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Unique Automobile Hotel, San Luis Obispo, Cal

Description: Image of the Milestone Mo-tel (later renamed the Mo-Tel Inn) on Monterey Street, off of Highway 101, in San Luis Obispo, California, with automobiles parked in front and bell tower. This was the first "motel" ever to be called such and opened in December 1925.
Type: Visual Materials(Opens in new tab)
Date: 1925-1930
Call number: photCL_555_06_2358
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