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About this piece
Measures: 5.5" x 3.5"
Vintage chrome postcard featuring two views of the City Motel and Restaurant on Jefferson Davis Highway in Richmond, Virginia. The top view shows the single-story motor court with arched room doors, striped awnings, and a prominent rooftop sign reading "Steaks / Motel / Restaurant." The bottom view shows a later two-story addition with balconies, exterior staircases, and the motel sign visible at right. Both views feature period automobiles in the parking lot, dating the images to the 1950s–early 1960s.
Specifications:
• Type: Chrome (photochrome) postcard, standard size 3.5" × 5.5"
• Subject: City Motel and Restaurant — roadside Americana, motor court, tourist court
• Location: Jefferson Davis Highway, Richmond, Virginia
• Publisher: Dexter Press, Inc.
• Era: Circa 1950s–1960s
• Condition: VG+ — slight corner wear consistent with grade; image clean and bright
Keywords for collectors: roadside Americana, motor court, tourist court, roadside motel, vintage cars, antique automobiles, mid-century hospitality, Richmond Virginia topographical, Virginia postcard, Dexter Press chrome, photochrome postcard, ephemera, travel souvenir, collectible paper.
Secure packaging and fast shipping on every order. Combined shipping available.
Vintage chrome postcard featuring two views of the City Motel and Restaurant on Jefferson Davis Highway in Richmond, Virginia. The top view shows the single-story motor court with arched room doors, striped awnings, and a prominent rooftop sign reading "Steaks / Motel / Restaurant." The bottom view shows a later two-story addition with balconies, exterior staircases, and the motel sign visible at right. Both views feature period automobiles in the parking lot, dating the images to the 1950s–early 1960s.
Specifications:
• Type: Chrome (photochrome) postcard, standard size 3.5" × 5.5"
• Subject: City Motel and Restaurant — roadside Americana, motor court, tourist court
• Location: Jefferson Davis Highway, Richmond, Virginia
• Publisher: Dexter Press, Inc.
• Era: Circa 1950s–1960s
• Condition: VG+ — slight corner wear consistent with grade; image clean and bright
Keywords for collectors: roadside Americana, motor court, tourist court, roadside motel, vintage cars, antique automobiles, mid-century hospitality, Richmond Virginia topographical, Virginia postcard, Dexter Press chrome, photochrome postcard, ephemera, travel souvenir, collectible paper.
Secure packaging and fast shipping on every order. Combined shipping available.