Canyon Motel

Date1971

Mediumcardstock, ink

Dimensions3 7/16 × 5 1/2 in. (8.7 × 13.9 cm)

ClassificationsDocumentary Artifact

Credit LineAlbuquerque Museum, gift of Nancy Tucker

Object numberPA2014.007.115

DescriptionCanyon Motel at 13001 Central Avenue Northeast in Albuquerque, New Mexico. A small courtyard with tall trees and lawn chairs are next to a single-story adobe motel. A blue car is parked between the building and the street. A sign near the street has a sun-bleached star at the top and written in neon below the star is "Canyon ‘A’ Motel" on three lines in white with a red background. The sign also reads, "Vacancy" and "Heated Pool". on a fourth line in white on red, and HEATED POOL below that in white on green. A neon hooked arrow in white on red is at the left top of the sign. A message on the back of the postcard reads, “Dearest Mother, Well we got in to Noomis last night. It looks like rain in Calif today. We haven’t seen Blanche yet. We Stop in Mesa to see Howard & Vi. They are pretty good. We took pictures of them. I’ll show you later. We love you. Be sure to eat. Love the kids.”

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