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Mom and Pop Vintage Motel Guide

Posted on July 17, 2007 by Swanky

I came across this site by accident and looked down the list of motels in my area. I realized it was actually a list of vintage motels that are still Read More …

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Vintage Islands Slide of the Week

Posted on April 21, 2007 by Swanky

These images come from Tahiti. They are from the grounds of the Beachcomber Hotel, which is apparently still there, but is now the Beachcomber Intercontinental. Yeah, that’s some tikis.

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Watauga Building – Found

Posted on September 12, 2006September 17, 2010 by Swanky

The Watauga Building – which at one time was a hotel, at the corner of Gay and Park Avenue. Finding this place took some detective work and help from the Read More …

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