Atlantic Motels
Snyder's Motel
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Unused divided back postcard of Snyder's Motel on Highway No. 6, East Part of Atlantic, Iowa. Population 7,000. A new very nicely furnished 15 Unit Motel. Strictly modern, best of furniture, Saf-Aire Heat. Mr. & Mrs. Ed. Snyder, Owners.
Unused divided back postcard of Snyder's Motel. AAA. U. S. Highway 6. 1/2 Mile West of Junction 71. 7 Blocks East of Downtown. Atlantic, Iowa. Strictly Modern. Saf-Aire Heat. Ultra Modern Furniture. 15 Units. Open All Year. Telephone 302. Mr. & Mrs. Gene W. Mehl Owners & Operators.
Unused divided back postcard of Snyder's Motel, Atlantic, Iowa. AAA. U. S. Highway 6. 1/2 Mile West of Jct. 71. 7 Blocks East of Downtown Atlantic, Iowa. Strictly Modern. Saf-Aire Heat. Ultra Modern Furniture. 18 Units. Air-Conditioning. Television. Phone 243-1403. Mr. & Mrs. Emmert R. Lange, Owners & Operators.
Travelers Rest Motel
Travelers Rest Motel, Atlantic, Iowa. Divided back postcard, postmarked Sep 14, 1953 at Atlantic, Iowa and addressed to Jon Flint, 602 South 12th, Centerville, Iowa. Message reads: Just opened the new Rock Island cut off to Omaha. Me and some other Railroad fellows of Million cost B?y time & crows(?). Tim".
Divided back postcard of Travelers Rest Motel. U. S. Highway 6. 1/2 Mile West of Atlantic, Iowa. Reservations Suggested. Phone 1582. Modern, Heated, Insulated, Safe Playground. Restaurants, Swimming Pool and Picnic Grounds Nearby. Mr. & Mrs. R. V. Smith Owners & Operators. Postmarked Richmond, Ill., Sep. 8, 1954 and addressed to Mrs. L. E. Stinson, 101 1/2 E. 6th St., Concordia, Kansas. Message reads: "Dear aunt Lydia, We made it all right. We stayed here monday night. We had a small storm monday night. got to be going. Love terry & all."
Wise Owl Motel
Unused divided back postcard of Wise Owl Motel, Atlantic, Iowa. Jct. I-80 & U.S. 71. Ph. 712-243-4067. Individual Electrict Heat & Air Conditioning. Color Television, Direct Dial Phones, Restaurant Adjacent.
All above contributed by David Shedlock.