According to the back, only three blocks to downtown! Inidividually controlled, refrigerated air, tiled showers, wall-to-wall carpeting, room television and controlled heat. AAA approved.Note how the all-important TV was incorporated into the sign.
The XIT Ranch was a real cattle ranch in the Texas panhandle, operating from 1885 to 1912. It was 3 million acres big, and it was given by the state of Texas to landowners who owned the spot in Austin where the state wanted to build its capitol, as a trade.
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This is a real classic! Look at that car parked on the side.
Window into the past...
If you find a postcard with wild mammal(s), and it might be available for swap with me, please let me know.
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I leave these old motel postcards - the neon signs, the advertising of amenities that we would consider givens now, the classic cars in the lot. Great card!
What a cool place! Love the old car out front. I also like the name - XIT.
My favorite part, though, is the 'free TV' sign. Can you imagine what the sign would read now?
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