Description
The Crystal Motel in Bel Alton, Maryland, offers comfortable Beautyrest mattresses and a restaurant, conveniently located on US Highway 301. Enjoy 40 luxurious rooms with tiled baths, and optional TV and air conditioning. This vintage postcard from the 1950s shows a charming motel with muted pastel and red colors.
Front Text (cleaned):
CRYSTAL MOTEL
BEAUTYREST MATTRESSES
RESTAURANT
AAA
U.S. HIGHWAY 301, BEL ALTON, MARYLAND
Back Text (cleaned):
BEL ALTO JAN 4 PM
Mrs. James & Hamill
250 Saybrooke St.
Hartford 6, Conn.
Recd. Mon., 10th, 1955
Ans'd. Wed.
Dear Anita and Jim Milford,
We left New York in an ice storm at 3:00 a.m. Thursday.
AAA Crystal Motel & Restaurant
U.S. Highway 301, Bel Alton, Maryland
Reservations Telephone LaPlata, Md. 6201
8 Miles North of Potomac River Bridge
TV & Air Condition Optional… 4 Dollars & UP
40 Luxurious Rooms, Tiled Baths
Drove in rain all day–357 miles.
Put up here at 5:00 P.M. Had a nice meal and then to bed. We are a little tired, but O.K.
Best wishes – Milton & Trace.
