America's Main Street Hotels
Transiency and Community in the Early Auto Age
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Charles Henderson Norman
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John A. Jakle and Keith A. Sculle, two leading experts on the nation’s roadside landscape, examine the crucial role that small- to mid-sized city hotels played in American life during the early decades of the 20th century, a time when the automobile was fast becoming the primary mode of transportation. Before the advent of the interstate system, such hotels served as commercial and social anchors of developing towns across the country. America’s Main Street Hotels provides a thorough survey of the impact these hotels had on their communities and cultures.
The authors explore the hotels' origins, their traditional functions, and the many ups and downs they experienced throughout the early 20th century, along with their potential for reuse now and in the future. The audiobook details building types, layouts, and logistics; how the hotels were financed; hotel management and labor; hotel life and customers; food services; changing fads and designs; and what the hotels are like today.
The book is published by University of Tennessee Press. The audiobook is published by University Press Audiobooks.
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The narrator had a folksy quality which fit in well with the time period but the narration, too, was off target with its numerous mispronunciations. I found myself saying "Bothwell!" and "Sedalia!" out loud hoping for relief.
I am sorry I didn't fully enjoy this book.
This book was given to me for free at my request and I provided this review voluntarily.
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Side note: in my area the small suburban town hotels are struggling while huge conglomerates are building conference centers within less than a half hour's drive despite a perceived glut of such facilities.
Bottom line is that I truly enjoyed and appreciated this book, history geek that I am!
Charles Norman is a creditable narrator with a gift for nonfiction.
I received this audiobook in a giveaway! I really win!
Perfect for history geeks!
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America's Main Street Hotels -- their history, how they developed, how they failed, some of their features, who worked in them, how they anchored small towns. One interesting fact after another. I'm writing a fantasy novel with travel and I realized I have a few items wrong. I suppose one element of a good book is that I want to steal something from it. There are at least five items, and I want to listen through it again.
The narrator is wonderfully folksy. Highly recommended.
Unexpectedly great listen
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