Breaking News From Dallas, Texas

Today marks the 48th anniversary of the assassination of John F. Kennedy. Kennedy was taking on a trip through Dallas, Texas on November 22, 1963. He had arrived at Love Field that morning and was heading to the Dallas Trade Mart to give a speech when shots rang out.

These are the breaking news audio/video from various radio and television stations as the news broke.

Jay Watson, a reporter for WFAA-TV (Channel 8) in Dallas, Texas. Jay ran from Dealey Plaza in downtown Dallas directly to the WFAA studios after the shots were fired.



WCCO Radio of Minneapolis, Minnesota:



From CBS News (during an episode of As The World Turns):





WLW Radio of Cincinnati, Ohio:



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Motel Monday: Ladies on Diving Boards!

I spent a majority of the morning digging through In The Heart of Downtown trying to figure out a theme for this week's Motel Monday post. After an hour of banging my head, I determined that I was going to share postcards of pools. For some reason, i decided that was "too easy," so I narrowed it down from there to people around the pool and then slimmed it down to nothing but motel postcards featuring ladies on diving boards. These ladies appear to have no desire to actually go in to the pool, just pose and look pretty for the camera to help drum up some business.
Enough of my ramblings, I now present to you: LADIES ON DIVING BOARDS

The Nautilus Motel - Cape Coral, Florida

Horse Cave Motel - Horse Cave, Kentucky

Skyport Lodge Motel - Inglewood, California

Bidwell's Motel and Apts. - Pocatello, Idaho

Empress Motel - Atlantic City, New Jersey

Flamingo Motel - Anaheim, California

Sea Castle Motel - St. Petersburg, Florida

Holiday Motel - Wisconsin Dells, Wisconsin

George Washington Motor Lodge - King of Prussia, Pennsylvania

Texan Motel and Lodge - Lake George, New York

Town and Country Motel - Pecos, Texas

Desert Inn Resort Motel - Miami Beach, Florida

Sahara Motor Hotel - Blythe, California

Motel Monday: Capri

This week's Motel Monday takes a trip to the Island of Capri; where Italian in Capri pants roam the countryside as far as the eye can see. Ok. We aren't actually going there. We are going to take a trip around the United States and see some motels with Capri in the title. Some of these motels tried to conjure up the Italian island, some used the color (a color halfway between azure and cyan) as their inspiration. Either way, there are some cool looking motels in this set.

Motel Capri - Redding, California

Capri Lodge - Yakima, Washington

Capri Motel - Santa Clara, California

Motel Monday: Stay at the Beautiful Driftwood

This week's Motel Monday features motels and motor lodges with Driftwood in the title. All of these motels appear to have been near a body of water, hence the image of chunks of wood floating away. See all the cards after the jump.

Driftwood Motel - St. Petersburg, Florida

Driftwood Motel - Denver, Colorado

Driftwood Beach Motel - Ormond Beach, Florida

Motel Monday: Sands Across America

This week's Motel Monday theme is motels either called the Sands or featuring Sands in the title. The Sands name appears all over the country after the Sands Hotel opens in late 1952 in Las Vegas, Nevada. I guess that owners felt that if they named their motels after the famous casino/hotel that travelers would think they had landed someplace classy and extravagant.
See all the selection by clicking on the read more button below.

Sands of Tempe Motor Hotel - Tempe, Arizona

Sands Motel - Sacramento, California

Nelson Eddy at The Statler Hilton Empire Room, 1959

This is a showcard (basically a multi-fold postcard advertising shows at night clubs and casinos) for Nelson Eddy and Gale Sherwood's April 30 - May 13 performances at the Empire Room at the Statler Hilton in Dallas, Texas.

Nelson Eddy (1901-1967) was an actor and a classically trained opera singer. He appeared in numerous Hollywood musicals and earned three stars on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. Eddy has made 290 recording from 1935 to 1964 and had a successful night club act. This showcard is from that act.

Motel Monday: Flamingo Fever

Today's Motel Monday theme is big, pink, and often stands on one leg. The flamingo is a beautiful bird and a gimmick that lures the driving motorist to stop and enjoy many modern amenities. Here are 10 examples of that version of the flamingo..

Flamingo Motor Hotel - Tucson, Arizona

Motel Monday: Get Your Kicks

Every Monday for the few months I have been sharing with you themed motel postcards from my collection featured on my other blog, In The Heart of Downtown.  Today's Motel Monday theme is Route 66. Highway 66 is possibly the most famous Highway in the history of the United States. The Highway linked Chicago and Los Angeles and was over 2,300 miles long. The route was completed in 1933 and quite possibly was most popular in the 1950s and 60s. It would take me hours to type all of the wonderful history, so instead I will link you to some more informative sites.

These represent one dozen of the many hundreds of motels that lined Highway 66.  I tried to find some of the better postcards to give you a better sense of some of the more colorful motel sights along the "Mother Road." They aren't in geographical order. See them all after the jump.

The Spur Motel - Flagstaff, Arizona