Hagerstown, MD: Air View Motel, 3 1/2 miles north of Hagerstown, MD on U. S. 11This linen postcard captures the Air View Motel, which welcomed travelers three and a half miles north of Hagerstown, Maryland along U. S. Route 11. Seat of Washington County in the western reaches of the state, Hagerstown earned its nickname "Hub City" as a busy crossroads of roads and rail, making it a natural stopping point for the motorists who once pulled in beneath signs like this one. From the 1930s through the 1940s, American "linen" postcards

connecting viewers to the architectural legacy of the period

which reflect the grandeur of the period

This edition was published by Tichnor Bros

an important collection that documents significant architectural achievements in the region

archival paper using a restored map of Southbridge

The survey aims to preserve the architectural history of the region

The image serves as a valuable historical reference to Mobile Countys architectural landscape

it was destroyed by fire in the 1960s

Captured in the 1950s

a commercial facility in Baltimore

and arcades

These exquisite posters will not just adorn your walls