The main goal of our recent postcard expedition was to bolster the TSG Vintage Hotel/Motel Collection. The basic criteria is "cards in good condition featuring street views, signage and/or interesting design elements". The back of the cards aren't really a consideration...at most there will be a quick look for a postmark date. So it came as a bit of a surprise when scanning the latest acquisitions to discover a pair from the same 1971 road trip.
Checking on street view it's nice to see the Highlander in Williams AZ is still in business. The Balboa in Denver (Aurora) is now the Carriage Motor Inn and doesn't seem to have fared so well. The latest imagery from November of '24 looks a little grim.
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That's neat. Wish the cards offered a bit more info other than "here's where we are now." Still, the revelation that they drove 800 miles (?!) in one day is kind of interesting/amazing/terrifying. At first glance, the Carriage motel didn't look that bad to me, but then I saw the gated/fenced enclosure for the place. The neighborhood seems to have maybe gathered a few 'hoods over the years.
Yeah, 800 miles is an epic day on the road, I have to think they took turns driving. Still, that's gotta be an awful long day even with only gas/bathroom/snack breaks. I think my longest one-day drive was just over 500 miles, not something I'd want to do again.
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