Postcard, Alamo Plaza Hotel Courts, circa 1930

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Artifact Overview

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 Details

Artifact

Postcard

Date Made

circa 1930

Subject Date

circa 1930

Location

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.
Postcard, Alamo Plaza Hotel Courts, circa 1930