Thursday, February 25, 2010

Inner Space Cavern

INNER SPACE CAVERN
GEORGETOWN, TEXAS

"Remains of Ice Age animals found in INNER SPACE are depicted on 80 ft. mural by famed artist, Michael Frary in the manner of Prehistoric man."

The Aztec Motel

THE AZTEC MOTEL
Boardwalk and Sherman Avenue
Seaside Heights, New Jersey 08751
Phone: (201) 793-3000

"The Aztec Motel" - Adjacent to the world famous Casino Pier - where the boardwalk, beach and Atlantic Ocean are all out front. Aztec living is luxurious and convenient with restaurant, pool, cocktail lounge and cafe on the premises. Open Year "round".

Copyright 1981

Campus Inn

CAMPUS INN
ON CITY ROUTE 231 & U.S. 52
WEST LAFAYETTE, INDIANA
743-3886

Air Conditioned - Direct Dial Phones - TV - Swimming Pool - Lounge - Restaurant - Conference and Banquet Rooms - All Accommodations within building - Adjacent to Golf Course and Purdue University.

Photo by Gil Hutton

Off Shore Motel

OFF SHORE MOTEL
RIO GRANDE, NEW JERSEY

Phone 609 - 522-7779
On Route 47 at Garden State parkway exit No. 4A. Only minutes from Wildwood Beaches. bath - Air Conditioning - TV - Pool - Horse Shoes - Ping Pong - Badminton - Volleyball.

Copyright 1980

Tuesday, February 23, 2010

American Black Bear

AMERICAN BLACK BEAR

A Familiar sight in Yellowstone National Park - bear begging for food.

Photo by Eric J. Seaich

Main Street

145 - MAIN STREET
SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH
LOOKING NORTH

Monday, February 22, 2010

The Pancake House

THE PANCAKE HOUSE

845 W. Pacheco Blvd. - Los Banos, California
Phone: 826-3892

24 hour deluxe restaurant, banquet facilities, capacity 200 persons.

Photo by Mike Roberts

Fenwick Island

FENWICK ISLAND, DELAWARE

Fenwick Island's shopping center features splendid modern stores and excellent restaurants.

Photo by F.W. Brueckmann

Tuesday, February 16, 2010

Central Park

Three charming CALIFORNIA CITY visitors enjoy the sparkling water of the pool above the falls in Central Park.

Photo by Mike Roberts.

Driftwood Court

DRIFTWOOD COURT
"FUN IN THE SUN FOR EVERYONE"

657 South Atlantic Ave., Ocean Highway A1A
Ormond Beach, Florida
Tel. OR 7-1331

26 Luxury Motel Rooms and Efficiencies. Directly on the Ocean. Centrally heated...Air-Conditioned...TV Lounge...Free Coffee Bar. Country Club Privileges at Ellinor Village.
Your Hosts: Grace & Art Gulick

The Hilltop House

THE HILLTOP HOUSE
49th and Dodge Street, Omaha, Nebraska, for GOOD FOOD THAT SATISFIES.
On Highways US 6 - 30 - 92 - 275

Air Conditioned, Serving Daily except Mondays. Luncheons 11:00 A.M. to 3:00 P.M. Dinners 5:00 to 8:30 P.M. Also visit The Red Rooster Lounge for cocktails.

Owners, Mr. and Mrs. Ray Matson, Mrs. Mabel E. Hansen.

Recommended by AAA, Duncan Hines, Gourmets and Others.

Downtown Motel

DOWNTOWN MOTEL

495 Liberty St. SE Salem, Oregon

You will enjoy your stay here, 28 luxurious units, 4 with kitchenettes. Near shopping center, restaurant across the street. Phone, TV in each room. Moderate rates. AAA Approved.

The Old Barn

THE OLD BARN

8100 S. Parkside Ave., Burbank, Illinois 60459 (312) Ga 2-5400
Dinner - Luncheon - Cocktails

The grace and dignity of the landed gentry. The cuisine of kings. And the hushed service of years past. The Old Barn in Burbank is all of these. A place where civilized people dine in a comfortable atmosphere of leather and oak. And a place that serves the finest dinners money can buy at prices that invite returning again and again. If you're a person who appreciates fine things and fine people, call us at Ga 2-5400 for reservations tonight or any night. Closed Monday.

Sea Dip Motel & Apartments

SEA DIP MOTEL & APARTMENTS

Fully Air Conditioned
Route A1A, 1233 So. Atlantic Ave.
Daytona Beach, Florida

TEL. CL 2-3362
Directly on the Beach

Florida's only nylon covered heated pool. Motel Rooms, Efficiencies and Bed Room Apartments. Will meet buses, planes, and trains. AAA Approved. A Master Hosts Motel.

O.L. Jack White, Owner

Monday, February 15, 2010

Dini's

DINI'S
Since 1926
"The Home of Boston's Famous Schrod"
The Finest Downtown Sea Food Restaurant
Two Beautiful Dining Rooms
STEAK - LOBSTER - COCKTAILS
"On the Freedom Trail" between Park Street
Chirch and Kings Chapel - a step across from
Boston Common.

Open Every Day Including Sundays
94 Tremont Street - Boston, Massachusetts
CA 7-8088

Sinclair Dinoland

SINCLAIR DINOLAND
1964-65 NEW YORK WORLD'S FAIR

Located in the Transportation Area one looks from here toward the New York Pavilion.

O'Hare Inn

CHICAGO'S O'HARE INN
At O'Hare International Airport

500 Sound-proofed Suited with individual comfort control. Famous Henrici's Restaurants and Golden Barrel Supper Club. All weather Swimming Pool Health Club and Recreation Area. Convention and Banquet Facilities for up to 2000 guests.

Towne Center Motel

TOWNE CENTER MOTEL
MOUNTAIN HOME, IDAHO

TV - Direct Dial Phones - Indiv. Control Air Conditioned, Elec. Heat - Pool - 31 Units.

Postage: 1972

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Royal Inn

ROYAL INN of
NEEDLES, CALIFORNIA
640 Arch Street
Needles, California 92363
Telephone: (714) 326-3881

39 luxuriously furnished, air conditioned units. Color TV in all rooms. Heated swim pool, therapy pool, Sauna baths with lounges. Major credit cards accepted. Fun-filled Colorado River offers excellent boating and fishing. Three boat marinas and excellent golf course nearby. Restaurant and cocktail lounge adjoining.

Egyptian Motel

EGYPTIAN MOTEL
GRANTS PASS, OREGON

An Oasis of Hospitality
728 NW 6th Street - Grants Pass, Oregon 97526

27 unusually fine air-conditioned room with combination tub or shower baths - Telephones, color TV and complimentary coffee in every unit. Wall-to-wall carpets and central heating, queen and long boy beds.

Indian Maiden

INDIAN MAIDEN
Menominee, Neopit, Wisconsin on the Wolf River, Menominee Indian County

"Pechman Photo"

Boca Key Motel

BOCA KEY MOTEL
FORT LAUDERDALE, FLORIDA

529 N. Atlantic Blvd.
Ft. Lauderdale, Fla.
Tel: LO 4-4386

* On the Ocean
* Apartments - Efficiencies - Hotel Rooms
* 100% Air Conditioned - Heated
* Heated Pool
* Continental Breakfast
* Cocktail Lounge
* Dining & Dancing Mambo Room

Sahara Motor Hotel

SAHARA MOTOR HOTEL
825 West Hobsonway... U.S. Hwy. I-10
Lovekin Interchange
Blythe, California 92225

47 quiet rooms... large beds, air conditioned by refrigeration... Color T.V. & Dial phones... electric heat... large swimming pool... therapeutic pool... adjacent restaurants... in room coffee & tea...

Credit Cards Accepted
Telephone 714-922-7105

Frankenmuth Bavarian Inn

FRANKENMUTH BAVARIAN INN
FRANKENMUTH, MICHIGAN

Handcarved crests adorn walls of Family Crest Room - seating capacity 400 people. Available for banquets, wedding, business meeting. European background music and smiling, costumed waitresses in Bavarian dirndls enhance fine atmosphere.

Paul Masson Champagne Cellars

PAUL MASSON CHAMPAGNE CELLARS
SARATOGA, CALIFORNIA

Visitors sample Paul Masson Wines in the relaxed atmosphere of the beautiful Tasting Hall.

"Good Wine Makes Good Friends."

Unisphere

UNISPHERE
1964-1965 NEW YORK WORLD'S FAIR

The Court of Peace with the Unisphere in the background. The Unisphere is the largest globular structure ever built by man. The National Arts Club has cited the result as "one of the most outstanding achievements in structural sculpture of this decade."

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Sweden House Smorgasbord

SWEDEN HOUSE SMORGASBORD
1440 - 34th Street, north (Route 19)
St. Petersburg, Florida
Phone 896-0665

Every Day - Hot Dishes - Cool Sparkling Salads
St. Petersburg's Finest Smorgasbord Service
Fine Food and Gracious Dining
Without Extravagance

Grand Union Motel

GRAND UNION MOTEL
SARATOGA SPRINGS, NEW YORK

Our Distinctive Sign With North Building in the Background. The new 60 unit Grand Union Motel is located on South Broadway in Saratoga Springs, N.Y. - Open All Year. There are no better accommodations anywhere. AAA Approved. Member of Quality Courts United.

Postage: 1955

Message on back:
"Dear Gram,
You'd enjoy this motel, it's one of the nicest I've seen. Are you being a good good girl & getting plenty of peace & quiet since we left? Love, Gladys & Bob"

Hotel Prado Americas

Un favorito en Acapulco, HOTEL PRADO AMERICAS. An Acapulco favorite of the National and International set. The Prado Americas Hotel.
Acapulco, Mexico.

Chinatown at Night

VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA

Vancouver's Chinatown is Canada's largest and rivals that of San Francisco. Centered on East Pender Street, between Carrall and Main, this colorful section of the city caters to tourists from all over the world. Fine traditional foods, imported oriental merchandise and souvenirs are available to the visitor.

The Washingtonian

THE WASHINGTONIAN

Motel - Country Club - Towers Apartments
minutes from downtown Washington, D.C.
U.S. 240 (Interstate 70 S)
Gaithersburg, Maryland 20760

Country Club Comfort and Hospitality - Unsurpassed Cuisine - 18-Hole Championship Golf Course

Phones (301) 948-2200 - 948-3900

Howard Johnson's Motor Lodge & Restaurant

HOWARD JOHNSON'S MOTOR LODGE & RESTAURANT
HORSEHEADS, NEW YORK

Junction Routes 17-14-328

52 Completely Air Conditioned Guest Rooms, Each Equipped with Telephone, TV and Patio, Modern Swimming Pool. Convenient to Corning Glass Center and Watkins Glen. Howard Johnson's Restaurant adjacent with Cocktail Lounge.

Saint Mary & Joseph Home for the Aging

SAINT MARY & JOSEPH HOME FOR THE AGING
4291 Richmond Road, Cleveland, Ohio

Plaza Motel

PLAZA MOTEL
BRYAN, OHIO

South City Limits - Phone 6-2382

One of Ohio's Finest Motels - 17 large comfortable units - Hot Water Heat - Air Conditioning - Free TV - Wall to Wall Carpeting. AAA Approved.

Mr. and Mrs. R.F. Kinner
Owners-Operators

The Bishop Buffet

THE BISHOP BUFFET of
Colonial Village.
Alpine at Newburg Road
Rockford, Illinois.
One of the fourteen famous eating houses of the Bishop Buffet and Cafeteria system.

Dixie Motor Court

DIXIE MOTOR COURT
STARKE, FLORIDA

US 301 near intersection 100 & 16. 20 rooms Ultra-Modern units - Tile tubs & Showers. Hot Water Heat - Air Conditioned - Carpeted floors - TV in rooms. Two fine restaurant adjacent. AAA Approved. Diners Club accepted. Member of Congress Motor Hotels.
Mr. & Mrs. N.B. Zepp - Owners-Oprs.

Postage: 1957

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Deerfield Inn

DEERFIELD INN
DEERFIELD, MASSACHUSETTS
Lobby

Photo by Samuel Chamberlain

Driftwood Motor Hotel

DRIFTWOOD MOTOR HOTEL

1024 South 99 Highway - P.O. Box 3004
Modesto, California

Modesto's newest and finest Motel only 3 minutes from downtown. 31 beautiful units with individually controlled, refrigerated air-conditioning and thermostatically-controlled heat.

Room Phones - Free TV - Heated Swimming Pool. Phone LAmbert 9-054. Sambo's Restaurant Adjacent. AAA Approved. Member of the Best Western Motels.

Abilene Christian College

Moody Coliseum-Auditorium and
Gibson Health & Physical Education Center
ABILENE CHRISTIAN COLLEGE
Abilene, Texas

Photo by Bob Wyer

Let 'Er Buck Motel

LET 'ER BUCK MOTEL
PENDLETON, OREGON

"Rest in the Best Out West"
City Center Two Blocks East of Main St.
at 205 SE Dorian Ave.
Pendleton, Oregon

Captain Thomson's Motor Lodge

CAPTAIN THOMSON'S MOTOR LODGE
1000 Islands
Alexandria Bay, New York
Telephone: (315) 482-9961

Every room with private balcony - On the Seaway - Fully air conditioned - Individual baseboard heat - Room phones - TV - Two heated pools (adults & kiddies) - Twin lavatories - Tub & Shower - Ceramic Tiles Baths - View of the 1000 Islands - Launching ramp - Free dockage - Fishing pier. Conveniently located within the village.

Riviera Motel

RIVIERA MOTEL
VANCOUVER, WASHINGTON

5th and Main Street
Phone OX 4-8434

Heated pool, automatic telephones. 19" TVs, Refrigerated air conditioning. Sample and conference rooms, Bridal Suite. AAA Approved. Member of the Best Western Motels.
Ben & Marion Franklin, Managers.

Warwick Estates Conference Center

"THE LOUNGE"
WARWICK ESTATES CONFERENCE CENTER
Reformed Church In America
456 acres

Photo by Roy T. Elston

Green Stone Motel

GREEN STONE MOTEL

304 N. Krome Avenue
Homestead, Florida

Located in downtown Homestead, across the street from Barnetts Cafeteria. 24 luxurious wall to wall carpeted rooms, individual TV and telephones. Air conditioned. Electric Heat - Fireproof. We honor all major credit cards. A Superior Motel. Janet and Jerry Case, Owners
Mr. and Mrs. Melvin W. Booth, Managers

The Concord Hotel

THE CONCORD HOTEL
KIAMESHA LAKE, NEW YORK

THE ALL YEAR-ALL SPORTS RESORT

Oak-Lo Motel & House of Glass Restaurant

OAK-LO MOTEL & HOUSE OF GLASS RESTAURANT
DUNSMUIR, CALIFORNIA

Direct access from US 99 at Dwight Way. Commanding view of Mt. Shasta. Large heated pool - long beds. Refrigerated air condition. Auxiliary garden units off freeway. Room phones. AAA Approved. Diners' Club, Bankamericard, American Express accepted. Member of the Best Western Motels.

Blue Bonnet Hotel

TEXAS SIZED HOSPITALITY
IN ROMANTIC OLD SAN ANTONIO
The fully air-conditioned
BLUE BONNET HOTEL
where St. Mary's and Pecan Streets meet. Free parking for registered guests, Coffee Shop, Room Service, Banquet Facilities, Valet Service, TV in all Rooms, Drug Store, Barber Shop. Special Family Rates. Al Barnhill, Manager

"SIEMPRE SU CASA EN SAN ANTONIO"
Across from Greyhound Bus Terminal

Tourway Inn

TOURWAY INN
ATHENS, ALABAMA

Highway 31 & 72
50 Comfortable Rooms - Individually Controlled Heat and Air Conditioning - TV - Radio - Phones - Pool - 24 Hour Service - Restaurant Adjoining. Member of the Best Western Motels. Most Major Credit Cards Honored.
Owners and managers Mr. and Mrs. Morgan Jones.

The Capitol Tower

THE CAPITOL TOWER
HOLLYWOOD, CALIFORNIA

Located on Vine Street, near the famous corner of Hollywood and Vine, this unusual, 13-story, round building, the home of Capitol Records, is one of Hollywood's newest attractions.

Photo by Frank J. Thomas

Sands Motel

SANDS MOTEL
HOT SPRINGS NATIONAL PARK, ARKANSAS

56 Ultra Modern Units, with individually controlled Air Conditioning. Extra length beds. TV, Radio, Back-ground Music, Heated Swimming Pool, Efficiency Units, or, Restaurant in connection. House doctor, and Baby Sitters available. Ten blovks to Bath House Row. Located at 1525 Central Avenue, Highway 7 South. American Express Honored. AAA Approved.