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Ace Motor Hotel 1957

March 10th, 2009 @ 1:18 am by Cliffe | Sorted Past Postborder
Attention roadside Americana fans, today we’ve got the old Ace Motor Hotel on Aurora. This 1957 postcard shows the “strategically located” Ace — which is now a Travelodge site. Five minutes from downtown, Northgate, and U District? I don’t think so, not even in ‘57. Click for higher res.
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Ace Motor Hotel. 8512 Aurora Ave., Seattle, Wash. 30 modern units. Strategically located on U.S. 99 North. 5 minutes from downtown, Northgate, University Districts.

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3 Responses:

  1. didi wrote:
    March 10th, 2009 @ 10:41 am

    Nifty little totem pole! I like it alot!

  2. Colin wrote:
    March 10th, 2009 @ 4:15 pm

    I can’t believe it wasn’t called the Totem Motel, what with the theme and all.

  3. Cliffe wrote:
    March 10th, 2009 @ 5:53 pm

    The place was pretty ace.

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