I love this one. Great card & great sign!Postcardyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16399915833682943432noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7930652232764574174.post-69953911063588274392015-11-04T08:05:55.182-08:002015-11-04T08:05:55.182-08:00Beautiful!Beautiful!Lindahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12692170857496442623noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7930652232764574174.post-14207888098377995572015-07-15T21:01:44.187-07:002015-07-15T21:01:44.187-07:00Is there an address or specific location of this m...Is there an address or specific location of this motel. I live in El Cajon and am curious as to where it was.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13717136923429378249noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7930652232764574174.post-79861926673432969022015-06-15T20:46:22.641-07:002015-06-15T20:46:22.641-07:00my mom was a the cook here in the mid to later 70&...my mom was a the cook here in the mid to later 70's. stayed the waterbed room one night as a kid.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7930652232764574174.post-21293028722986323872015-02-17T21:54:37.059-08:002015-02-17T21:54:37.059-08:00This is so lovely and helpful, thank you!
Rock Spr...This is so lovely and helpful, thank you!<br /><b><a href="http://www.countrywestmotel.com/" rel="nofollow">Rock Springs Motel</a></b>Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08583315227986415699noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7930652232764574174.post-32651831003109351552015-02-11T12:46:48.075-08:002015-02-11T12:46:48.075-08:00I grew up in this motel. My mother was the clerk, ...I grew up in this motel. My mother was the clerk, and I'd stay in the reception area behind the sign until it was time to go to school across the street. It was a big, U-shaped layout with single-story bungalows on the left and three levels on the side just out of the frame. You can't quite see it here, but next to the office entrance there was a little fountain with water gushing out from a pot held by an alabaster cherub.Dave Conleyhttp://www.daveconleyportfolio.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7930652232764574174.post-89344747264623849162014-11-03T09:28:24.163-08:002014-11-03T09:28:24.163-08:00WOW! Thanks for the memories. I worked at the Olym...WOW! Thanks for the memories. I worked at the Olympic in my high school years and this cards picture is what it looked like when I started.<br />This Motel is in Eureka Ca. It still exists though it has changed names.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7930652232764574174.post-82992206857670577142014-10-31T13:03:19.892-07:002014-10-31T13:03:19.892-07:00It's gone now but the weeping willow that was ...It's gone now but the weeping willow that was by it still standsDiane R.https://www.blogger.com/profile/07713484206783982385noreply@blogger.com