The Motel in America - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook The Motel in America write by John A. Jakle. This book was released on 1996. The Motel in America available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. 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.
The American Motel
The American Motel - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook The American Motel write by Michael Karl Witzel. This book was released on 2000. The American Motel available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. 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.
Life Behind the Lobby
Life Behind the Lobby - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Life Behind the Lobby write by Pawan Dhingra. This book was released on 2012-04-25. Life Behind the Lobby available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. 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.
Motel of the Mysteries
Motel of the Mysteries - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Motel of the Mysteries write by David Macaulay. This book was released on 1979-10-11. Motel of the Mysteries available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. 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.
American Hotel Stories
American Hotel Stories - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook American Hotel Stories write by Francisca Matteoli. This book was released on 2009. American Hotel Stories available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. From Big Sur to Boston, this enticing volume follows in the footsteps of Jim Morrison, Marilyn Monroe, Tennessee Williams, Al Capone, Clint Eastwood, Esther Williams, and some of America's most famous personalities and hotel guests. Which famous star stayed at the Biltmore in Coral Gables? Where did notorious Beat writer Jack Kerouac seek refuge? Which beloved entertainer still performs in the cafe of The Carlyle in Manhattan? Which folk singer produced an album and a child in the Hotel Chelsea? The myths, the mysteries, and the affairs unravel city by city in this captivating book by travel writer Francisca Matteoli. A comprehensive appendix guides you to a select list of the nation's most unique hotels to make your own story.
