Postcard, Alamo Plaza Hotel Courts, circa 1930
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Begun in 1929, Alamo Plaza Hotel Courts was an early referral chain of several individually owned motels that, in architectural style and name, proudly recalled Texas heritage. Each of these Courts was operated by a family member or friend of entrepreneur and founder Lee Torrance.
Begun in 1929, Alamo Plaza Hotel Courts was an early referral chain of several individually owned motels that, in architectural style and name, proudly recalled Texas heritage. Each of these Courts was operated by a family member or friend of entrepreneur and founder Lee Torrance.
Artifact
Postcard
Date Made
circa 1930
Subject Date
circa 1930
Collection Title
On Exhibit
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
92.260.20
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of Gordon C. Tindall.
Material
Paper (Fiber product)
Color
Multicolored
Dimensions
Height: 3.375 in
Width: 5.5 in
Inscriptions
Text on front: ALAMO PLAZA HOTEL COURTS AMERICA'S FINEST WACO, TYLER, DALLAS AND BEAUMONT, TEXAS CHARLOTTE, N.C. OKLA. CITY, OKLA LITTLE ROCK, ARK. JACKSON, MISS. SHREVEPORT, NEW ORLEANS AND BATON ROUGE, LA. NASHVILLE AND MEMPHIS, TENN.
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