{"id":574,"date":"2019-01-25T18:50:36","date_gmt":"2019-01-25T18:50:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.swankpad.org\/site\/?page_id=574"},"modified":"2019-04-01T17:57:39","modified_gmt":"2019-04-01T17:57:39","slug":"way-oma-motel","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"http:\/\/www.swankpad.org\/site\/knoxville-then-and-now\/way-oma-motel\/","title":{"rendered":"Way Oma Motel"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter\"><a href=\"knoxville-then-and-now\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"382\" data-attachment-id=\"447\" data-permalink=\"http:\/\/www.swankpad.org\/site\/?attachment_id=447\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.swankpad.org\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/vanishing-america.jpg?fit=1000%2C478\" data-orig-size=\"1000,478\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"vanishing-america\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.swankpad.org\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/vanishing-america.jpg?fit=800%2C382\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.swankpad.org\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/vanishing-america.jpg?resize=800%2C382\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-447\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.swankpad.org\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/vanishing-america.jpg?w=1000 1000w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.swankpad.org\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/vanishing-america.jpg?resize=300%2C143 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.swankpad.org\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/vanishing-america.jpg?resize=768%2C367 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" style=\"text-align:center\">\n\nKnoxville, Tennessee &#8211; Then and Now\n\n<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" style=\"text-align:center\">\n\nWay Oma Motel &#8211; Seymour &#8211; Chapman Highway\n\n<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"674\" height=\"438\" data-attachment-id=\"575\" data-permalink=\"http:\/\/www.swankpad.org\/site\/knoxville-then-and-now\/way-oma-motel\/wayoma\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.swankpad.org\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/wayoma.jpg?fit=674%2C438\" data-orig-size=\"674,438\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"wayoma\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.swankpad.org\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/wayoma.jpg?fit=674%2C438\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.swankpad.org\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/wayoma.jpg?resize=674%2C438\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-575\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.swankpad.org\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/wayoma.jpg?w=674 674w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.swankpad.org\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/wayoma.jpg?resize=300%2C195 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 674px) 100vw, 674px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"text-align:center\">\n\n&#8220;Ample playground&#8221; Ample ground maybe. And you could play there.<br>The card has the phone number as &#8220;Knoxville 7-7995&#8221; I worked in Pigeon Forge for years and passed this place nearly every day. There was never a vacancy. Odd.\n\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" data-attachment-id=\"576\" data-permalink=\"http:\/\/www.swankpad.org\/site\/knoxville-then-and-now\/way-oma-motel\/123-2372_img\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.swankpad.org\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/123-2372_IMG.jpg?fit=640%2C480\" data-orig-size=\"640,480\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"123-2372_IMG\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.swankpad.org\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/123-2372_IMG.jpg?fit=640%2C480\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.swankpad.org\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/123-2372_IMG.jpg?resize=640%2C480\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-576\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.swankpad.org\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/123-2372_IMG.jpg?w=640 640w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.swankpad.org\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/123-2372_IMG.jpg?resize=300%2C225 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"text-align:center\">They lost that great sign somewhere along the way. And the playground became the pool. It&#8217;s an &#8220;ample&#8221; pool too. I&#8217;ve seen Jacuzzis that big!<br><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Knoxville, Tennessee &#8211; Then and Now Way Oma Motel &#8211; Seymour &#8211; Chapman Highway &#8220;Ample playground&#8221; Ample ground maybe. 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