Vulcan Motor Lodge

Vulcan Motor Lodge post card

The Vulcan Motor Lodge was a motel located on U.S. Highway 31 (now 29th Avenue South) at East Avenue (now Independence Drive).

The motel featured 70 air-conditioned rooms, each with its own telephone, and a playground. In 1951, the motel was called the "Waldorf Astoria of Tourist Courts" by Tourist Court Journal. In 1953, the motel was acquired by St. Francis Hotel Courts. It was later town down and eventually replaced with Independence Plaza.

References

• Jakle, John A.; Sculle, Keith A. and Rogers, Jefferson S. (1996). The Motel in America. Boston: Johns Hopkins University Press.