Month: November 2019

Motels, 1930s

On: By: Romeyn

Motels (or Motor Hotels) were designed with the traveler in mind, usually allowing for the patron to park their vehicle right outside of the door to their quarters. Rooms included large radios, phones with long cords that reached across the room. Apart from the amenities, the style of motel rooms has changed very little.

Capital Cottages Salem, Oregon
A distinctive Automobile Tourist Hotel, designed and operated for the tired travelers comfort, and offering these conveniences: Steam heat, hot and cold water, showers, Simmons Beds, Beauty Rest Mattresses, equipped kitchenettes, Children’s Playgrounds.
Phone 7892 On Highway U.S. 99 Continue reading “Motels, 1930s” →

Comedy of Terrors

On: By: Romeyn

Two unscrupulous undertakers (Vincent Price & Peter Lorre) find they are about to be evicted by their landlord (Basil Rathbone) for being a year late on rent. In order to drum up business, the dastardly duo sneak into the house of a wealthy elderly man, but when the bill comes due, his young widow skips town with the inheritance. When they set out to repeat the process, they receive a message from the landlord that the money was due in the morning. So they set off to kill two birds with one pillow. Unfortunately the landlord is harder to kill than expected. Continue reading “Comedy of Terrors” →