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| 300 yards from the Falls. Maybe you were conceived in this motel. |
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.
Showing posts with label Canada. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Canada. Show all posts
Wednesday, July 1, 2015
Monday, June 15, 2015
Drifton Motor Hotel - Prince Rupert, BC, Canada
Wednesday, February 12, 2014
Radisson Motel - Atikokan, Ontario
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| It's clear that the Radisson hotel chain started from some very humble roots in rural Ontario, Canada. |
Saturday, December 21, 2013
Monday, June 17, 2013
Monday, June 3, 2013
Monday, April 8, 2013
Doric Howe Motor Hotel - Vancouver, BC
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| Take a look at the font/letting on the side of the building. You couldn't get more retro/hipster, except that this is the real 1960s deal. |
Thursday, February 21, 2013
Aurora Motel - Clinton, BC
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| Whoa - depressing. This British Columbia motel is thankfully in "a sportsman's paradise", in which you can "meet the fighting Kamloops Trout". |
Thursday, February 14, 2013
Billy Barker Inn - Quesnel, B.C.
Friday, February 1, 2013
Saturday, January 19, 2013
Boissevain Inn - Boissevain, Manitoba
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| 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". |
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