The motel in America / John A. Jakle, Keith A. Sculle, Jefferson S. Rogers.

Main entry:

Jakle, John A.

Title & Author:

The motel in America / John A. Jakle, Keith A. Sculle, Jefferson S. Rogers.

Publication:

Baltimore : Johns Hopkins University Press, 1996.

Description:

xiv, 387 pages : illustrations, maps ; 26 cm.

Series:

The road and American culture

Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 365-378) and index.
The motel as architecture -- Mom-and-Pop enterprise -- Remember the Alamo plazas -- The rise of the place-product-packaging -- Motel franchising--part 1 -- Motel franchising--part 2 -- The changing motel room -- The nation's innkeeper -- The motel in Albuquerque.

Summary:

"In The Motel in America, John Jakle, Keith Sculle, and Jefferson Rogers take an informative and entertaining look at the history, architecture, and business of motels in the United States. Like Jakle and Sculle's acclaimed The Gas Station in America, this book explores the effect on American culture as citizens became motorists. The new breed of automobile traveler rejected the hotels of the railroad era, which were located in congested downtown areas and lacked adequate parking. Instead, they came to favor the roadside lodgings outside city limits which came to be known as motels, a term first used in Arthur Heineman's Milestone Mo-tel, opened in San Luis Obispo, California, in 1926." "The popularity of motels grew steadily throughout the century, booming after the Second World War and reaching a peak in 1961, when there were some 61,000 motels operating throughout the country, the vast majority of them independently owned. These motels were an integral part of the American landscape, shaping their guests' ideas about modern living, introducing Americans to the consumer novelties of the age: color televisions, automatic coffee makers, shag rugs, even residential swimming pools. By the 1980s, most of the country's 40,000 motel establishments were affiliated with referral and franchise chains, reflecting the traveler's need for uniform quality and the entrepreneur's desire for regional or national recognition." "The history of the motel, from autocamp to franchise, has long been overlooked. Although motels have come to be taken for granted, they illustrate much that is central to the American experience. In The Motel in America, motels at last receive the careful interpretation they deserve."--Jacket.

Resources:
Table of contents
Contributor biographical information
Publisher description

ISBN:

0801853834 (hc ; acid-free paper)
9780801853838 (hc ; acid-free paper)

Subject:

Motels United States History.
Architecture United States History 20th century.
Roadside architecture United States.
Motels États-Unis Histoire.
Architecture États-Unis Histoire 20e siècle.
Constructions des abords de route États-Unis.
Architecture
Motels
Roadside architecture
Geschichte
Motel
Bouwkunst.
United States
USA

Form/genre:

History

Added entries:

Sculle, Keith A.
Rogers, Jefferson S.
Road and American culture.

Holdings:

Location: Library main 111204
Call No.: ID TX909.J35; ID:96-B1890
Status: Available

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