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- Two migration tales of strength, hardship, and tenacity
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- Tallest buildings of Greater Washington, DC
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Tag Archives: motor inns
Black-owned or operated hotels of the Green Book era
One of the most disturbing consequences of America’s Jim Crow segregation era is the limited amount of archival documentation that can be found about Black-owned and operated businesses and organizations from the time period. Even a search of sites such as … Continue reading
Posted in adaptive reuse, architecture, business, cities, civics, Civil Rights, commerce, culture, diversity, economic development, economic gardening, entertainment, entrepreneurship, gentrification, geography, Highway displacement, historic preservation, history, Housing, human rights, humanity, inclusiveness, injustice, land use, music, pictures, place names, placemaking, planning, politics, racism, revitalization, Small business, social equity, theaters, third places, tourism, Travel, urban planning
Tagged African-American, bigotry, Green Book, history, hotels, intolerance, Jim Crow, lodging, motels, motor inns, racism, rooming houses, segregation, tourism, tourist homes, travel
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Roadside Americana – Motel memories
I am probably going to date myself yet again with this post, but to this urban planner, one of the most memorable images of the American highway system in the 1960s and 70s was the motel or motor court. Often … Continue reading
Posted in adaptive reuse, architecture, branding, Cars, commerce, Communications, culture, entertainment, family, Food, fun, geography, historic preservation, history, holiday, land use, logistics, Maps, music, North America, planning, product design, signs, spatial design, sprawl, tourism, transportation, Travel, Uncategorized, urban planning, video, zoning
Tagged fun, geography, historic preservation, history, holidays, hotels, inns, lodges, lodging, maps, Memory Motel, motels, motor courts, motor inns, roadside Americana, The Rolling Stones, tourism, travel, vacation
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