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History of the Motor Lodge:Cabin Camps and Cottage CourtsCabin CampsDuring the Depression, localbusinessmen and farmerswould partner with oilcompanies to establishroadside gas stations. Theythen built premade orhomemade cabins, or “CabinCamps,” for travelling touristsbehind the gas stations. Thewww.pinterest.comcabins offered moreconveniences and amenities than a traditional campsite.Cottage CourtsCottage Courts were moretasteful than the homemadeCabin Camps. The cottageswere placed around a publiclawn and intended to beeasier for automobilists toaccess. Tourists would parktheir vehicles in front ofwww.expedia.comtheir rooms or underneath acarport. Restaurants appeared near the cottages enticingtourists to stop.Source: “History of the Motel.” San Jose State University. Web. 12 Nov. 2016.

History of Howard Johnson’sHoward Johnson was bornin 1897 in Boston,Massachusetts. Beforeestablishing the legendaryrestaurant chain, HowardJohnson managed an icecream business and drugstores.During the 1930s,Johnson spearheaded a revolutionary format for foodservice that was both a sit-down restaurant and offeredfast-food take out. He later opened motor lodges.www.flickr.comThe chain was extremely popular after WWII as familiesonce again had the finances to travel. The buildings werealways white with orange roofs. The restaurant servedmeals and ice cream at affordable prices.Howard Johnson’sbecame the world’slargest restaurant chainin 1952 with 351restaurants. Thecompany eventuallydebuted on the stockmarket. By the mid1960s, Howard Johnson’sconsisted of 770restaurants and 265motels.Source: “Howard Johnson Biography.” Biography. Web. 12 Nov. 2016.www.pinterest.com

History of Holiday Inn Hotelspleasantfamilyshopping.blogspot.comIn 1952, Kemmons Wilsonconstructed the firstHoliday Inn outside ofMemphis, Tennessee.Wilson was inspired tobuild the Holiday Inn chainduring a family road tripwhere he was disappointedwith the selection of poorquality hotels. He imagineda hotel chain that wasclean and affordable forguests.The first hotel Kemmons designed had 120 rooms, eachwith air conditioning, a television, and a telephone. Thehotel also had an outdoor swimming pool. Children under12 were not charged extra.With the governmentallotting 76 billion fortollway development,in 1956 Wilsonexpanded his hotelchain. Holiday Inndebuted on the stockmarket in 1967.freeshopmanual.com

www.pinterest.comThe chain’s firstEuropeanHoliday Innhotel premieredin theNetherlands.Holiday Inn wasthe world’s firsthotel chain tosurpass 1billion in annualsales.Today, Holiday Inn greets over 120 million guests everyyear at 3,300 hotels.Source: “The History of Holiday Inn Hotels.” USA Today. Web. 12 Nov. 2016.

History of Sinclair OilOriginally a drug store owner, HarryFord Sinclair went on to become oneof the greatest oilmen in the UnitedStates in the early 1920s. TheSinclair Oil Company, nicknamed“Sinco,” had gasoline stations fromNew York to Colorado, andOklahoma to Iowa.Sinclair Oil had a number of notablefirsts in the industry: the first highwww.pinterest.comoctane gasoline, the first featuredpromotions at racing events, and the first modern servicestation. Sinclair also had a balloon in the popular Macy’sThanksgiving Day Parade.During WWII, Sinclair Oil delivered 42 million gallons ofmilitary oils in 1944, manufactured fuels for artic anddessert military vehicles, and constructed a plant toproduce synthetic rubber for the United Statesgovernment.In 1930, advertisingexecutives debutedSinclair’s iconic “Dino.”The publicity campaignfeatured a dozendinosaurs including thegigantic Apatosaurus whobecame the company’sofficial mascot in 1932.aoghs.orgSource: “Travel Back in Time with Dino.” Sinclair Oil. Web. 12 Nov. 2016.

History of Texaco OilIn 1902, The Texas OilCompany, nicknamed“Texaco,” was founded.www.roadarch.comThe oil companyincorporated the fivepointed star, the symbol ofTexas, into its signage in1903. According to legend,the green “T” was inspiredby the colors of the Italianflag.The famous Texaco Fire Chief and Sky Chief gasolineswere introduced in 1938.Bob Hope became the spokesperson of Texaco from1975-1985 and wasreferred to as "Mr.Texaco." Bob Hopepublicized Texacoheavily during hisfamous TV specials.www.pinterest.comSource: “A Century of Performance.” Texaco. Web. 12 Nov. 2016.

History of Route 66In 1921, the government decidedto pursue a national highwayconstruction project.Entrepreneurs Cyrus Avery andJohn Woodruff lobbied fordeveloping a road system thatlinked Chicago and Los Angeles.In 1926, the number “66” wasallocated to the Chicago-to-Loswww.pinterest.comAngeles route which became oneof the country’s important road systems. From thebeginning, planners envisioned U.S. 66 to link the mainstreets of rural and urban towns to provide smallercommunities access to a major thoroughfare. The missionwas to connect rural areas in Illinois, Missouri, andKansas to Chicago.In The Grapes ofWrath, JohnSteinbeck heraldedand immortalized U.S. Highway 66 to bethe “Mother Road.”During the DustBowl, an estimated210,000 peoplemoved to California and travelled the highway.Route 66 signified the “road to opportunity.”www.highway-route66.com

During the GreatDepression, thousands ofunemployed men fromevery state were employedas laborers to pave theroad. In 1938, Route 66was proclaimed to be“continuously paved.”www.pinterest.comTroops and military equipment trekked Route 66 todestinations across the country during WWII. After thewar, American families travelled the iconic highway tovacation spots. Motels, gas stations, souvenir shops, andrestaurants popped up alongside the road to enticetourists to spend the night or grab a meal.Route 66 was featured in a 1946 Nat King Cole song withthe memorable lyrics “get your kicks on Route 66.” Theroad was immortalized in the 1960s show “Route 66,”which stared Martin Millner and George Maharis.www.flickr.comFamous Route 66 motorlodges include El Vado and ZiaMotor Lodge in Albuquerque,New Mexico. The highway washome to iconic gas stationssuch as Soulsby’s Shell stationin Mount Olive, Illinois; BobAudettes’ gas station inBarton, New Mexico; and theTower Fina Station inShamrock, Texas.Source: “The History of Route 66.” National Historic Route 66 Federation. Web. 13 Nov. 2016.

History of Pan AmericanPan American was originally a mailcarrier service between Key West andHavana. The airline, nicknamed PanAm, launched passenger service in1928. From 1937 to 1941, Pan Amexpanded routes to the United Statesmainland, Latin America, Alaska, China,Africa, and the Middle East.By 1941, Pan Am travelled to 52countries, employed 8,750 employees,owned 162 aircraft, operated 192www.pinterest.comradio/weather stations, and had gatesat 300 airports across the world.After WWII, Pan American re-opened its Atlantic andPacific routes. Pan Am debuted Round-the-Worldschedules in 1947. Pan American was one of the firstairlines to utilize the Constellations and the Boeing 377Stratocruiser.Pan Am was recognized forproviding excellent serviceand affordable fares. Theairline was a trailblazer andset standards in marketing,innovations, technology,and the quality of mealsprovided to guests.Due to major deficits, thecompany ended service in 1991.rolexpassionreport.comSource: Banning, Gene. “Pan Am: A Brief History.” The Pan Am Historical Foundation. Web. 12 Nov. 2016.

History of Eastern AirlinesEastern Airlines, originallyNorth American Aviation,started as a U.S. Mail carrierbetween New York andAtlanta. In 1930, the airlinechanged its name to EasternAirlines and transformed into apassenger carrier.www.airliners.netThe airline was purchased by Eddie Rickenbacker, thefamous World War I pilot, in 1931. During the 1950s,Eastern Airlines travelled across the East Coast andoperated international routes.In 1960, Eastern Airlines added Douglas aircraft whichallowed Eastern to offer non-stop service from New YorkCity to Los Angeles.Upon adding Boeing aircraft tothe fleet, Eastern adopted thedark blue hockey stick designcolors which are now astandard in the industry.Eastern Airlines was thesubject of infamous crashes,one featured in the movie TheGhost of Flight 401. Due tofierce competition from low budget airlines, EasternAirlines stopped service in 1991.vintageairliners.comSource: “Eastern Airlines Information History Facts and Pictures.” Aviation Explorer. Web. 12 Nov. 2016.

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