Description
Baer’s Motel in Hoopeston, Illinois, boasts 20 deluxe air-conditioned units with hot air heating and TV. The light-yellow motel and white office building are nestled amidst green trees and a gravel parking lot. This charming 1960s postcard shows a peaceful roadside scene at the intersection of Highways 1 and 9.
Front Text (cleaned):
Hottentos
Office
Back Text (cleaned):
BAER'S MOTEL
HOOPESTON, ILLINOIS
On Highway Rt. 1 and 9 Intersection
within City Limits
Telephone 1268
20 Deluxe units
Air-Conditioned
Hot Air Heating – T.V.
1960
Dear Grandma,
Shopped for gas & are all fine. Had a lovely trip so far. Going to enter Penn. The country is beautiful. Hope you are too.
Love,
Mural & family
Mrs. Ella Vanderheden
Platte
South Dakota
