Item of the Day: Motel Postcards - a Big Vintage Lot

Love this big lot of vintage motel postcards!   There are so many goodies here.  Just had to share a few photos with you.   Included in this lot:

1. Holiday Inn - Cordele, Georgia
2. Tropical Court motel - Folkston, Georgia
3. Holiday Inn - West Palm Beach, Florida
4. Ramada Inn - Brunswick, Georgia
5. The Barcelona Hotel - Miami Beach, Florida
6. The Jefferson Davis Hotel - Montgomery, Alabama
7. The Sans Souci - Miami Beach, Florida
8. Holiday Inn - West Palm Beach
9. Holiday Inn - Allendale, South Carolina
10. Holiday Inn - Florence, South Carolina
11. Holiday Inn - Knoxville, Tennessee
12. Holiday Inn - Morristown, Tennessee
13. Holiday Inn - Bowling Green, Kentucky
14. Holiday Inn - Nashville, Tennessee
15. Ramada Inn - Amarillo, Texas
16. Holiday Inn - Lexington, Kentucky
17. Pic Motel - Marathon, Ontario, Canada
18. Ramada Inn - Green Bay, Wisconsin
19. Little Piney Motor Inn - Rolla, Missouri
20. Boyne Mountain Lodge - Boyne Falls, Michigan
21. Holiday Inn - Gallup, New Mexico
22. Holiday Inn - Fresno, California
23. Holiday Inn - Laredo, Texas
24. Holiday Inn - Chinatown Area, Los Angeles, California
25. Hotel Florence - Missoula, Montana
26. Knights Inn - no specific location mentioned
27. Holiday Inn - San Antonio, Texas
28. The Waikiki Tower of the Reef Hotel - Waikiki, Hawaii
29. Ramada Inn - Salina, Kansas
30. Holiday Inn - Barstown, California
31. Holiday Inn - San Francisco, California
32. Holiday Inn - Roanoke, Virginia
33. Holiday Inn - Knoxville, Tennessee
34. Gold House Motor Lodge - Nahunta, Georgia

Interesting in seeing more?  Check them out here: vintage motel postcards - a big lot.

An Unusual Vintage Motel Postcard - the Monarch Motel in St. Charles, Missouri

This card is too unusual not to share!  It's from the Monarch Motel in St. Charles, Missouri.  What makes it unusual?  Check out the sign?  It says ZEPHYR MOTEL with a small little Monarch Motel sign underneath.  I think there is a story there!  Maybe the motel was called the Zephyr Motel before, and the new owners added their own name.  What do you think?  It makes this card really neat and unique!  It's at Birdhouse Books here:  Monarch Motel Postcard at Birdhouse Books

Unusual caption on postcard -- Eva's Truck Stop

This card depicts a Pan-Am truck stop, Eva's Truck Stop in Attalla, Alabama.   I would date it as 1930's to 1940's.   It has the most unusual caption on the back of the card that I've seen:

"Clean rooms, showers, Pan-Am Service, home-cooked foods, 'Patronizing us is like making love to a widow - you can't overdo it.'"

Let's take a retro vacation in Florida!

These vintage Florida motels remind me so much of summer vacations from my childhood.  I thought you might enjoy them too!   Vintage Florida postcards at Birdhouse Books - please click here.

Children's Fairyland - Vintage Story Book Land in Oakland, California

Children's Fairyland in Oakland, California was a Story Book Land amusement park that opened in 1950. It was designed by architect William Russell Everitt, and inspired Storybook lands across the country.  Although I never visited Children's Fairyland, I loved Story Book Lands as a child, and visited several of them on family vacations.  They had tableaus and old fashioned rides inspired by Mother Goose nursery rhymes and fairy tales.  I am delighted to offer several vintage postcards from this amusement park, with great Baby Boomer vintage scenes of the fun that was found there!  At Birdhouse Books - Vintage Postcards from Children's Fairyland

Deer Park Petting Zoo - 1950's to 1960's Michigan

Deer Park Story Book Lane in Michigan - between Muskegon and Whitehall - was an old fashioned petting zoo and small amusement park with a Story Book Lane for children. Story Book Lane had Mother Goose themed tableaus for children to explore.  This Story Book Lane and petting zoo was open 1956 - 1968.   The park then changed over to Michigan's Adventure.   I have some truly fabulous vintage postcards from this long-ago amusement park on eBay.  I love vintage Roadside Americana, and I'm excited about these!   Deer Park postcards at Birdhouse Books

More Mid-Century Motel Postcards

I've been having lots of fun adding Mid-Century motel postcards to my store.  Many are from the Southeast USA (lots of Florida postcards), but I also have cards from California, New York, and Canada ... with literally 100's more Roadside Americana cards to come in the next few weeks.   These cards remind me so much of long-ago road trips ... they are a lot of fun!   Vintage motel postcards at Birdhouse Books

Vintage Linen Postcards - New York City - Times Square

Linen postcards are a wonderful starting point for a postcard collector. They are inexpensive, colorful, and fun. These linen cards were popular in the 1930's to mid-1940's. They were especially popular as American travel souvenirs - roadside Americana.

These New York City cards are so lovely that I thought you might enjoy them too. You'll see several pictures of Times Square here. Of special note -- the vintage cars and building/advertising signage. Great fun!