Miramar Motor Inn - Longview, Washington

1808 Hemlock
Longview, Washington
Here is Longview's newest and finest motel. 35 beautiful furnished units - air conditioned, wall-to-wall carpeting, TV, direct dial telephones, heated pool, conference room. Close to modern shopping center, excellent restaurants. Free coffee.

Sea Sprite Apt. Hotel - Hermosa Beach, California

"Right on the Ocean"
10th and Strand - Hermosa Beach, Calif.
Phone: Frontier 2-9552
Singles or families - Kitchens or Light Housekeeping - Free TV - Heated Fresh Water Pool

Riptide Motel - Daytona Beach, Florida

1915 North Atlantic Ave., Daytona Beach, Fla.
On Ocean Highway A1A
Tel. CLinton 2-9576
Ultra modern efficiencies and Motel rooms. Central heat - Individually Controlled Air-Conditioning - Room TV - Public Approach to the "World's Most famous Beach." By day, week or month.

Keystone Motel - New Cumberland, Pennsylvania

Cocktails - Restaurant - Swimming Pool
Located Harris West Exit #18 of Pa. Turnpike and Interstate #83 - Exit 18
TV, Air-Conditioning, Wall-to-Wall Carpeting - Phones - ALL UNITS. Located in heart of beautiful Penna. Dutch Countryside.
American Express - Carte Blanche - Diners' Club - Atlantic-Richfield - Mobil - AAA - Superior - P.M.A. Approved

Holiday Inn - Fort Lee, New Jersey

2339 Route 4
Fort Lee, New Jersey 07024
1 Mile West of Geo. Washington Bridge
185 Deluxe Rooms - Color TV - Air Conditioned - Swimming Pool - Banquet Rooms - Dining Room and Lounge. 15 minutes from Times Square.

Concord Inn - Concord, California

1601 Willow Pass Road, Concord, California
125 Luxurious rooms, with golf, swimming, dining, dancing, cocktails, banquet and convention facilities. Guest accommodations include 24 hr. phone service, air conditioning, sauna baths, room service.
30 miles east of San Francisco on Interstate Freeway 680.

Ruth Motel - Salt Lake City, Utah

122 N. 2nd West
Salt Lake City, Utah
2 Blocks to Temple Square
Air Conditioned, Kitchenettes, TV available. On Hyways 40-50-89-91. Member Salt Lake Tourist. Referral Service.
"Anytime of night or day we will find a place for you to stay."

Merriweather Apartments - Ft. Lauderdale, Florida

115 N. Atlantic Blvd., Ft. Lauderdale, Fla. Directly on the Ocean. Centrally located on Ft. Lauderdale's famous apartment and hotel row. Completely heated and air conditioned. Open year-around. Phone JA 3-4356.

Mailed from Ft. Lauderdale, Florida to Lena Towlinson of Trevorton, Pennsylvania on August 11, 1960:

Hi! It's awful hot here yet but I was glad to get back after that long trip. Ken is fine, had a real nice visit with him over the week-end.

Holiday Inn - Horseheads, New York

Rt. 17 Expressway and Rt. 14 * 602 Corning Rd.
Horseheads, New York 14845
15 Minutes from Corning Glass Co.
15 Minutes From Watkins Glen
5 Minutes To Mark Twain Study at Elmira College
5 Minutes to Arnot Mall, Shopping Center

The Sands Motor Hotel - Albuquerque, New Mexico

On Highway 66
5000 Central Ave. S.E.
Albuquerque, New Mexico
Phone 5-7586
Sixty-nine De Luxe Units all centrally cooled by refrigeration and heated with hot water.
Visit our lovely Dining Room and Banquet Rooms. Telephone in Every Room. Heated Swimming Pool. The best of everything for your comfort and enjoyment. AAA Approved
Clyde Tyler & J.W. Davis, Owners

Candlelight Motor Lodge - Lake Wales, Florida

On U.S. 27, 2 Miles South of Lake Wales, Florida

Large rooms furnished for utmost comfort including free TV in each room. Air Conditioned, Electric Heat, Public Phone and Playground, Swimming Pool, Restaurant.

Phone 2-9552

Emil R. Jahna, Owner Color Photo by DePew

AAA Approved. A Superior Motel.

Sans Souci Motel - Daytona Beach, Florida

1020 So. Ridgewood Ave.
Daytona Beach, Fla.
Tel. 2-0553
Directly on US Rt. #1. Luxuriously furnished Motel Rooms, Air Conditioned and Central Heated! Free Radios - Combination Tile Showers & Baths. Restaurants Nearby. Attractive Rates. Sidney & Lilian Abrams, Owners-Managers. AAA Approved. Now with TV Lounge.

Grandview Motel - Boise, Idaho

Highway 20 and 30 East
Boise, Idaho Phone 2-8676
18 units, a desirable distance from the highway overlooking the city of Boise. Individually controlled steam heat and air conditioning. New Drive-in Service, Room TV and Radios. Beautiful grounds and ample parking, 5 minutes from city center.

Ideal Motel - Greenwood, South Carolina

On Hwys. 72 & 221
Reynolds Street Extension, Box 295
Phone ORchard 9-6149
Electric Heat - Air Conditioned - Television - Wall to Wall Carpet
Owned & Operated by Mr. and Mrs. I.S. Strom

Trinidad Motel - Atlantic City, New Jersey

Tennessee Ave. Near Boardwalk
Atlantic City, New Jersey
Bedrooms - 1 1/2 and 2 1/2 Room Kitchenettes
* Cocktail Lounge
* DeLuxe Swimming Pool
* Free Parking
* Completely Air Conditioned
* Color TV in Most Rooms
* Elevator Service
* Free Chaise Lounges
* Golf Privileges



175 S. Tennessee Ave., Atlantic City, New Jersey 08401
1/2 block from boardwalk and 1 block from Casino
Kitchen efficiencies - color TV - air conditioned - pool - elevator - bedside phones - free ice - cocktail lounge - free parking.



1 1/2 Room Furnished Efficiencies
Extra spacious room completely furnished and decorated as separate bedroom and living room...Dining Service for five... will accommodate from 2 to 5 persons. Private tile baths and shower...TV - Hi-Fi...Air Conditioned.

1968 Bill Bard Associates
111826

The Vagabond - Fort Lauderdale, Florida

"Directly on the Ocean"
One and two bedroom apartments, efficiencies, and hotel rooms with central heat. Each apartment has an ocean view. Daily maid service. Close to restaurants and shopping centers
2012 N. Atlantic Ave.
Fort Lauderdale, Florida

Ocean Palms Motor Lodge - Santa Barbara, California

232 West Cabrillo Blvd.
Santa Barbara, California 93101
AAA Approved. Diners' Club, American Express & Carte Blanche Accepted.

Skyline Motel - Salt Lake City, Utah

2475 East 1700 So.
Indoor Pool & Spa. 4 miles to City Center. Panoramic view of Salt Lake valley and surrounding mountains. 1/2 hour to 7 major ski resorts. AAA Approved. A Friendship Inn.

TraviSands Motel - Fairfield, California

1706 No. Texas, Fairfield, Calif.
Phone 425-6775
Sleep off the Hiway
30 soundproofed units - Heated Pool - Direct Dial Phones - Color TV - Air Conditioned - Free Coffee and Ice - Next to Finest Foods - Free Transportation from Travis AFB. AAA Approved.

Howard Johnson's Motor Lodge - Portsmouth, New Hampshire

Interstate Traffic Circle
Portsmouth, New Hampshire 03081
Junction Exit 5 Interstate 95,
Spaulding Turnpike
U.S. 1- U.S. 4 and N.H. 16
Air Conditioned, fireproof, soundproof, color TV, heated pool, phones, open 24 hours every day. Near Pease AFB. Univ. N.H. Ports Shipyard. Strawberry Banke. Historic Sites. Beaches.

Sunset Auto Court, Inc. - Rawlins, Wyoming

On U.S. 30
1302 West Spruce St.
Rawlins, Wyo.
Seventeen nicely furnished rooms; some with kitchenettes, either tub or shower. Open all year. Reasonable seasonal rates.
Phone EA 4-3761 - Owned by Christensen Brothers.
Operated by Les and Mick.
ATA and AMHA members

Cynthia Manor Motel - Fort Lauderdale, Florida

1144 N. Fed Hwy. (U.S. 1) Phone 3-7957
Ft. Lauderdale, Fla. Florida's most luxuriously furnished hotel room and apts. with twin beds and double beds. Cross ventilation. Tile bathrooms, hot shower, heat and air-conditioned. Near ocean bathing, racetracks, theatres and charter fishing boats, FOR OUR GUESTS. Florida Room, restaurant, swimming pool, shuffleboard, fishing, free parking. Recommended by Duncan Hines. AAA Approved.

Mailed from Central City, Pennsylvania to Mr. Francis Sproeski of Reading, Pennsylvania on October 15, 1956.
Fran,
Having a wonderful time - Do you miss little ole 293?
Be seeing you - Jim.

Sage Motel - Glendale, Arizona

5940 NW Grand Avenue
Glendale, Arizona
Hwys. 60, 70, 89 & 93
41 new luxurious units, each with TV, radio & music sound system, telephones and Inn Room Courtesy Coffee. Special accommodations available for wheel chair travelers. All rooms have extra-sized beds, tub and shower combinations, are completely soundproofed and air conditioned. Beautiful patio with heated swimming pool. Located in downtown Glendale near all shops and restaurants. AAA Approved. A member of the Best Western Motels.

Lake Estes Motel - Estes Park, Colorado

BIG THOMPSON HWY.
East Edge, US 34
New and Nice - on the Lake - Large Heated Pool & Kiddie Wader, and Playground, Guest Lounge, Room Phones - Horseback Riding, Fishing, Boating, Hiking, Golfing, Dancing adjacent - "Range" AAA Restaurant next door. Phone 780.
AAA Approved. AMHA Approved. A member of the Best Western Motels.

Siesta Motor Hotel - Laredo, Texas

Highway 81, 83 - Interstate 35
LAREDO, TEXAS
Phone: RA 3-3661 - TWX: 512-722-4502
Located just five minutes from the International Bridge and Old Mexico, the SIESTA MOTOR HOTEL, with its spacious landscaped grounds, swimming pool, and restaurant, provides luxurious accommodations for the discriminating traveler featuring private patios, room service, television, telephone, and individually controlled air conditioning and heating.

Florida Court - Asheville, North Carolina

1 1/2 Mi. E on US 74 and 70 near gateway to scenic Blue Ridge Parkway, Great Smokies National Park and famous Biltmore Estate. OFF THE HIGHWAY units on spacious, shaded grounds, with tile shower or combination bath, central heat, central air circulation system and TV. Adjacent to area's finest restaurant. No pets. 121 Tunnel Rd., Asheville, NC Tel ALpine 2-2365. AAA Approved.

Writing on the back:
May 30 1961
Walter got this at post office

Heart of Bristol Motel - Bristol, Virginia

2118 Euclid Avenue
Bristol, Virginia 24201
Most Beautiful rooms in Tri-City Area.

Sandy Beach Apartments - Hollywood Beach, Florida

"On the Ocean Front"
1414 S. Surf Road, Hollywood Beach, Florida
Apartments for two or four people. All apartments steam heated; tub and shower baths; cross ventilation; souther exposure and ocean view from each apartment. Owner management.Your hosts, The Phil Millers, formerly of Youngstown, Ohio.

Mailed from Dania, Florida to Rev. & Mrs. E.S. Denton of Greensburg, Kentucky on June 22, 1953:

Hi-
Believe or not we are here - and its wonderful. Brother is a glowing (???). We did need this vacation, Your birthday present is in Dentron. We leave June 15th. Love Brother & Jean.

Hiway Host Motel - Mesa, Arizona

1260 West Main Street
Mesa, Arizona 85201
Heated Pool - Kitchenettes - Hotel Rooms - TV in Rooms - Refrigerated - Wall-to-Wall carpeting - Close to Shopping Center - Shuffleboard - Close to restaurant.
Leonard & Ellen Hunt, Owners & Managers

University House Motel - Dallas, Texas

Luxurious accommodations directly across from and facing Southern Methodist University Campus, on the corner of Hillcrest and Binkley, University Park in Dallas, Texas. Sitting room-bedroom combinations. Year around air conditioning., TV and elevator service.
Dicker Motels

Ranch House Motel - Tehachapi, California

Highway 58 East, Business Route
Tehachapi, Calif. 93561
All Channel Cable TV
Coffee Shop Next Door.

Mailed from Riverside, California to Mr. & Mrs. Wayne Whitefont of Tacoma, Washington on February 3, 1969:

Hi Folks - These Mts in Cal. are cold. It looked like Weed Cal. Had a couple of feet of snow. Mt. Shasta is white from top to bottom. the hiways are all open today. At Sac & Fresno is nothing but water. Traveling couldn't be better than it was to-day. We are staying here tonite. Will be seeing you.
Alice & Eric

Arrowhead Motel - Sundance, Wyoming

AT 3-1495
Sundance, Wyo.
12 Modern Units - AAA Approved - Some Air Conditioned. 28 Miles to Devil's Tower.

Arrowhead Motel - Cherokee, North Carolina

U.S. 19 - 4 1/2 Miles West of Cherokee, N.C.
In the Great Smoky Mountains, 21 Modern Units, TV, Heated Swimming Pool. Our own restaurant; The Pancake Pavilion. Tickets for Indian Drama "Unto These Hills".
Owned and Operated by
Mr. and Mrs. William Peterson

Apache Resort Motel - Miami, Florida

10651 Biscayne Boulevard
Miami, Florida
118 oversized room and apts. King sized pool. Around the clock service. Easy access to all Tracks. Famous restaurants, Shopping, Beach, Golf Course. Cocktail Lounge features top star entertainment to 3 AM. Open all year.

STATUS: Gone

Chieftain Tourist Village - Ogallala, Nebraska

TEL-A-VISION
TEL-A-PHONE
TEL-A-FRIEND
On U.S. 30 West Business District - Twenty pleasant units on nicely landscaped grounds - Individually Controlled Refrigerated Air Conditioning and forced Air Heat - Shower or Combination Baths - Connecting Room - Cribs - Kitchenettes - Lower Off-Season Rates - Pets Allowed - Car Ports - Inn Room Coffee. AAA Approved.
Buck and Iva Andersen, Owners & managers

Town House Motor Hotel - Omaha, Nebraska

Combines the finest features of downtown hotels and outstanding morels to offer the most complete comfort and service in your room or suite. Three unusual cocktail lounges, The TOWN PUMP, The PIANO LOUNGE, and THE HAWAIIAN ROOM along with a luxurious restaurant provide superb dining - in an atmosphere designed for you.
Completely Air Conditioned Year 'Round
Convenient Parking
Ten Minutes to center of town
OMAHA, NEBRASKA
Dodge at 70th
Regent 5161
Member AHA HSMA AMHA
AAA Approved

Johnston's Motel & Cabins - Pictou, Nova Scotia

Mrs. Sid Morrison, Prop., Box 209, Pictou, N.S. 1/2 mile from town centre on Route 6. 4 miles from P.E.I. ferry. 14 motel units with TV & Radio. 16 cabins with private bathrooms. 9 house-keeping units.

Adobe Motel - Mojave, California

A 20 Unit Motel with tubs or tile showers. 7-Kitchenettes-Refrig. Air Conditioning - Heated Pool - TV in rooms - Cafes and gas stations near. Member Diners' Club, American Travel Assn. and American Express.
16370 Sierra Highway (#6 and #466)
Mojave, California - Phone VAlley 4-4266

STATUS: Boring. The arrow sign is gone. This postcard made matching up the view difficult. I can't actually tell if this is the same place or if this is a new building.

Gateway Motel - Sarasota, Florida

616 S. Washington Blvd. US 301
The Gateway Offers In-Town convenience - near churches, shops, good restaurants, theaters, ball parks and just minutes to the beaches. Spacious parking area, attractive courtyard for relaxing. Clean, comfortable carpeted rooms, central heat and air conditioned, color cable TV, and room phones. Daily maid Service.

Petty's Motor Hotel & Restaurant - Lukfin, Texas

U.S. Highways 59 & 69, North
Lufkin, Texas
Telephone NE 4-5571
East Texas' newest Motor Hotel - Petty's Restaurant noted for fine food and excellent service - featuring charcoal broiled K.C. steaks, Southern Fried Chicken, delicious sea food. Tourist come as you are; athletic groups most welcome. Gift shop. AAA Approved. Recommended by Duncan Hines.



U.S. Highways 59 & 69, North
Lufkin, Texas
Telephone NE 4-5571
East Texas' newest and largest Motor Hotel - Spacious rooms - Restaurant recommended by Duncan Hines - Gift Shop - Private dining rooms - Beautiful swimming pool - free TV in every room - refrigerated air-conditioned. Free parking. AAA Approved.

Hannau Color Productions, Houston, Texas
A Koppel Color Card
53850

Towne & Country Motel - Cincinnati, Ohio

10763 Montgomery Rd., Cincinnati 42
14 Mi. NE of Downtown, 1 Mile NW of By-Pass 50, on US 22 & State Route #3. Quiet, Air Conditioned, Carpeted, Tub-Shower Combination, Free TV. Restaurants near. Mr. & Mrs. G.H. John, Owners & Managers.
Phone - 7910600

Uptown Motel - Provo, Utah

469 West Center St. (opposite Park)
Just off East Center I-15 Freeway exit
(On US 50A, 89 &  91) Provo, Utah
Beautiful large brick units with individual heat and cooling controls. Phones, color TV, cafe close, many king and queen beds, pets allowed, heated pool, kitchen and family units.

Holiday Inn - Janesville, Wisconsin

Junction of US 14, Wisconsin 26 and Interstate 90
Comfort, convenience and service shall be yours to enjoy at this beautiful Inn north of Janesville.

Mailed from Janesville, Wisconsin to Mrs. J.J. Norman of Battle Creek, Michigan on August 16, 1967:

Hi!
Slept here Sun. nite and so on home. Got her about 10 last nite. Jim did all the steering so was tired and caught a runny nose on the way. They went to Eide's folks now! Will look for you all in Sept. - "Me"

Park TraveLodge - San Diego, California

Entrance to Balboa Park
10th Ave. at Ash St., US Highways 80 and 395
San Diego, California
Telephone: BElmont 4-6344
Recommended by: AAA, Duncan Hines, Automobile Club of Southern California

Motel 6 - Sacramento, California

1415 30th St.
Sacramento, California
Freeway 99 - Downtown

Sorrento Motel - Atlantic City, New Jersey

* Swimming Pool*
Kentucky and Pacific Avenue
Atlantic City, New Jersey

Mountaineer Court - Cody, Wyoming

Phone 1069
37 DeLuxe Units, all with phones - most with wall to wall carpeting, all tiled baths, combination tubs & showers, free radios. Playground. Downtown Cody.
DICK SHAW owner and operator