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From the verso: Luxuriously furnished apartments offer fireplaces and kitchens where a touch of the bell brings service from the cocktail bar or dining room. From large windows you will view the magnificence and splendor of the Pacific and its rugged Oregon coastline. Beautiful PAGAN HUT open daily year around. Heated, glass-enclosed swimming pool. Pantley’s…
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New – Modern – Split Level /Route 220 – 3 Miles South of Roanoke, Virginia 1000 Feet From Entrance New Section /Blue Ridge Parkway 18 Rooms – Central Heat – Air Conditioned – Free TV – Room Telephones – Playground Restaurant Across Highway – Operated by Mr. and Mrs. J.S. Brooks, Jr. AAA Approved. The Big…
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The genesis of the Francisco Grande Inn dates back to before 1957 when the New York Giants owner Horace Stoneham fell in love with Arizona. The Giants spent many years of Spring Training in Arizona and Stoneham, who had inherited the Giants from his father in 1936, would make the trips with the team and…
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141 West Main St. (Rte. 9) Bennington, Vermont 47 soundproof guest rooms and suites, each with individually controlled heat and air conditioning, wall to wall carpeting, custom styled decor, telephone, wide screen television; private room terraces command a panoramic view of the Green Mountains; rooms with sauna available; heated pool; complimentary Continental breakfast served in…
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The Ohio Stater Inn in Columbus, Ohio opened with a ton of fanfare on Friday, May 26, 1961. The 130 room motel was constructed of non-combustible brick, steel, stone, granite, concrete gypsum walls and steel roof deck. Located close to Ohio State University at 2060 North High Street at Woodruff, the Inn was the only motel built within…
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Mr. and Mrs. Frank E. Ross opened the El Rancho Motel at 5508 Rt. 14 in Harvard, Illinois on January 9, 1954. The motel, built in a U-shape, contained a large lobby with a stone fireplace containing rocks from every state in the union. The Ross’ provided a good place to stay for years. The…
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The Po’Keepsie Motor was located at 481 South Road – Route 9 in Poughkeepsie, New York. As you can tell from the postcard above, the motel was located right next to a Howard Johnson’s restaurant. The official grand opening for the motel was October 21, 1956. With 53 units and a swimming pool, the Po’Keepsie offered “all…
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Opened June 14, 1974, the Bowling Green 3 Penny Inn was an example of the Howard Johnson Company’s attempt to create a budget lodging segment. Their slogan was “centsible lodging.” The economy rate motel was built by the Allen Construction Co. of Bowling Green. It was the second pilot project in the country (the first a…
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The Peter Pan Motel, located at 1 Rutherford Plaza on Route 3 in East Rutherford, New Jersey was a fairly simple motel with a pretty great sign. Advertising itself as the last motel before New York City, the motel offered buses to the city and tours of the area. It appears to have opened in…
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