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[Exterior View of Austin Motel]

Description: Photograph of the exterior of Austin Motel, located at 1220 South Congress Avenue. There is a large swimming pool in front of the building.
Date: April 4, 1955
Creator: Mears, Dewey G.
Location: 30.251928 -97.749062
Partner: Austin History Center, Austin Public Library

[Interior View of Austin Motel]

Description: Photograph of the interior of the Austin Motel, located at 1220 South Congress Avenue. The room pictured is a cafe, and there is a man sitting at the bar.
Date: April 4, 1955
Creator: Mears, Dewey G.
Partner: Austin History Center, Austin Public Library

[Rio House Multi-Unit]

Description: Photograph of a multi-unit building of apartments. The rooms all face outward toward the courtyard below, where there are benches and a pool. A sign to the right of the photo can be seen on a brick wall that reads, "Rio House", and a decorative design can be seen on the wall below the sign. A leafless tree can be seen behind the sign and wall.
Date: December 3, 1959
Creator: Mears, Dewey G.
Location: 30.280865 -97.745063
Partner: Austin History Center, Austin Public Library

[Multi-Unit Building]

Description: Photograph of an apartment building called Rio House with three to four stories and multiple units. Two cars can be seen parked to the right on the street in the foreground. A utility pole with wires stretching out can be seen in the left foreground. A leafless tree can be seen within the courtyard area, along with some benches and tables. A combination of brick and metal fencing can be seen enclosing the courtyard.
Date: December 3, 1959
Creator: Mears, Dewey G.
Location: 30.280866 -97.745036
Partner: Austin History Center, Austin Public Library

Hank's Motel

Description: Photograph of the guest rooms at Hank's Motel. The business was located North of Cleveland, Texas on highway 59.
Date: August 10, 1955
Creator: Young, Moon
Partner: Cleveland Historic Society

Hank's Motel

Description: Photograph of a guest room at Hank's Motel located on highway US 59 north of Cleveland, Texas. The room includes a single bed, a bedside end table containing a glass ashtray to the right with a lamp above, a small built-in desk and stool (left), and a bathroom partially visible through an open door on the left side of the image. A framed image is hung on the wall above the bed.
Date: September 10, 1955
Creator: Young, Moon
Partner: Cleveland Historic Society

Hank's Motel Gas Station

Description: Photograph of Hank's Motel which was located North of Cleveland on highway US59. The gas station was part of a complex which included a motel and dining establishment.
Date: August 10, 1955
Creator: Young, Moon
Partner: Cleveland Historic Society

Hank's Motel

Description: Photograph of exterior of Hank's Motel which was located north of Cleveland, Texas on the West of Highway 59.
Date: August 10, 1955
Creator: Young, Moon
Partner: Cleveland Historic Society

[Dining room interior of the Villa Capri Motor Hotel]

Description: Photograph of Villa Capri Motel restaurant dining room, located at 2300 North Interregional Highway (East Avenue, now I-35), with a burnished steel sunken charcoal broiling pit, for cooking steaks, in the center. There are overhead chandeliers made of bundles of radiating brass rods that simulate sunbursts, or perhaps exploding atoms. On the far wall is a modern wall design made with colored panels. The vaulted ceiling has exposed beams. Four-top dining tables with white table cloths are set wi… more
Date: 1958
Creator: Mears, Dewey G.
Partner: Austin History Center, Austin Public Library

Austin Aerials- Terrace Motel

Description: Aerial shot facing north of South and Downtown Austin
Date: May 17, 1955
Creator: Douglass, Neal
Partner: Austin History Center, Austin Public Library

Austin Aerials- Terrace Motel

Description: Aerial View from the Terrace Motel overlooking City of Austin where the highway across the Colorado River is horizontal
Date: May 17, 1955
Creator: Douglass, Neal
Partner: Austin History Center, Austin Public Library

Groundbreaking for Motel East of Town

Description: Photograph of two men wearing suits at the groundbreaking for a hotel in Abilene. One of the men is wearing a very light suit and is bent over with a shovel in his hands. The other man is looking at the man with the shovel.
Date: 1955
Partner: Hardin-Simmons University Library

Groundbreaking for Motel East of Town

Description: Photograph of three men wearing suits looking and facing to the left. One man is standing with a shovel in his hands and the man on the end has his arms folded across his chest.
Date: 1955
Partner: Hardin-Simmons University Library

Groundbreaking for Motel East of Town

Description: Photograph of a man and a woman at a motel groundbreaking. The woman is shoveling dirt and the man is watching as she digs.
Date: 1955
Partner: Hardin-Simmons University Library

[Trade Winds Motel]

Description: Photograph of a Trade Winds Motor Hotel. A neon sign stands on the left that says "Trade Winds Motor Hotel, Restaurant, Heated Pool," and includes a AAA certification sign. Several 1950s-era cars are parked at the center and right of the picture in front of the motel office.
Date: 1955~
Creator: Mears, Dewey G.
Location: 27.797735 -97.482586
Partner: Austin History Center, Austin Public Library

[Park Mo-tel]

Description: Photograph of the Park Mo-tel. A station wagon is parked in an attached port at the front building. A line of single-story apartments with carports is visible in the background.
Date: 1955~
Creator: Mears, Dewey G.
Location: 29.460578 -98.467806
Partner: Austin History Center, Austin Public Library

[Terrace Motor Hotel]

Description: Photograph of the Terrace Motor Hotel's entrance, taken from across the street. At center-left is the motel sign, reading "Terrace Motor Hotel. Air Conditioned. No Smoking, Pools, Restaurants." A man poses at the sign's base. The office and lobby building has an overhanging roof above the parking lot, behind which are three Jeeps and another 1950s-era car. A 1940s-era car is parked at the building's right corner.Trees line the background.
Date: 1955~
Creator: Mears, Dewey G.
Partner: Austin History Center, Austin Public Library

[Goodnight Motel Lobby]

Description: Photograph of the Goodnight Motel lobby. In the center and left foreground is a table with an astray, magazine, and plant, surrounded by cushioned chairs. Other chairs are scattered around the room. In the right background is a TV set and a counter, to the right of which is a large, framed painting of dogs on a wood-paneled wall. Large windows in the center and left background reveal a parking lot and overhanging roof, as well as another building opposite.
Date: 1956~
Creator: Mears, Dewey G.
Partner: Austin History Center, Austin Public Library

[Goodnight Motel]

Description: Photograph of Goodnight Motel. A two-story lobby stands at center with a sign on the right saying "Goodnight Lobby," behind which is parked a 1940s-era car. In the right background, the sign for "Hill's Cafe" is visible, beneath which are parked two more cars.
Date: 1956~
Creator: Mears, Dewey G.
Partner: Austin History Center, Austin Public Library

[Motel Room]

Description: Photograph of a motel room with wood-panel walls. In the center foreground are two made beds with a shelf behind them and a small nightstand between. The shelf has a lamp and a rotary phone on it. In the left corner is a counter with a small refrigerator, to the right of which is a TV set and a chair. In the right corner is a door.
Date: 1955~
Creator: Mears, Dewey G.
Partner: Austin History Center, Austin Public Library
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