I love this postcard because this place looks like a total dump. They took extra effort to include an inset of the swimming pool, but how could that be a good idea? The pool has few chairs around it, and it is so close to the parking lot that you could breathe the car exhaust while you swim (or drive your car into the pool since there's no fence around the pool to keep out your '62 Dodge or your 2-year old child).The best part is the sign. It's a total ripoff of the Holiday Inn "Great Sign." If you look closely at photos of the old Holiday Inn signs, it's clear that this is not one of them, since the proportions are different and there's no marquee to hang the letters on that spell "Happy Anniversary Marge and Jim" on one side and "Visit Our Lounge" on the other.
Here's a "Great Sign" for comparison...
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This is exactly what I remember motels looking like back in *my* day. Traveling with the family and the car exhaust at the swimming pool! (Uptown because the motel had a pool!) Happy PFF!
Yup - Ripoff. ;o) I blame the sign guy, although being as how I used to be in that business, I was often told what the sign was supposed to look like with no say in the final product if I wanted the job.
Time to cool off after a long ride:-) Wonder who thought the pool would be a selling point.
LOL, the word verification is drains.
Those old motels were very nice in the day. People thought an 8 ft square bedroom was huge and the ice cold air conditioning was a real treat. They sent motel picture postcards to their friends to make them jealous.
Too funny - I love it!
I love the FREE TV.... did others charge for it?????
I just have to laugh at these os postcards.
Thanks for sharing... Happy PFF!
I wonder did any of the cars end up in the pool? It was close enough.
Sorry to be so very late in visiting this week, almost time for next week...
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