I recently stumbled upon an incredible archive of old memorabilia including ads, coloring books, catalogs, and magazines. I especially loved the collection of vintage postcards from hotels and motels from all over North America. Didn’t they seem somewhat glamorous back then?
These are so awesome.
I wonder how “motels” got a sleazy reputation later on, because you’re right, these images do make them seem very glamorous.
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I adore the pink motel : )
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I wish I could turn back time and stay in one of these.
very cool to see the old motels
great vintage glamorous style! love!
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These make me smile, I love the grainy-ness
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Amazing pictures, love this place!
I love vintage photos. This archive is an interesting for me, pleasant to look at photos from the past!
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Great pictures! I love looking at vintage pictures.
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I love vintage photos
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To this day, my number one vacation memory is from when I was 10 years old, and we stayed at the Space Age Motel in Anaheim, CA, which sadly, has since been torn down. It wasn’t the motel itself that I remember, but the silver domed spaceship looking cabana by the pool. So. Frigging. Cool. I even found an old photo of it on the interwebs years ago and have had it framed and hanging in my house ever since. LOVE the photos you posted!
Love the vintage look of the photos, makes you wanna be there!…
The thing is there were cool. The big chains came along and killed them and now most of them are sleazy, but back when I was a kid, it was a blast to stay in one of these places. So nice that you have the memorabilia to show their heyday to those who may not know. Thanks for sharing!
love these postcards…for some reason whenever I go to an old ‘shitty’ hotel I still feel kind of glamorous
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Great photos. I think motels need a comeback. =)
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these are so fun! I would definitely want to live back then
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I am quite a bit older than most of you, probably, I do remember the glamourous look of the old motels, I was probably 7 years old and traveling and they definitely had a certain allure to them, especially w/ the pools!
I love these pictures! I still buy vintage postcards when I travel around and send them back home, they are so much more fun!
i love these, they make me dream of summer and vacation!
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These are awesome. It’s true, you don’t know what you got till it’s gone. I hotels hadn’t got so modern looking- these are so rad. Love it
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Lovely pictures!!
i absolutely love the look of old motels. they are so vintage looking and cool. love it!
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Too cool! I have vintag-y pieces everywhere. I thought they were so tacky when I was a kid, but I’m so glad I decided to keep them
I just picked up a whole bunch of vintage hotel/motel brochures and postcards at an estate sale and will be blogging about them soon. These are a great collection, but i have to wonder, what’s up with the buffalo?!
AMAZING! thank you for introducing me to that great archive of photos etc, its definitely going to consume my time
Thanks!
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oh my god this is amazing! where did you find this? i am so jealous. in France we don’t have this kind of archives. if you have time, as i travel don’t hesitate to let us know where w can find interesting flea markets.
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wick.ed.
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I love those photos. I want to go to a place like this!
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