Repository

Burnaby Village Museum

Accession Code

BV006.3.34

Description

Postcard: colour photo, glossy; horizontal; row of single-storey white bungalows and drive, office at right front, small neon sign on white wagon wheel in window; large yellow vertical sign at left, black "DeVall's" at top, then "MOTEL" down sign; street address number on lower support; white sign with dark letters arranged as "LARGE ROOMS" "TUB SHWS TV"; smaller CAA and AAA sign at right; taken from across street; on reverse in navy, "OPEN ALL YEAR / PHONE 433-0033" "DeVALL'S MOTEL" "4361 KINGSWAY, BURNABY 1, VANCOUVER, B.C., CANADA" "Steam heated..."; CAA and AAA logos at upper left; up centre, "A Traveltime PRODUCT, MADE IN VANCOUVER, CANADA, BY GRANT-MANN LITHOGRAPHERS LTD."; maple leaf logo at top with "MADE IN CANADA"; at bottom, "C-1294"; at upper right, "POST CARD" "ADDRESS", outline of rectangle for stamp; addressed in blue pen to "Pvt. KENNETH E. MOON" "US50464"; message "Dear Ken" "How are you these days? Everythings fine at home. Dale is staying there for now until he finds a place. I left home about a month ago & am going to get married soon. To Leonard Dubois. I'll send you my address as soon as I get a permanent place to stay. Loise Lois"; spots, creased; pencilled "5"; slight wear on corners, surface damage at upper left of image, white mark like a seagull by sign; the motel was previously known as DeVall's Auto Villas, this image taken from almost the same location as BV002.50.1, but many years later as there have been changes to the buildings, a new sign, and a new building next door

Category

06.Tools & Equipment for Communication

Classification

Written Communication T&E - - Writing Media

Object Term

Postcard

Maker

Grant-Mann Lithographers, Limited

Country Made

Canada

Province Made

British Columbia

Site/City Made

Vancouver

Title

DeVall's Motel C-1294

Subjects

Documentary Artifacts

Documentary Artifacts - Postcards

Buildings

Buildings - Commercial

Buildings - Commercial - Hotels and Motels

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