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Author |
: John A. Jakle |
Publisher |
: JHU Press |
Total Pages |
: 1220 |
Release |
: 1996 |
ISBN-10 |
: 0801869188 |
ISBN-13 |
: 9780801869181 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (88 Downloads) |
Synopsis The Motel in America by : John A. Jakle
In the second volume of the acclaimed "Gas, Food, Lodging" trilogy, authors John Jakle, Keith Sculle, and Jefferson Rogers take an informative, entertaining, and comprehensive look at the history of the motel. From the introduction of roadside tent camps and motor cabins in the 1910s to the wonderfully kitschy motels of the 1950s that line older roads and today's comfortable but anonymous chains that lure drivers off the interstate, Americans and their cars have found places to stay on their travels. Motels were more than just places to sleep, however. They were the places where many Americans saw their first color television, used their first coffee maker, and walked on their first shag carpet. Illustrated with more than 230 photographs, postcards, maps, and drawings, The Motel in America details the development of the motel as a commercial enterprise, its imaginative architectural expressions, and its evolution within the place-product-packaging concept along America's highways. As an integral part of America's landscape and culture, the motel finally receives the in-depth attention it deserves.
Author |
: Andrew Wood |
Publisher |
: Collectors Press, Inc. |
Total Pages |
: 116 |
Release |
: 2004 |
ISBN-10 |
: 1888054913 |
ISBN-13 |
: 9781888054910 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (13 Downloads) |
Synopsis Motel America by : Andrew Wood
- A guide to funky, retro, and off-the-beaten-path motels around the United States from the author of ROAD TRIP AMERICA.- Featured motels include one where the windows face a working drive-in theater, making your bed the best seat in the house, and another where each room is an individual teepee.- Learn the inspiring stories of owners maintaining impossible-to-duplicate motels in the face of cookie cutter chains.
Author |
: Pawan Dhingra |
Publisher |
: Stanford University Press |
Total Pages |
: 265 |
Release |
: 2012-04-25 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9780804782029 |
ISBN-13 |
: 0804782024 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (29 Downloads) |
Synopsis Life Behind the Lobby by : Pawan Dhingra
Indian Americans own about half of all the motels in the United States. Even more remarkable, most of these motel owners come from the same region in India and—although they are not all related—seventy percent of them share the surname of Patel. Most of these motel owners arrived in the United States with few resources and, broadly speaking, they are self-employed, self-sufficient immigrants who have become successful—they live the American dream. However, framing this group as embodying the American dream has profound implications. It perpetuates the idea of American exceptionalism—that this nation creates opportunities for newcomers unattainable elsewhere—and also downplays the inequalities of race, gender, culture, and globalization immigrants continue to face. Despite their dominance in the motel industry, Indian American moteliers are concentrated in lower- and mid-budget markets. Life Behind the Lobby explains Indian Americans' simultaneous accomplishments and marginalization and takes a close look at their own role in sustaining that duality.
Author |
: Michael Karl Witzel |
Publisher |
: Motorbooks International |
Total Pages |
: 200 |
Release |
: 2000 |
ISBN-10 |
: STANFORD:36105110229254 |
ISBN-13 |
: |
Rating |
: 4/5 (54 Downloads) |
Synopsis The American Motel by : Michael Karl Witzel
Renowned pop culture historian Witzel examines the evolution, architecture, and decor of the American motel in all its forms, from the traditional motor court to gimmicks such as miniature log cabins, cement teepees, and more. 200 photos, 150 in color.
Author |
: David Macaulay |
Publisher |
: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt |
Total Pages |
: 97 |
Release |
: 1979-10-11 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9780547770727 |
ISBN-13 |
: 0547770723 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (27 Downloads) |
Synopsis Motel of the Mysteries by : David Macaulay
It is the year 4022; all of the ancient country of Usa has been buried under many feet of detritus from a catastrophe that occurred back in 1985. Imagine, then, the excitement that Howard Carson, an amateur archeologist at best, experienced when in crossing the perimeter of an abandoned excavation site he felt the ground give way beneath him and found himself at the bottom of a shaft, which, judging from the DO NOT DISTURB sign hanging from an archaic doorknob, was clearly the entrance to a still-sealed burial chamber. Carson's incredible discoveries, including the remains of two bodies, one of then on a ceremonial bed facing an altar that appeared to be a means of communicating with the Gods and the other lying in a porcelain sarcophagus in the Inner Chamber, permitted him to piece together the whole fabric of that extraordinary civilization.
Author |
: Christopher P. Dum |
Publisher |
: Columbia University Press |
Total Pages |
: 324 |
Release |
: 2016-10-04 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9780231542395 |
ISBN-13 |
: 0231542399 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (95 Downloads) |
Synopsis Exiled in America by : Christopher P. Dum
Residential motels have long been places of last resort for many vulnerable Americans—released prisoners, people with disabilities or mental illness, struggling addicts, the recently homeless, and the working poor. Cast aside by their families and mainstream society, they survive in squalid, unsafe, and demeaning circumstances that few of us can imagine. For a year, the sociologist Christopher P. Dum lived in the Boardwalk Motel to better understand its residents and the varied paths that brought them there. He witnessed moments of violence and conflict, as well as those of care and compassion. As told through the voices and experiences of motel residents, Exiled in America paints a portrait of a vibrant community whose members forged identities in response to overwhelming stigma and created meaningful lives despite crushing economic instability. In addition to chronicling daily life at the Boardwalk, Dum follows local neighborhood efforts to shut the establishment down, leading to a wider analysis of legislative attempts to sanitize shared social space. He also suggests meaningful policy changes to address the societal failures that lead to the need for motels such as the Boardwalk. The story of the Boardwalk, and the many motels like it, will concern anyone who cares about the lives of America's most vulnerable citizens.
Author |
: Victor H. Green |
Publisher |
: Colchis Books |
Total Pages |
: 222 |
Release |
: |
ISBN-10 |
: |
ISBN-13 |
: |
Rating |
: 4/5 ( Downloads) |
Synopsis The Negro Motorist Green Book by : Victor H. Green
The Negro Motorist Green Book was a groundbreaking guide that provided African American travelers with crucial information on safe places to stay, eat, and visit during the era of segregation in the United States. This essential resource, originally published from 1936 to 1966, offered a lifeline to black motorists navigating a deeply divided nation, helping them avoid the dangers and indignities of racism on the road. More than just a travel guide, The Negro Motorist Green Book stands as a powerful symbol of resilience and resistance in the face of oppression, offering a poignant glimpse into the challenges and triumphs of the African American experience in the 20th century.
Author |
: Rick Moody |
Publisher |
: Serpent's Tail |
Total Pages |
: 204 |
Release |
: 2016-04-14 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9781782832201 |
ISBN-13 |
: 1782832203 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (01 Downloads) |
Synopsis Hotels of North America by : Rick Moody
Reginald Edward Morse is a man in need of an outlet. And he finds it in a very twenty-first century place: the internet. Specifically, RateYourLodging.com, where Americans go to find out the truth about hotels, motels and, horrors, bed and breakfasts. But the real joy of those sites is not so much the advice they offer, but the people who offer it. Reginald Edward Morse is one of those people. At first Morse seems exactly what you'd suspect a reviewer to be, though under the authoritative, even puffed-up tone, there lurks self-awareness, wit and a flair for anecdote. His reviews scatter clues to his identity, and the fragments explain the mystery of Reginald Edward Morse, his career as a motivational speaker, his lover 'K' and his estrangement from his daughter. Always funny, unexpectedly tragic, this is a book of lonely rooms, long lists, of strong opinion and quiet confession, by one of America's greatest novelists.
Author |
: Warren James Belasco |
Publisher |
: |
Total Pages |
: 232 |
Release |
: 1997 |
ISBN-10 |
: UCSC:32106012371966 |
ISBN-13 |
: |
Rating |
: 4/5 (66 Downloads) |
Synopsis Americans on the Road by : Warren James Belasco
Using travel magazines, trade journals and diaries, this text explores the use of cars in America and shows how autocamping as an inexpensive, individualistic recreational sport gave birth to the motel, a nationally standardized roadside business.
Author |
: Kelly Yang |
Publisher |
: Scholastic Inc. |
Total Pages |
: 236 |
Release |
: 2018-05-29 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9781338157802 |
ISBN-13 |
: 1338157809 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (02 Downloads) |
Synopsis Front Desk (Front Desk #1) (Scholastic Gold) by : Kelly Yang
Inside Out and Back Again meets Millicent Min, Girl Genius in this timely, hopeful middle-grade novel with a contemporary Chinese twist. Winner of the Asian / Pacific American Award for Children's Literature!* "Many readers will recognize themselves or their neighbors in these pages." -- Kirkus Reviews, starred reviewMia Tang has a lot of secrets.Number 1: She lives in a motel, not a big house. Every day, while her immigrant parents clean the rooms, ten-year-old Mia manages the front desk of the Calivista Motel and tends to its guests.Number 2: Her parents hide immigrants. And if the mean motel owner, Mr. Yao, finds out they've been letting them stay in the empty rooms for free, the Tangs will be doomed.Number 3: She wants to be a writer. But how can she when her mom thinks she should stick to math because English is not her first language?It will take all of Mia's courage, kindness, and hard work to get through this year. Will she be able to hold on to her job, help the immigrants and guests, escape Mr. Yao, and go for her dreams?Front Desk joins the Scholastic Gold line, which features award-winning and beloved novels. Includes exclusive bonus content!