Mountain View Motel Lodge - Taos, New Mexico

P.O. Box 1271 at fabulous Taos, New Mexico. On U.S. Highway 64, south edge of Taos. Unusually nice one and two bedroom units with wall-to-wall carpeting. Ceramic tile baths. Mr. and Mrs. S.S. Westvois, owners and managers will welcome you.

 

P.O. Box 1271 at fabulous Taos, New Mexico. On U.S. Highway 64, south edge of Taos. Unusually nice one and two bedroom units with wall-to-wall carpeting. Ceramic tile baths. Mr. and Mrs. S.S. Westvois, owners and managers will welcome you.

Hotel Shirley-Savoy - Denver, Colorado

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Two Persons for the Price of One
400 Rooms from $1.50
17th and Broadway

Abbey Hotel / Victoria Hotel / Abbey Victoria Hotel - New York, New York

51st Street East of 7th Avenue
New York City
CIrcle 6-9400
Accommodates 1000 guests - All rooms with bath - many air conditioned - Radios - TV. Circulating ice water in each room.

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51st Street East of 7th Avenue
New York 19, N.Y.
Accommodating 1000 guests - Modern Rooms - Television - Air conditioning available - Home of Famous Stockholm Restaurant.

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7th Avenue at 51st Street
New York, N.Y. 10019
1000 Modern Rooms and Suites - Garage and Parking Facilities - In Radio City and Rockefeller Center Area - Home of the famous Stockholm Restaurant and Cocktail Lounge.
Entirely Air-Conditioned

Writing on the back:
Dated 9/29/67
We dined at this beautiful spot last evening, lots of good things to eat. The Abbey V. is very good having a wonderful time. Hope you are too.
Love, Alice & Phil

Seventh Ave. at 51st St.
George Geiger, President

 

Seventh Ave. at 51st St.

In The Wonderful World of Manhattan

Seventh Ave. at 51st St.
Rosie O'Grady Pub Restaurant - Confucius Restaurant - Victoria Coffee Shop
1000 Comfortable Rooms - Air Conditioned - Television

51st Street at 7th Avenue
CIrcle 7-7800
Completely Air-Conditioned
"Times Square at Radio City"
Every room with private baths, shower, and Television. Cocktail Lounge, Bar, Restaurant and Coffee Shop.

Color Masters, Inc.
S-30516

STATUS: The Abbey was torn down in 1982. Here's a brief article in the New York Times about the demise of the Abbey.

After 55 Years; R.I.P. Abbey

Published: June 27, 1982

It was the Abbey Victoria Hotel, then the Abbey and Victoria Hotels and, later, back again. In recent years it was simply the ''Shabby Abbey.'' Now it is being demolished to make way for the expansion of the headquarters of the Equitable Life Assurance Society of the United States.

Spokesmen for the company, a major owner of Manhattan properties, said plans for the new office tower were not complete yet. It will run from 51st to 52d Street on Seventh Avenue, behind the present 42-story headquarters building at 1285 Avenue of the Americas. That tower was completed 20 years ago as an pioneer project in the avenue's redevelopment.

The hotel was built in 1927 and was divided into the Abbey and Victoria Hotels for the World's Fair in 1939. It stood as a house divided for years, but merged in 1966 to share mechanical and operating costs.

48 States Motel - Saint Albans, West Virginia

Seven miles West of Charleston, West Virginia on U.S. Route #60

Clean, Comfortable and Modern
21 inch TV and 4 season heat pump. Air conditioners on every room.
Mailing Address, 6204 MacCorckle Ave. Saint Albans, W.Va.
Reasonable Rates

W.E. Bollinger & Sons, Charleston 2, W.Va.
C-18772

STATUS: It is now known as the Jefferson Motel. The sign and the great Coke machine are gone.

1200 Beacon Street Hotel - Brookline, Massachusetts

Corner St. Paul Street

Brookline 46, Mass.

BEacon 2-7979

Greater Boston's finest Motor Hotel. 170 beautiful rooms - Garage under. Television and radio included in rate. Air conditioned throughout. Attractive Dining Room, Lounge Bars and Coffee Shop. Located less than two miles from downtown Boston.

Status: GONE - A Holiday Inn is at this location.

100 Lakes Motor Court - Winter Haven, Florida

Highway 17
Winter Haven, Florida
36 units - completely air conditioned - TV - heated swimming pool - your host, Ben Gumer - telephone CY 3-8213

Mailed from Bradenton, Florida to Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Taylor of Scottland, Illinois on February 24, 1957:

Sarasota, Fl.
Dear Folks,
Every thing fine. Have stayed here 2 nights. At Sarasota Gardens. Leaving Sun. Hope to get home by Tuesday.
Love, Rena

Dennis Hallinan, Cypress Gardens, FL
Dexter Press
92976

STATUS: Unknown. I cannot find any information on the exact location.

Holiday Inn Anniston-Oxford - Oxford, Alabama

On Interstate 20 Where "U.S. 431 & Ala. 21 meet U.S. 78" 

Swimming Pool - Air-conditioned - Restaurant - Free TV - Free Holidex Reservations

1965 Guide Description and map

Notes:

A fairly standard early 1960s Holiday Inn design. The postcard shows the Great Sign, the exterior layout, cars in the parking lot,  a restaurant (not sure the name-can't find it anywhere) and a very early photocropping job of the sky. You can see it in the lines on the tress and the majestic splendor of nature's blurs.

The card is from a few years before the guide based on the cars.

Now:

The property went through a few changes, but I am pretty sure that this is the location. The exterior was painted, the Holiday Inn signage on the building gone and the sign has the all the marking of the 80s Holiday Inn signs that replaced the GREAT sign. The property fell on hard times and became, at one point, Oxford Inn and Suites.

Here's an aerial photograph dated January 7, 2004. (thanks to Google Earth) It's difficult to tell if it is still a Holiday Inn or not. It has the trade mark lay-out.

A 2008 Google Maps street view of the Oxford Inn and Suites:

An undated, but probably 2012 aerial photo of the property being torn down

The final aerial view taken on November 28, 2012 shows only the outline of the motel

The final street view from 2014 shows that there's an empty field and a Bojangles on the current site.There is a newer Holiday Inn Hotel and Suites just down 431 on Colonial Drive.

Midway Motor Lodge - La Crosse, Wisconsin

On the Black River
1835 Rose St. La Crosse, Wisconsin
A tinted, plexiglass bubble dome covers the indoor recreation area of the La Crosse Midway Motor Lodge. Surrounded by guest rooms, the area features a swimming pool, saunas, sun lamp canopy, ping pong and billiards. The lodge features a Hoffman House Restaurant, show lounge and complete meeting and banquet facilities. A Best Western property.

Blue Mountain Hotel and Skeet Club - Harrisburg, Pennsylvania

Situated in Fishing Creek Valley, in the Mountains of Pennsylvania, yet only fifteen minutes drive from the heart of downtown Harrisburg, this beautiful and modern hotel provides quiet and comfort, combines with convenience, at a location which is at an address of distinction.
Catering to Banquets, Wedding Receptions, Private Parties, and Business Meetings. Rooms have carpeted floors, tile bath and shower. Blue Room free for ladies' card parties.
FAMOUS FOR FINE FOOD
Phones CE-91239 - CE-49040
Harrisburg, Pa.
Yours for a successful evening
W.M. Hollinger - Pres.

Taken by W.M. Hollinger and son, Franklin, at Point Barrow, Alaska. Approximate weight 1200 pounds. World's Record Class. On exhibit at Blue Mountain Restaurant and Hotel, Harrisburg, Pa.

Photographed by Shuey, Brown's Studio, Harrisburg, Pa.
J.A. Sticker Co. Harrisburg, Pa.
C-13319



Taken by W.M. Hollinger and son, Franklin, at Point Barrow, Alaska. Approximate weight 1500 pounds. World's Record Class. On exhibit at Blue Mountain Restaurant and Hotel, Harrisburg, Pa.

1982 by Bill Bard Associates
A Superchrome Color Product
140949

Monte Cristo Court & Restaurant - Grenada, Mississippi

24 hours service - 45 rooms - 45 baths - 45 phones - 100% air conditioned - Highway 51 - Grenada, Miss. None Finer.



One of the South's most beautiful dining rooms. Seats 150 people. Monte Cristo Motor Court and Restaurant, Highway 51 South, Grenada, Miss. Member Quality Courts United, Inc. AAA and Duncan Hines.

Hotel La Salle - Chicago, Illinois

La Salle Hotel is located at the corner of Madison and La Salle Streets. It is one of the most conveniently located Hotels in Chicago and has accommodations for nearly two thousand guests.

Stamped: Jack F. Knoblock, 1936

Hotel Evans - Loch Sheldrake, New York

Live, love, laugh and be happy at Hotel Evans on Lake Evans
Loch Sheldrake, NY
Entrance to Fan-Fare Theatre Nite Club
Air-Conditioned



Hotel Evans on Lake Evans
Loch Sheldrake, NY
The fabulous Indoor Tropical Pool and Health Club
Another EVANS Extra



Live, love, laugh and be happy at
HOTEL EVANS on Lake Evans
Loch Sheldrake, N.Y.
"Vacationing Unlimited"

Max Schwartz Co.
C-15157

Cavalier Hotel - Miami Beach, Florida

1320 Ocean Drive
MIAMI BEACH
New - Ultra Modern - Overlooking beautiful Lummus Park and Ocean - Elevator Service - Individual Roof Solariums - Recreation Lounge
OPEN ALL YEAR

Old Mill Inn - Bernardsville, New Jersey

Fox and Hounds Room
At the Historic Old Mill Inn
Route 202, Bernardsville, New Jersey
Hotel Accommodations, Tap Room, Banquet Facilities

Harry Smith Motel - Alexandria, Virginia

U.S. Route #1 - 6 Miles South of Wash., D.C.
ALEXANDRIA, VIRGINIA
Built in 1953
37 Outstanding Brick Units - Central Hot Water Heating - Tub & Shower Combination - Tile Baths - Wall to Wall Carpets - Television & Telephones in Each Room. AAA Approved.
Telephone: South 5-6100
Owner Operated: Mr. & Mrs. Harry K. Smith
Mailing Address: 1555 Richmond Highway Alexandria, Virginia

Sun-n-Sand Motor Hotel - Biloxi, Mississippi

Overlooking the Gulf of Mexico. West Beach, Biloxi, Mississippi.
Telephone IDlewood 2-1551. TWX 389.
125 Rooms, all with TV - 100% Air Conditioned. A perfect setting for the vacation of a lifetime! Restaurant - Lounge - Swimming Pool - Childrens' Playground - Private Sand Beach - Gift Shop - Beauty Salon - Deep Sea Fishpond - Tackle Shop - Conference Rooms - Banquet Rooms - 5 Golf Courses Nearby - Finest Fishing on Coast.
AAA Approved. A Master Hosts Hotel

Skyland Motel - Gatlinburg, Tennessee

"Panoramic Views of the Great Smokies"
Entrance on State 73 - 1 block off U.S. 441
Gatlinburg, Tenn.
Above the noise of the highway, overlooking Gatlinburg and the little Pigeon River. 2 Acres of beautifully landscaped grounds. Guests' picnic area. Pine paneled units with tiled tub and shower baths. Electric heat. Free TV in every room. Attractively furnished rooms for couples. Also very nice rooms with two doubled beds and dressing room. AAA Approved.
Phone 601
E.B Reagan's Cottages on U.S. 441 - same ownership and management.

Mailed from Gatlinburg, Tennessee to Mrs. Annie Kapatas of Memphis, Tennessee on June 26, 1958:

Hi,
You would love this resort. The scenery is beautiful and there is wonderful every minute but nites are cold. There are lots of things to see here that are most interesting. - Rosalie, Harry, Ann Marie & Garry

Starke Motor Court - Starke, Florida

New, Modern, Private Tile Baths
Vented heat - cross ventilation.
Excellent restaurants within walking distance.
Reservations via Western Union or Phone 9107
AAA Approved
Geo. H. Bunch and Guy Andrews, Co-Owners, Mgrs.
On U.S. 301 and Fla. 200
in STARKE, FLA.

Holiday Inn North - Jacksonville, Florida

I-95 & Golfair Blvd.
Only 2 1/2 miles from the Gator Bowl and 10 miles from the airport. Your comfort is assured at the Holiday Inn of Jacksonville.

Lariat Motel - Baker, Oregon

6
Blocks East of Baker, Oregon on U.S. Hwy. 30
17 New Units - Refrigerated - Air-conditioning - Individually Controlled Electric or Gas Heat. Wall to Wall Carpet - Tile Bath and Shower - Television.
Phone JA 3-4311
Hilton and Carte Blanche Credit Cards Accepted.

Howard Johnson's Motor Lodge - Penns Grove, New Jersey

Toll Gate #1 At The Southern Terminus of the New Jersey Turnpike.
Penns Grove, N.J.
AAA Approved
American Express, Texaco and Diners Club Cards Accepted

Fox Hill Restaurant and Inn - Brookfield, Connecticut

John Yervant's Fox Hill
Restaurant and Inn
Fifty-six miles from N.Y. City on Merritt Parkway at exit 40, 15 miles north on Route no. 7. Fox Hill is situated on top of a hill, surrounded by 60 rolling acres - continental cuisine at its best. Facilities business and social functions.

Cove Haven - Lakeville, Pennsylvania

Honeymoon Reservations Only at COVE HAVEN
"on Pennsylvania's largest and most beautiful lake...high in the Pocono Mts."
New Indoor Swimming Pool - Indoor Gymnasium - Cocktail Lounge - 52 mile lake - Beauty Salon - winter sports - open the year 'round,
Member Pocono Honeymoon Resorts Association

Big Lynn Lodge - Little Switzerland, North Carolina

Located on N.C. 226A and the Blue Ridge Parkway at Milepost 333.3. Elevation 3,200 feet.

Holiday Inn Cove Lake - Caryville, Tennessee

On I-75 near Cumberland Mountains
Norris Dam - Oak Ridge Museum - Excellent Fishing - Restaurant - Swimming Pool.



Interstate 75
Caryville, Tennessee 37713
Phone 562-8476 AC: 615
Free TV - Pool

The writing on the back says: 4/18/70

TraveLodge - Revelstoke, British Columbia

601 First St. W.,
Revelstoke, B. C..
"Gateway to the Rogers Pass" Quiet central location, at foot of Mt. Revelstoke National Park, midway between Vancouver, B. C., and Banff, Alberta. 40 units, heated pool, refrigerated air conditioning and individual heat control, TV, automatic telephones, "In-room" Coffee. Near parks, restaurants, golf course. AAA Approved.

Avanelle Motor Lodge - Hot Springs National Park, Arkansas

Central and Grand Aves.
Hot Springs National Park, Arkansas
90 luxuriously furnished temperature controlled air conditioned, KINGSIZE and twin double bed units. Kitchenettes available. T.V. and Radio, background music, heated swimming pool, coffee shop and restaurant featuring the famous "Sirloin Room".
"Bud" Canada, Manager. Member of the AHF, A Master Hosts Motel , AAA. "Built for Traveling"

Hotel Peabody - Memphis, Tennessee

"The South's Finest - One of America's Best"
625 Rooms - 625 Baths
Home of Famous "Skyway" and "Plantation Roof Garden"

Mailed from Memphis, Tennessee to Mr. Joe Mandrel of Memphis, Tennessee on February 26, 1941:

Joe - Please sing a song and dedicate it to Dot and Maudie sing you don't love me but I still care.
Tank you.
Mrs. Elmo Stricklen.



(An Alsonett Hotel)
"The South's Finest - One of America's Best"
Completely air-conditioned; private automobile entrance; nationally famous orchestras in the famous "SKYWAY" and PLANTATION ROOF.

E.C. Kropp Co.

Ottaray Hotel - Greenville, South Carolina

The Ottaray Hotel, situated at the head of Main St., at the highest point in Greenville, was given the Indian name if "Ottaray" which means "Top of the Hill". This hotel is well known for its homelike atmosphere and good food.

Top O' The Morn Motor Lodge - Hyannis, Massachusetts

"Cape Cod's Largest" and Best Motel
Route 132 - Hyannis, Massachusetts
1127 Ilyanough Road
Modern Units for 2, 3 or 4 people. Some efficiencies. TV in every room. Forced Hot Water Heat. Til Baths. Airfoam Mattresses. Wall to Wall Carpeting. Private Swimming Pool. Open the Year Round. Seasonal Rates. Convenient to all Activities. One Mile West of Hyannis Airport.

Coco Palms Resort - Kapaa, Kauai, Hawaii

The Outrigger Bed with its Fishnet Bedspread and Paddle Lights in the WAILUA KAI WING.
Inspired by a legend of the people who lived here in "Wailua By The Sea" many years ago.
The Coco Palms Hotel

Color Photo by W.J. Sena
Movie Supply of Hawaii, Honolulu
Mike Roberts Color Production
Hawaii Color Card
C9140

The impressive RECEPTION BUILDING features huge fishnet chandeliers, a solid coral floor, lava rock walls and immense triangular windows giving a cathedral effect.

This Oracle Tower was built to the exact scale of structures used in Hawaii over a century ago. The Kahunas (High Priests) would ascend to the various platforms to pray to the gods of the earth, the sky and the sea.