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Welcome to my collection of postcards depicting the American motel in all its forms.
I have started this collection in the early 1990's, while traveling in the U.S.A. with my friends. While they were amassing all sorts of souvenirs and trinkets I was busy going through all (at least it feels like all !) the postcard boxes at every flea market and antique mall we came across.
To me the motel is a true icon of the 'old American highways' that I like to travel on so much and the postcards provided me an interesting and relatively cheap window on a past full of those wonderfully high-finned cars, gas stations, restaurants and people having a good time in their 'home away from home'.

It started with a few cards here and there, and now, early 2006 A.D., the collection stands well over the 17000 mark!
Travlling to the U.S.A. to pick up more cards is suspended due to other interests that require a lot of my money so a lot of the cards are being acquired through the Internet.
I have now scanned most of the cards in my collection and put them on a CD-ROM. The cards are shown as they are, complete with writing, cancellations, bends, tears etc., no electronic enhancement or corrections.
There are real photos, linen cards, white borders, litho's and lots of chromes, all in color and black 'n' white. They range from 1916 to the present date. There are interior views, lots of exteriors, plenty of pool shots. Cards with a single view or two, three or four. There are oversized cards there too. Lots of 'Mom 'n' Pop' places but the chains are also represented. And just for fun I have put in a few trailer parks there and some of the very old auto camp sites.

Unfortunately my space on the web is insufficient to show my entire collection. That is why you can only see the Route 66 related cards. It is possible for you to purchase a 'home-made' copy of my CD-Rom which will show all the different images! Contact me for details.

• LOOK FOR MOTELS ON U.S. ROUTE 66
• MORE MOTELS ON ROUTE 66, BUT THESE ARE SLIDES I TOOK MYSELF IN 1993
• BE SURE TO CHECK OUT THE AMERICANA MOTEL , THE PAINTING OF MY CAR!!
• IF, LIKE ME, YOU ALSO LOVE TRAVEL DECALS YOU MIGHT WANT TO CHECK OUT THIS LINK
• IN JUNE 2003 I WAS IN SAN FRANCISCO AGAIN TO PICK UP A NEW ZOOT SUIT

Something you would never find on my car : A fun bumpersticker though !

I would like to hear from you, don't hesitate to contact me at zoot66@chello.nl!