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The '''Vulcan Motor Lodge''' was a motel located | The '''Vulcan Motor Lodge''' was a motel located at 1930 [[29th Avenue South]] (then part of [[U.S. Highway 31]]) at East Avenue (now [[Independence Drive]]) in [[Homewood]]. | ||
The motel featured | The motel featured 67 air-conditioned rooms (singles, doubles and suites), each with its own telephone and tiled bath with combination tub/shower. The motel offered maid and porter service 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]]. | |||
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Revision as of 17:10, 2 September 2010
The Vulcan Motor Lodge was a motel located at 1930 29th Avenue South (then part of U.S. Highway 31) at East Avenue (now Independence Drive) in Homewood.
The motel featured 67 air-conditioned rooms (singles, doubles and suites), each with its own telephone and tiled bath with combination tub/shower. The motel offered maid and porter service 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.; Keith A. Sculle, and Jefferson S. Rogers (1996) The Motel in America. Boston: Johns Hopkins University Press.