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  • Park Plaza Motel

    Front: Park Plaza Motel, 6 Miles South of Huntsville, Highway 38 and Alt. 241
    Back: PARK PLAZA MOTEL, New & Fire proof. Steam heated & air cooled. Simmons Furniture & beauty rest mattresses throughout. Cedar lined closets, bath in every room. Ultra modern in every respect with reasonable rates. Ask those who have stopped with us. Restaurant adjoining. Located 6 Mi. South of Huntsville, Alabama. On State 38 and Alt. US 241, phone 9281.
  • Park Valley Motel

    Front: Park Valley Motel, 6 Miles South of Huntsville, Highway 38 and U. S. 231.
    Back: PARK PLAZA MOTEL Away from city noises, all units 150 feet or more from highway. New, brick, central hot water heat and air-cooled. Spacious rooms,each with bath-room and tiled shower. Simmons furniture, Beautyrest beds and cedar-lined closet. Restaurant 200 feet. Huntsville, Alabama. Phone 9281.
  • Park Valley Motel

    Front: Park Valley Motel, U.S. 231 - South, 7 miles From Center of Huntsville, Ala.
    Back: PARK VALLEY MOTEL
    8477 Memorial Parkway, South, Huntsville, Ala. - Jefferson 4-9192, Mr. & Mrs. E. C. Wing, Owners-Mgrs.
    Brick units amply back on spacious lawns in scenic setting. Air-conditioned, central hot water heat, each with room control. Park Valley Restaurant next door.
  • Park Valley Motel

    Front: Park Valley Motel. 6 Miles South of Huntsville, Ala., U.S. 231 and Ala. 38
    Back: PARK VALLEY MOTEL, Huntsville, Ala. Phone 9281. Away from city noises, units 150 feet or more from highway on spacious grounds. Brick, central hot water heat, air-conditioned or air-cooled. Large rooms, each with tiled shower bathroom, Simmons furniture, Beautyrest beds, and cedar-lined closet. Restaurant 200 feet. Mr. and Mrs. Eugene C. Wing, Owners-Mgrs.
  • Parkway Shopping Center

    Back: PARKWAY SHOPPING CENTER, HUNTSVILLE, ALABAMA
    One of the South's most modern shopping conveniences, featuring 35 stores and parking for 2,200 cars. Seen prominently in this picture is the G. C. Murphy Store, one of the newest and largest in the South. Also seen is H & H Walgreen, a completely modern self-service drug store.
  • Parlor at Burritt Museum

    Back: PARLOR AT BURRITT MUSEUM, Monte Sano Mountain, Huntiville. Ala.
    Over Adams Mantle is shown oil portrait of donor, Dr. W. H. Burritt. Contents include imported lace curtains and drapes, original furniture such at old Steinwey piano, music box. and collection of Wedgwood plaques and statuary.
  • Parlor at Burritt Museum

    Back: BURRITT MUSEUM on Monte Sano Mountain, Huntsville. Alabama
    Many of the furnishings of this formal parlor were collected by Dr. William Burritt during some of his numerous trips to foreign countries. His portrait hangs over the beautiful Adam Mantel which originally graced the parlor of the Burritt home place on Eustis Avenue in downtown Huntsville.
  • Playground of the South

    Front: MOTEL & RESTAURANT - PLAYGROUND OF THE SOUTH, Highwoys U. S. 241 and State 32 - 5 Miles North of Scenic Gunteriville, Ala.
    Back: MOTEL & RESTAURANT, Play Ground of the South. Custom Made Mattresses, Tile Baths, Electrically Heated and Air Cooled. NEW - Overlooking Beautiful Guntersville Lake. Over 200 ft. off Highway. Reasonable Rates. Owned and Operated by Mr. & Mrs. Clarence Poole. 5 miles North of Scenic Guntersville, Ala., Hwys. U. S. 241 and State 32, On Florida Short Route, Phone 2581.
  • Pope-Spragins Home

    Back: Pope-Scragins [sic] Home, Huntsville, Ala.
    This home was built in 1815 by Col. Leroy Pope, "The Father of Huntsville", and overlooks a hill. Later it became the home of Leroy Pope Walker, who as Secretary of War for the CSA, gave the order to fire on Fort Sumter, which began the War Between the States.
  • Post Office

    Front: Post Office, Huntsville, Ala.
  • Post Office and First Methodist Church

    Front: Post Office and First Methodist Church, Huntsville, Ala.
  • Post Office and Methodist Episcopal Church

    Front: Post Office and Methodist Episcopal Church, Huntsville, Ala.
  • Post Office Cafe

    Front: Post Office Cafe, Huntsville, Ala. Back: POST OFFICE CAFÉ, Highway 241, Huntsville, Ala. Modern - Air Conditioned - Steaks and Chicken, Our Specialty. Phone 9163 or 1874.
  • Preparations for Unloading Enterprise from 747 Carrier.

    Back: Preparations for unloading Enterprise from 747 Carrier.
  • President's Home, Alabama A & M University

    Front: Historic Huntsville
    Back: HISTORIC HUNTSVILLE, ALABAMA, PRESIDENT'S HOUSE, Alabama A & M College in the Fall. Built from the ruins of Green Bottom Inn, one of Huntsville's earliest hostelries, it has a commanding view of the campus. (The Green Bottom Inn was noted for its famous race track, where Andrew Jackson raced his thoroughbred horses).
  • President's Home, Oakwook College

    Back: Oakwood College. Huntsville, Alabama. President's Home (1944)
  • Ramada Inn Roadside Hotels

    Back: Ramada Inn Roadside Hotels. Over 100 luxurious rooms, individual air conditioning and heat control, direct dial telephone, color TV, Michael's restaurant and lounge. 3502 South Memorial Parkway, Huntsville, Alabama 35801. Phone: (205) 881-6120.
  • Randolph Street

    Front: Randolph St., Huntsville, Ala.
  • Redstone Aresenal

    Back: REDSTONE ARSENAL southwest of Huntsville, Alabama.
    Site of the nation's largest ordnance, rocket, and guided missile research.
  • Redstone Ballistic Missile

    Front: Redstone Ballistic Missile, Redstone Arsenal
    Back: REDSTONE BALLISTIC MISSILE REDSTONE ARSENAL, HUNTSVILLE. ALABAMA
    The Army's "Sunday Punch", the Redstone, is a liquid-propelled, surface-to-surface ballistic missile, which can place a nuclear or conventional warhead, with extreme accuracy, on targets up to 200 miles away. The missile is 69 feet long and 70 inches in diameter.

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