Location #15
The Avalon Motel at 3231 Spring St.. This was a very popular and classy place to stay back in the 40's and 50's. It originally had a pool on the north side, and a restaurant in back was added in th 50's. Before 1945 it was known as Bennet's Motel. In 1950 it was called the Fentress Motel and Coffee Shop.
A classic motel sign as viewed facing south from the west side of Spring St. |
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The drive-thru office. |
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View looking west of the units
on the northwest corner of the motel. |
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The assistant manager's son
informed me that this dirt area was where the pool was located. |
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This was probably an umbrella/table
at one time. |
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View looking east of the office. |
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This building in back was originally
the coffee shop in the 50's. It's unusual to see a coffee shop like this
hidden behind a motel. |
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