The Postcard Motel
A place for chrome motel & roadside smorgasbord postcards from the 50s, 60s and 70s – and, as of 2025, maybe some other postcards as well.
Category: Missouri
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A bygone era if there ever was one – where adults would pay to see an owner’s “funny hats”, drink to excess, and taste his wife’s “bohemian dishes”, which I assume to refer to the renown food of Central Europe.
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This is the first and only instance I’ve ever seen of the phony word “Autel” (“auto hotel”) from this time period, but I admire its vision, even if it didn’t take anywhere else…!
The Postcard Motel 