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- Fontainebleau Motor Hotel Swizzle Sticks, 1955-1975 - Faced with competition, some hotels became more motel-like, offering free parking, a more relaxed atmosphere, and a new "motor hotel" designation. The Fontainebleau Motor Hotel, which opened on Tulane Avenue in New Orleans in 1957, was deemed "the South's largest and finest motor hotel." It boasted 494 "exquisitely furnished rooms and suites" and 3 swimming pools.
- 1955-1975
- Collections - Artifact
Fontainebleau Motor Hotel Swizzle Sticks, 1955-1975
Faced with competition, some hotels became more motel-like, offering free parking, a more relaxed atmosphere, and a new "motor hotel" designation. The Fontainebleau Motor Hotel, which opened on Tulane Avenue in New Orleans in 1957, was deemed "the South's largest and finest motor hotel." It boasted 494 "exquisitely furnished rooms and suites" and 3 swimming pools.
- Set of Glass Swizzle Sticks, 1955-1985 - For visitors to the resort towns around Pentwater, Michigan, a trip to Henry Carter Johnson's "Glass Menagerie" was a cherished vacation ritual. For over forty years, beginning in 1952, Johnson heated colored glass rods and fashioned them into multicolored figures. His whimsical creatures captured the imaginations of children and adults who purchased them, providing a tangible reminder of an enjoyable Michigan summer.
- 1955-1985
- Collections - Artifact
Set of Glass Swizzle Sticks, 1955-1985
For visitors to the resort towns around Pentwater, Michigan, a trip to Henry Carter Johnson's "Glass Menagerie" was a cherished vacation ritual. For over forty years, beginning in 1952, Johnson heated colored glass rods and fashioned them into multicolored figures. His whimsical creatures captured the imaginations of children and adults who purchased them, providing a tangible reminder of an enjoyable Michigan summer.