Pinewood Lodge

Rhinelander, Wisconsin - '50s or '60s

Travelodge Motel

Santa Cruz, California - 1968

Hey, wait... I think this is just a shot from COCOON.

Roadstop! Jackalope of Texas

Maybe we'll see one of these babies as we roll through Texas!

Back of PC reads: "Jackalopes are the rarest animals in North America. A cross between a now extinct small deer and a species of rabbit, they are extremely shy and wild. They possess the ability to mimic and their cries often sound human and tuneful. Probably from hearing cowboy songs on lonelynite watch. None have ever been captured alive and this is a rare photo taken at their feeding grounds in the high country."

Hurricane House Motel

Fort Lauderdale, Florida - 1950's(?)

So is this post-storm, or pre? How woukd you know the diff?

Le Petit Motel

New Orleans, Louisiana - 1950's

There is nothing wrong with your telelvison set. Do not attempt to adjust your picture!

Scary thing is, as a child, I had pants that looked just like this building. Really.

Elephant Hotel

Atlantic City, New Jersey - 1950's

Not a motel, but you gotta see this! Pilgrims came from all around to gaze in wide wonder at the Elephant god. When they got done gambling.

Back of PC reads: 'The only elephant in the world you can go through and come out alive. This famous building was erected in 1885. The elephant contains ten rooms; its interior is visited by thousands."

XIT Ranch Motel

Dalhart, Texas - 1960's

Looks like a motel snuff film.

City View Motel

Custer, South Dakota - 1960's

The kind of place you stay at on a dare! Looks boarded up, but those are doors on the rooms, I guess.

Proprietor, Norman, will check you in. Leatherface lives in the shack out back.

Knotty Pine Lodge Motel

Rock Springs, Wyoming - 1960's

Caballero Motel

El Paso, Texas - 1960's

Pool of the Living Dead!

Roadstop! Alfred's Steak House

Cambridge, Ohio - 1960's

Looks mighty tempting, don't it?

Royal Suite at the Royal Edward Hotel

Fort William, Ontario, Canada - 1961

Come play with us, Danny...

Hartsook Inn

Piercey, California - '50s or '60s

In the heart of the Redwoods. South of Garberville.

Roadstop! Ross Allen's Reptile Institute

Silver Springs, Florida - 1960's

We gotta stop off and see Ross milk the snakes, are you kidding?!

Lakeview Motel and Restaurant

Knoxville, Tennessee - 1960

Gee, I hope they're not all booked up!

Oh wait, they're not.

Back of PC reads: "ONE STOP. 31 Rooms, Restaurant and Service Station. Finest food in the South. Air-Conditioned, Electric Heat, Free T.V. in each room. On U.S. 441. Shortest Route to the Great Smoky Mountains."

Maroon Cliffs Motel

Redstone, Colorado - 1960's

I guess we're just gonna have to trust them that there really is a motel out there in the gloom. Still have no idea what it might actually look like, though. Not that it matters much.

Back of PC reads: "Modern, clean rooms and housekeeping cabins. A restful vacation spot. In the heart of the beautiful Crystal River Valley, 28 miles south of Glenwood Springs on Highway #133. Excellent fishing and hunting area."

Georgian Motel and Restaurant

Folkston, Georgia - 1960's I believe

Hey, dreary weather won't keep the Georgian down! You say a storm's blowin' in? Who cares...take the dang shot! We'll use it anyway.

Roadstop! McDonald's

Postmarked Florida - 1964

Anyone up for a vintage Filet-o'-Fish sangwitch? MMMmmm! Don't it look tastey?

This is an actual 1964 advertising postcard (believe it or not) for the Filet-o'-Fish Sandwich McDonald's was just introducing new at the time.

Kinda' looks OK...till you start staring at that ugly, yellow-green sauce oozing down the sides. Ugh.

Back of PC reads: "Free! Excitingly New--Invitingly Yours! Please Be Our Guest....Just present this card at the McDonald's nearest you. It entitles you to one of our delightfully new Filet-o'-Fish Sandwiches. It's our way of acquainting you with the tastiest fish in all the land!"

Looks more like the nastiest fish in all the land.

And by the way, at this point in 1964, as the card reads, they were only at "more than a BILLION sold", if anyone's wondering.

Gran-View Motel and Restaurant

Ogdensburg, New York - 1960's

Hmm. Well, this postcard doesn't really seem to have a whole lot to say, but what it's not saying, it's saying really well.


That's so not going to be a good dive.

Ambassador Motel

Taylor, Michigan - 1950's

Now this one actually has some personal significance for me. This is the little motel on South Telegraph road just outside Detroit, that my dad's uncle owned back in the '50s. Dad worked there a summer or two around 1958 and '59, doing general maintenance and cleanup on the place. He has fond memories of it, and makes sure, even today, to always mention it (as he has for years) if we ever happen to be out and around the general area, which we tend to be a few times a year, heading out to the airport (Detroit Metro) to pick up visiting family members and whatnot.

So yeah, it's cool to be posting this one finally. We just came across this old postcard we still have for it.


Room interior blow-up. Dig it.

A quick search on Google Maps shows she's still there, too! Wow. Rock on, Ambassador!