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Bird of Paradise Motel
Bird of Paradise Motel
Bird of Paradise Motel

Bird of Paradise Motel

Dateca. 1970
Mediumcardstock, ink
Dimensions5 3/8 × 7 in. (13.7 × 17.8 cm)
ClassificationsDocumentary Artifact
Credit LineAlbuquerque Museum, gift of Nancy Tucker
Object numberPA2014.007.096
DescriptionThree photographs on a larger postcard of the Bird of Paradise Motel at 5201 Gibson Avenue Southeast in Albuquerque, New Mexico. The top left photo shows the interior of a motel room with a brown leather sofa, a wooden coffee table, and a brown leather armchair. The armchair and coffee table have legs made of wagon wheels cut in half. There is green carpet and light green painted walls. Wooden accent tables are along one wall and near the sofa, and each accent table has a table lamp on it. There is a painting on the wall of a ballerina. The lower left photograph is the interior of the Bird of Paradise lounge with a purple bar, green bar stools with leather backs, and white tables with brown chairs around the dining area. The walls are wood-panelled and a TV set is on a shelf near the bar. Ashtrays are on each of the tables. The photograph on the right of the postcard is of the swimming pool. It is rectangular with a white diving board. Brick walls surround the pool deck. Plastic pink flamingo lawn ornaments are near the entrance to the swimming pool area. Written on the back of the postcard is "Dear Aunt Grace, Well here I am - worked 5 hours today. A picture of the place is on front of this post card. Will write later and tell you more. Guy".
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