Sunday, January 31, 2010

Granby Street

NORFOLK, VIRGINIA
Looking North down Granby Street

Fisherman's Wharf

FISHERMAN'S WHARF
SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA

Birdseye view of this world-famous Wharf with its every day hustle of the fisherman at work.

Holiday Lodge

HOLIDAY LODGE
SAN FRANCISCO'S GARDEN HOTEL

Van Ness - Washington - Jackson - San Francisco 9, California
Luxurious resort accommodations in the heart of the city
Superb cuisine - beautiful Dining Room and Cocktail lounge overlooking tropical gardens - heated swimming pool - radiant-heated patio
complimentary TV and Radio in each room
Free Parking - Complete Hotel Service
Telephone PRospect 6-4469 - Teletype 415 393-991

Wayfarers' Chapel

WAYFARERS' CHAPEL
Portuguese Bend, California

Designed by Lloyd Wright, and built almost entirely of glass, the Chapel will eventually be enclosed by evergreen trees now planted around both sides.

Postage: 1962

New Joes

NEW JOES
San Francisco

Established since 1928 - We originate - others imitate - Specializing in delicious charcoal broiled steaks and Italian food. A la carte service.
Open daily 11:30 to 3 A.M.
Featuring Cappuccino in the cocktail lounge.

The Mystery Spot

Demonstrating Phenomena
THE MYSTERY SPOT
Santa Cruz, California

Wehe's Valley Lodge

Fun in the Sun
WEHE'S VALLEY LODGE
Resort Motel

Carmel Valley Road and Ford Road
P.O. Box 93 - Carmel Valley, California 93924
Phone (408) 659-2416

Lanai Units - Kitchens - Cottages - Fireplaces
Polynesian Resort in the resort village of Carmel Valley.

60' heated pool - Sauna - TV

The Hong Kong Room

TRADER VIC'S
20 Cosmo Place
San Francisco, California
For Reservations Telephone PR 6-2232

The Hong Kong Room at Trader Vic's in San Francisco - favorite for cocktails and dining, is reserved exclusively for men during the day and features a gourmet luncheon menu, low in cholesterol and high in flavor for busy executives.

Top of the Mark

World famous Top of the Mark. . . twenty floors above the crest of historic Nob Hill - a glamorous glass-walled tower with a 50-mile panoramic view of sparkling cities, two mighty bridges and the blue Pacific Ocean.

San Ysidro

The Dining Room
SAN YSIDRO
Santa Barbara, California

Whalers Wharf

WHALERS WHARF
San Pedro, California

Tower and shops at the center of the village.

Photo by Jay Jossman

Love's Wood Pit Barbecue #19


LOVE'S WOOD PIT BARBECUE #19
445 North Escondido Blvd.
Escondido, California 92025

Specializing in barbecued ribs, ham, pork, beef, short ribs and chicken. Famous for our barbecued beans. Serving your favorite cocktails in the "Lion's Den" lounge.

Message on back:
"Dear Aunt 'Elbow,' thank you so very much for the card and money. I sure Love's you, and your money. Don't work too hard. Love Mike."

Knights' Inn Motel

KNIGHTS' INN MOTEL
1705 Main Street
Susanville, California 96130
Phone (916) 257-2168

40 Deluxe units with cable T.V. Direct Dial Phones in each unit. Comb. Tub and shower. Commercial Rates year 'round.

Hotel Hemet West

HOTEL HEMET WEST
The valley's largest, most modern motel accommodation
Located adjacent to Gibbel Park at 2700 West Florida Avenue, Highway 79, Hemet, California 92343
Phone (714) 925-6647

Queen size and twin beds, all color TV, telephones, complimentary coffee. 105 degree Jacuzzi therapeutic pool adjacent to swimming pool. Children's playground in park. Many rooms available with kitchenettes for extended visits.

U.S. Air Force Academy

U.S. AIR FORCE ACADEMY
Colorado Springs, Colorado

UPPER LEFT: Interior of Protestant Cadet Chapel.
UPPER MIDDLE: Interior of Jewish Cadet Chapel.
FAR RIGHT: Exterior view of Tri-Faith Cadet Chapel.
LOWER LEFT: View of Cadet academic area.

Matta's Mexican Food

MATTA'S MEXICAN FOOD & COCKTAIL LOUNGE

932 East Main Street
Mesa, Arizona
964-7881

3138 S. Mill Ave.
Tempe, Arizona
9660776

Welcome to Matta's and enjoy one of Arizona's fine restaurants serving Mexican foods. Located on U.S. Highways 60-70-80-89 in the heart of Arizona Vacationland. The beautiful interiors with wood carvings & wrought iron decorations give a taste of Mexico.

Your Host: The Matta Family

Air Point Motel

AIR POINT MOTEL
Catering to the family trade
Near Air Academy
Air Conditioned - TV - Kitchenettes
Apartments by Week or Month
4290 No. Nevada 633-4603
Colorado Springs, Colorado 80907

Owned and Operated by Bud and Connie Purling

Atlantic Sands Motel

ATLANTIC SANDS MOTEL
Boardwalk & Baltimore Avenue
Rehoboth Beach, Delaware

Phone 302-227-2511 - Open All Year - Private Pool - Restaurant on Premises - Elevator Service - 80 Unites - Air Conditioned - Phone Service - Color TV - Individual Heated Rooms.

Velda Rose Methodist Church

VELDA ROSE METHODIST CHURCH
Sanctuary Built 1966-67
Dedicated March 5, 1967
Mesa, Arizona 85201

Photo by Ken Frye

Valley National Bank

HOME OFFICE BUILDING
VALLEY NATIONAL BANK
Phoenix, Arizona

Statewide Banking Institution
Largest in Rocky Mountain States
Resources Over $1/2 Billion

Photo by Bob Markow

The Westerner Hotel

THE WESTERNER HOTEL
TUCSON, ARIZONA

The beautiful lobby of Tucson's newest, most modern hotel. Refrigeration air-conditioning in every room by individual controls; private baths, balconies overlooking the city and the mountains. Completely fireproofed. In the center of downtown Tucson.

Message on back:
"Dear Jay and Arnold,
Haven't heard from you since I last wrote, I do hope everyone is well including yourselves. How is Michael S. and is he well after his accident. Louis is going to 6 weeks summer school, subject English, and then Mike will close up and we will take a trip to Grand Canyon, would love to take Frieda along, do you think she could make the trip out here? Let us know. Please write, you are the only one that gives me the news as I want it. Love from the 3 of us. Regards to Ruth and all."

Postage: 1952

The Carousel

THE CAROUSEL
The Monteleone
New Orleans, Louisiana

800 Rooms, 500 Car Garage Connecting Hotel. All Rooms Air-Conditioned and Equipped with TV.

Motel 6

MOTEL 6
of Riverside, California
4045 University Ave.
Phone (714) 682-2250
54 comfortable units
Sambo's Restaurant

Welcome To Napa Valley

A scene in the famous Napa Valley of California, one of the great wine producing areas of the world.

Neptune's Table

NEPTUNE'S TABLE
Famous for Good Food
702 West Camelback
Phoenix, Arizona

Photo by Tom Reed

Del Webb's Mountain Shadows Resort

DEL WEBB'S MOUNTAIN SHADOWS RESORT
Scottsdale, Arizona

Camelback Mountain forms the backdrop for this beautiful year 'round resort which is one of the show places of Paradise Valley. It is justly famous for its twice-Olympic-size swimming pool and a unique executive 18-hole gold course.

Sunset Chapel and Funeral Home

SUNSET CHAPEL & FUNERAL HOME
3rd Avenue and Camelback
Phone 277-2603

The Southwest's most beautiful funeral home centrally located at Camelback and 3rd Avenue, Phoenix, Arizona.

Phone - 277-2603
Inspection tours
Sundays 12 Noon to 4 P.M.

Motel 6

Serving . . . Nationwide!
Motel 6. . . of Winslow
725 West Third Street
Winslow, Arizona 86047
Phone 602-289-4666
31 units, Pool, T.V.

General Keanry Inn

GENERAL KEARNY INN
Kearny, Arizona
363-5505
Finest Motel Accommodations
Dining Room, Lounge, Banquet Facilities

Palms Motel

PALMS MOTEL

52 Units, pool, TV, phones, commercial rates. Three restaurants, lounge, shopping center adjacent. Convenient to Bellingrath Gardens, golf courses and bowling lanes. US 90 West, Mobile, Alabama. Phone 478-8461

Postage: 1970

Brown Bear

BROWN BEAR (URSUS ARCTOS)
University of Alaska Museum

The brown bear is the largest terrestrial carnivore in the world. It is also known as the "Kodiak" or "grizzly" bear in some regions of Alaska. This bear, from the Alaska Peninsula, is 8'9" tall.

Saturday, January 30, 2010

Rickwood Caverns Park

RICKWOOD CAVERNS PARK
3 miles off I-65
Warrior, Alabama

Swimming is just one of the many things for the entire family to enjoy at Rickwood Caverns Park. Plenty of picnic tables, spacious parking, rides, playground and snack bar. Enchanting tour of one of the South's prettiest caverns.

El Capitan Lodge

EL CAPITAN LODGE
HAWTHORNE, NEVADA

Refrigerated Air-Conditioning
Television - Room Telephone - Heated Pool - 24 Hour Restaurant - 100 Slot Machines
RECREATION UNLIMITED

Diahann Carol

DIAHANN CAROL

Star pop singer, was born in New York in 1935. Her career has spanned a multitude of super-successful night club, screen and TV engagements.

Copyright 1978

Cowhouse Hotel

COWHOUSE HOTEL
in the center of
Killeen, Texas

Completely Air-conditioned - 80 Individually Decorated Guest Rooms - Swimming Pool - Restaurant - Banquet Facilities

Tamanaca Downtown Motel

TAMANACA DOWNTOWN MOTEL
1725 Tulane Ave., New Orleans 16, Louisiana

Closest to Heart of Famous Canal Street and French Quarter
Thermostatically controlled heating and air conditioning - Ice Water - Radio and Television in every room - Food, Beverage and Room Service - Free Ice Cubes - Swimming Pool - Sheltered Parking - Banquet and Meeting Rooms - Elevators - For Reservations call 529-5411 - TWX 407

Griswold's

GRISWOLD'S
Freeway & Ford St.
Redlands, California
(Also in Claremont on Highway 66)

Swedish Restaurant featuring SMORGASBORD.
We make our own fine preserves and candied fruits.
Continental Bakery and gift shop.
Phone: (714) 793-2158

Frankenmuth Heritage Park

FRANKENMUTH HERITAGE PARK
Frankenmuth, Michigan 48734

Chicken barbecues are held in Heritage Park during the week of the festival, sponsored by the Rotary Club, American Legion, Frankenmuth Jaycees, and Chamber of Commerce. Last year more than 6,500 persons attended, many dressed in lederhosen and dirndl dresses. Food is served on unique log tables.

Photo by John D. Freeman

Frankenmuth, Michigan 48734 - where the gemuetlichkeit of Old Bavaria blends with the hospitality of New America. Located 6 minutes off I-75 Expressway.

Rockbrook Shopping Center

"BerDons" style salon located in Rockbrook Shopping Center, 108th and Center St. One of Omaha's leading beauty salons.
Phone 393-4321

Sarrazin Arms

SARRAZIN ARMS
"APARTMENTS AND MOTEL"
541 West Third Street, Reno, Nevada
Phone FA 9-4258
Downtown - Free TV - Coffee in Rooms - Kitchen in every unit - Laundromat

Photo by Louis Roberts

Harolds Club

HAROLDS CLUB
Reno, Nevada

"Dedicated in all Humility to those who Blazed the Trail."
This well known panorama is a landmark of Harolds Club, the largest gambling establishment in the world. The seven-story structure includes the greatest known collection of early American firearms - over two million visitors come annually.

Seattle World's Fair

SEATTLE WORLD'S FAIR

South Gate and Ford Building. Porte du Sud - Pavilion de la compagnie Ford La Puerta del Sur y el Edificio Ford

Photo by Max R. Jensen

October 21, 1962

El Reposo Restaurant

EL REPOSO RESTAURANT
at the Ramada Inn, Gallup, New Mexico

A delightful setting from South of the Border in our colorful Dining Room and Cokctail Lounge. Gift Shop with Indian and Mexican Hand Crafts.

Oral Roberts University

ORAL ROBERTS UNIVERSITY
Tulsa, Oklahoma
Learning Resources Center

Postage: 1969

Sun Town Trailer Park

SUN TOWN TRAILER PARK
68-650 2nd Street
Cathedral City, California 92234
P.O. Box 995 - 6 Miles East of Palm Springs

Center of town, walk to all shops, no car needed. Hot Therapeutic and Heated Swimming Pools. Full Range Activities, Dances, Shuffleboards, Refrigerated, Recreation Halls. over 200 Spaces to accommodate All Sizes.

Phone (714) 328-2339

The San Francisco Hilton

The San Francisco HILTON and new 46-story TOWER (connected by bridge) is the largest hotel west of Chicago. Spectacular view from Henri's Room at the Top with dancing nightly under the open skylight. Famous Chef's Table Restaurant with strolling violins. Garden swimming pool on the 16th floor terrace and drive-up parking (5th through 11th floors only) are among the unique features.

Radio City Music Hall

ROCK CITY MUSIC HALL
New York City

In the field of entertainment, the famed Radio City Music Hall, the largest indoor theatre, entertains 7,000,000 patrons annually.

The Venetian Room

FAIRMONT HOTEL AND TOWER
SAN FRANCISCO

The Venetian Room. One of the last of the great supper-clubs in the grand manner. Top-name entertainment, superb cuisine and dancing to Ernie Hecksher's Big Band.

Sea Shell Motel & Club

SEA SHELL MOTEL AND CLUB
On the Beach at Center Avenue
Beach Haven, New Jersey - HYacinth 2-4611

Convenience and economy of a motel plus all the comfort and luxury of a resort hotel. Beautifully appointed rooms, air conditioned and heated dining room and cocktail lounge, filtered swimming pool with patio equipped with chaise lounge, tables and chairs and private cabanas. Near boating, bowling, fishing, skating, shopping, theaters, and movies.

Copyright 1966

Blackie's Place

BLACKIE'S PLACE
38 Miles East of Albuquerque, New Mexico on Highway 66
At Moriarty, New Mexico

Owned and Operated by Mr. and Mrs. H.O. Ingram
The Best Food and Largest Selection of Curios
on Highway 66
Ph. Temple 2-4251