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- Howard Johnson's Motor Lodge, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, circa 1962 - Howard Johnson's opened its first motor lodge in 1954. The company's owner began by selling high-butter fat ice cream in the 1920s, then expanded into full-service restaurants. The company produced this brochure to lure travelers passing through Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, to stop and stay the night. Like other mid-20th-century lodging chains, Howard Johnson's provided moderately priced, comfortably furnished, and consistently managed facilities to the traveling public.
- circa 1962
- Collections - Artifact
Howard Johnson's Motor Lodge, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, circa 1962
Howard Johnson's opened its first motor lodge in 1954. The company's owner began by selling high-butter fat ice cream in the 1920s, then expanded into full-service restaurants. The company produced this brochure to lure travelers passing through Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, to stop and stay the night. Like other mid-20th-century lodging chains, Howard Johnson's provided moderately priced, comfortably furnished, and consistently managed facilities to the traveling public.
- "Dreamland Motel," Sylvania, Georgia, 1960 - A motel postcard was usually a free souvenir for guests, but it also served as advertisement for the owner. This postcard shows the Dreamland Motel and its amenities -- a pool and restaurant. A patron sent this postcard to friends in Dearborn, Michigan. Perhaps these friends -- the motel owner hoped -- would stop and stay when they passed through on their way to Florida.
- 1960
- Collections - Artifact
"Dreamland Motel," Sylvania, Georgia, 1960
A motel postcard was usually a free souvenir for guests, but it also served as advertisement for the owner. This postcard shows the Dreamland Motel and its amenities -- a pool and restaurant. A patron sent this postcard to friends in Dearborn, Michigan. Perhaps these friends -- the motel owner hoped -- would stop and stay when they passed through on their way to Florida.
- Postcard, Zinn's Modern Diner, Denver, Pennsylvania, circa 1950 -
- circa 1950
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Postcard, Zinn's Modern Diner, Denver, Pennsylvania, circa 1950