Description: Chicago, ILLINOIS - Shore Drive Motel - ROADSIDE AMERICA - ADVERTISING: In April 1956 the i55-room, 70,000 square foot Shore Drive Motel located just north of the Museum of Science and Industry, on the northwest corner of South Shore Drive at East 56th Street in Chicago. The Motel solved the typical urban problem of parking by locating the garage underground and constructing the floors of rooms, accessible by automatic elevators, in the floors above. Television and individual air conditioning were in every room! Also, there was an on-call doctor and dentist available. The Shore Drive Motel was constructed of stone walls and wood paneling on the exterior. Additionally, the exposed reinforced construction for walls, columns and beams were all painted. Also, parts of the first-floor walls were comprised of crab orchard stone, which were left exposed to form part of the lobby interior. This was complemented by wood paneling and full-length windows. The lobby's butterfly room also serves as weather protection for arriving guests. For those of you curious, the Shore Drive Motel had a date with the wrecking ball in 1988. The space is now home to the Montgomery Place Retirement Community. This Roadside America Photochromatic Advertising View is in good condition. Dexter Press. Chicago, Ill. No. 8063-C.
Price: 8.5 USD
Location: Brooklyn, New York
End Time: 2025-01-26T23:05:05.000Z
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Return shipping will be paid by: Buyer
All returns accepted: Returns Accepted
Item must be returned within: 14 Days
Refund will be given as: Money Back
Unit of Sale: Single Unit
Size: Standard (5.5x3.5 in)
Material: Paper
City: Chicago
Original/Licensed Reprint: Original
Brand/Publisher: Dexter Press
Subject: Shore Drive Motel
Continent: North America
Type: Printed (Lithograph)
Era: Linen (1930-1945)
Theme: Advertising, Architecture, Cities & Towns, Landscapes, Roadside America
Country: United States
Region: Illinois
Features: Panoramic
Time Period Manufactured: 1950-1959
Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
Postage Condition: Unposted
