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  • img_00907.pdf

    Front: MOTEL & RESTAURANT - PLAYGROUND OF THE SOUTH, Highwoys U. S. 241 and State 32 - 5 Miles North of Scenic Gunteriville, Ala.
    Back: MOTEL & RESTAURANT, Play Ground of the South. Custom Made Mattresses, Tile Baths, Electrically Heated and Air Cooled. NEW - Overlooking Beautiful Guntersville Lake. Over 200 ft. off Highway. Reasonable Rates. Owned and Operated by Mr. & Mrs. Clarence Poole. 5 miles North of Scenic Guntersville, Ala., Hwys. U. S. 241 and State 32, On Florida Short Route, Phone 2581.
  • img_00905.pdf

    Front: Kay's Motel, Huntsville, Alabama
    Back: KAY'S MOTEL, Modern - Room-Controlled Electric Heat and Air-Conditioning; Rooms Fully Carpeted, Beautyrest Mattresses and Tile Baths. Nice Restaurants Nearby. U. S. Highways 231-241, South in City Limits. Owned and Operated by MR. & MRS. ARNOLD KAY, Phone: 734, HUNTSVILLE, ALABAMA.
  • img_00903.pdf

    Front: Wake Robin Motel, Huntsville, Ala., 1 Mile North on U. S. 231
    Back: WAKE ROBIN MOTEL, One Mile North on U.S. Highway 231, Huntsville, Ala. Air conditioned optional. Modern and Quiet. "Comfort without Extravagance". Phone 9146.
  • img_00901.pdf

    Front: Paradise Tourist Court, Huntsville, Ala., 1 Mile North of Huntsville on Hwy. 241.
    Back: PARADISE TOURIST COURT, Quiet, Clean and Modern, 1 mile North of town, Hwy. 241, Phone 9146, HUNTSVILLE, ALABAMA, Owner, Henry Huguley
  • img_00899.pdf

    Front: Huntsville Motel, Huntsville, Ala.
    Back: HUNTSVILLE MOTEL, U. S. Highway 231 & 431 North, One Mile to Business Section, Member AAA, Alr-Condltioned - Electric Heat - Tile Bath - Beautyrest Mattresses. 1229 Meridian Street, Phone 5378. HUNTSVILLE, ALABAMA
  • img_00897.pdf

    Front: Bon-Aire Motel, U. S. 241, North Huntsville, Ala.
    Back: BON-AIRE MOTEL, Electric Heated-Beauty Rest Mattresses, Mr. & Mrs. R. E. Hicks, Owners & Mgrs., Highway 241, North Huntsville, Ala., Phone 2706 or 3744
  • img_00895.pdf

    Front: Holliday House Restaurant
    Back: Home of Fine Foods, 1012 Memorial Parkway, So., Huntsville, Ala., Owned and Operated By R. E. Bennett & W. C. Thomas
  • img_00893.pdf

    Front: Paradise Tourist Court, Huntsville, Alabama. Located one mile north of Huntsville on U. S. Highway No. 241.
  • img_00891.pdf

    Back: ALBERT PICK MOTEL, 2901 Memorial Parkway N. W., U. S. 72 - 231 - 431, HUNTSVILLE, ALABAMA, Phone: 539-3/11 - Teletype: HTVL ALA-8512
    125 air-conditioned rooms, all with television, 24-hour telephone service. Heated swimming pool. Restaurant. Ideal meeting facilities. Free parking. Children free under 12.
  • img_00879.pdf

    Back: BON-AIR MOTEL, Electric Heat - Air-Conditioned - Tile Bath, Tub & Shower - Beautyrest Mattresses - Telephone - Television - Wall to Wall Carpet. Excellent Air-Conditioned Restaurant in connection. Mr. & Mrs. R. E. Hicks, Owners & Managers. U. S. Highway 231, 431, Green Route - Nearest to town, North of Huntsville, Alabama.
    Motel Phone Jefferson 6-3382, Restaurant Phone Jefferson 6-7641
  • img_00875.pdf

    Back: BON-AIR MOTEL, Electric Heated, Air-Conditioned, Tile Showers, Beauty Rest Mattresses. Mr. and Mrs. R. E. HICKS, Owners and Managers.
    Highways 231-241, Inside City Limits, North of Huntsville, Alabama. Phone: 2706
  • img_00873.pdf

    Back: BON-AIR MOTEL, Electric Heat - Air-Conditioned - Tile Showers - Beautyrest Mattresses - Excellent Air-Conditioned Restaurant in connection.
    Mr. & Mrs. R. E. Hicks, Owners & Managers. U. S. Highway 231, inside City limits - Nearest to town, North of Huntsville, Alabama.
    Phone: Jefferson 2-5562
  • img_00871.pdf

    Back: BON-AIR MOTEL, Electric Heat - Air-Conditioned - Tile Bath, Tub & Shower - Beautyrest Mattresses - Telephone - Television - Wall to Wall Carpet. Excellent Air-Conditioned Restaurant in connection. Mr. & Mrs. R. E. Hicks, Owners & Managers. U. S. Highway 231, 431, Green Route - Nearest to town, North of Huntsville, Alabama.
    Motel Phone Jefferson 6-3382, Restaurant Phone Jefferson 6-7641
  • img_00869.pdf

    Back: BARCLAY MOTEL, 2201 N. Memorial Parkway, Huntsville, Alabama 35810
    75 units - Color TV - Muzak - Pool - Kitchenettes - Whirlpool and steam bath in Executive suites - Phones in all units - Ample parking adjacent to your individual accommodations. Phone 205/536-7441.
  • img_00867.pdf

    Front: Redstone Motel
    Back: REDSTONE MOTEL, Highway 231 South, Huntsville, Alabama, Air-Conditioned - Electric Heat, "The Utmost in Comfort", Phone JEfferson 4-6854.
  • img_00865.pdf

    Back: HOSPITALITY HOUSE DINING ROOM, Adjoining. Monte Plaza Motel, City Route 231, South, Huntsville, Ala.
    An atmosphere of Hospitality from the old south, combined with only highest quality foods prepared with the greatest care to accent natural flavors. So delightfully different!
  • img_00863.pdf

    Back: Space Capitol Motel, 4809 Governors Drive, W., Huntsville. Alabama 35805.
    Swimming Pool - Television - Conference Suite - Restaurant - Self Dial Phones - Free Limousine Service to and from Airport.
    Call 205 - 837-1670 Collect for Reservations. On the Jetport Highway - Routes Alt. 72 and Ala. 20
  • img_00859.pdf

    Back: U-Tel-It Restaurant
    U S Highway 231 - 431 North two blocks from Uptown. HUNTSVILLE. ALABAMA, Phones 9196 - 2706
    Air Conditioned - Serves Regular Dinners - Short Orders - Steaks - Sandwiches - All kinds Homemade Pies. Excellent Air Conditioned Bon-Air Motel in connection. Mr. & Mrs. R. E. Hicks, Owners & Managers.
  • img_00857.pdf

    Front: Bon-Air Motel, U. S. 231, Huntsville, Alabama
    Back: BON-AIR MOTEL, Electric Heat - Air-Conditioned - Tile Showers - Beauty Rest Mattresses - Excellent Air Conditioned Restaurant near by. MR. & MRS. R. E. HICKS, Owners and Managers. U.S. Highway 231 inside City Limits. North Huntsville, Alabama. Phone 2706.
  • img_00855.pdf

    Front: Bon-Air Motel, U. S. 231, Huntsville, Alabama
    Back: BON-AIR MOTEL, Electric Heat - Air-Conditioned - Tile Showers - Beauty Rest Mattresses - Excellent Air Conditioned Restaurant near by. MR. & MRS. R. E. HICKS, Owners and Managers. U.S. Highway 231 inside City Limits. North Huntsville, Alabama. Phone 2706.
  • img_00845.pdf

    Back: MOTHER NATURE vs. MANKIND, Nature Trail near Huntsville, Ala.
    This picture mode possible by some careless camper or stupid smoker.
    Firefighting equipment could not reach the action, but volunteers kept destruction minimised until an unpredicted downpour ended a dry spell, and saved hundreds of acres of beautiful woodland.
  • img_00841.pdf

    Back: Blacksmith at work at Burritt on the Mountain - A Living Museum. Living history interpreters perform the tasks of 19th century farmers in Burritt's Living History Program.
  • img_00839.pdf

    Back: The Burritt Mansion at Burritt on the Mountain - A Living Museum. Built by Dr. William Henry Burritt for his retirement home atop Round Top Mountain with a commanding view of the City of Huntsville and the Tennessee Valley. Completed in 1938, the house is insulated with 2200 bales of wheat straw.
  • img_00835.pdf

    Back: BURRITT MUSEUM on Monto Sano Mountain, Huntsville, Alabama. Situated on 167 acres of land, with one of the most scenic views in the beautiful North Alabama region. The Burritt Museum and its grounds contain countless items of local and national interest.
  • img_00833.pdf

    Back: Brush Goat at Burritt on the Mountain - A Living Museum. Historic breeds of animals typical on the farms of North Alabama in 1900 bring to life the experiences of our rural ancestors. The term Brush Goat simply refers to a mixture of two or more breeds.
  • img_00831.pdf

    Back: Sorghum Furnace at Burritt on the Mountain - A Living Museum. Southern farmers boiled down the juice from their sorghum cane crops in furnaces to make a pure, amber colored syrup. In the late 19th century, sorghum was the most popular sweetener in the South.
  • img_00829.pdf

    Back: Arch at entrance to Burritt on the Mountain - A Living Museum, Built by Dr. William Henry Burritt as the entrance to his retirement estate completed in 1938.
  • img_00825.pdf

    Back: Aerial view of Burritt on the Mountain - A Living Museum with Jones Valley in the background.
  • img_00821.pdf

    Back: Gardiner Cabin at Burritt on the Mountain - a Living Museum (1850). The Gardiner Cabin originally stood in southern Madison County near the Tennessee River. A small one-room cabin, it is typical of slave housing in the Tennessee Valley.
  • img_00819.pdf

    Back: Smith-Williams Log House at Burritt on the Mountain - A Living Museum (1900). The Smith-Williams house originally stood on the eastern base of Monte Sano Mountain. It is a typical home of a subsistence farm family in the hills of North Alabama in 1900.
  • img_00817.pdf

    Front: Sunset on Monte Sano, Huntsville, Ala.
    Back: For a breathtaking view, come to Monte Sano State Park at sunset. The scenes from the mountain are beautiful in the day, too.
  • img_00815.pdf

    Back: ROCKET CITY ASTRONOMICAL ASSOCIATION, MONTE SANO STATE PARK, HUNTSVILLE. ALABAMA
    Huntsville it the home of Redstone Arsenal, the world's largest rocket and guided missile research and development center.
  • img_00813.pdf

    Back: Scene from Monte Sano Park near Huntsville, Alabama
  • img_00811.pdf

    Front: H-14-Beautiful View from Monte Sano State Park, Huntsville, Ala.
  • img_00809.pdf

    Back: Burritt Museum, Atop Monte Sano, Huntsville, Alabama
  • img_00807.pdf

    Back: BURRITT MUSEUM on Monte Sano Mountain, Huntsville. Alabama
    Many of the furnishings of this formal parlor were collected by Dr. William Burritt during some of his numerous trips to foreign countries. His portrait hangs over the beautiful Adam Mantel which originally graced the parlor of the Burritt home place on Eustis Avenue in downtown Huntsville.
  • img_00805.pdf

    Back: PARLOR AT BURRITT MUSEUM, Monte Sano Mountain, Huntiville. Ala.
    Over Adams Mantle is shown oil portrait of donor, Dr. W. H. Burritt. Contents include imported lace curtains and drapes, original furniture such at old Steinwey piano, music box. and collection of Wedgwood plaques and statuary.
  • img_00803.pdf

    Back: BURRITT MUSEUM
    This unique building it located on Round Top Mountain near Huntiville. Ala. This property was given to the city by Dr. Burritt, a world traveler whose collections of oddities can now be viewed by the public. Among the rarities are a bed owned by a King of Spain and a mantle of Chittem Wood.
  • img_00799.pdf

    Back: BURRITT MUSEUM
    Monte Sand Mountain. Huntsville. Ala.
    Former home of Dr W. H. Burritt, donated to city of Huntsville. Built in 1937 in unusual structure of Maltese Cross, and insulated with bales of straw. Situated on Round Top, highest point of 167 acre tract giving magnificent view of Huntsville and surrounding area.
  • img_00797.pdf

    Front: Burritt Museum, Huntsville, Alabama
    Back: Burritt Museum is located on top of Monte Sano Mountain and is one of the outstanding attractions in the area.
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