[sotd] October 17, 2003 [American Postcards - Motels]
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Site of the Day for Friday, October 17, 2003
American Postcards: Motels
From Alabama to Wyoming, today's site from journalist and author James
Lileks, offers postcards from motels of "the Middle Era of Motorized
Mobility", the 50's and 60's. Gentle Members with fond memories or simple
curiosity about this period may enjoy this website journey.
"Nostalgia for old motels, like most forms of nostalgia, is selective and
dishonest. We like to imagine a pure world before the soulless hotel chains
took over, a landscape of lovely neon, local charm, and individuality. ...
Most of these motels hail from . ... [the 50's and 60's when] the sign
took on great prominence; it was a way of establishing identity and rank
even when no other feature of the motel was unique. The sign didn't just
sell the place; it was the place. ... Most of these places are gone or
renamed. But we still have the cards." - from the website
The site displays motel postcard collections from 37 states. View motel
postcards which beckoned the travelling public with the tempting allure of
"tile showers" and "ultra modern air conditioned restaurants and cocktail
lounges". Apart from the inherent delights of these authentic postcards,
Lileks' amusing and wry comments make this a particularly engaging
presentation.
Drive to the site for an entertaining trip to America's past at:
http://www.lileks.com/postcards/motels/index.html
A.M. Holm
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