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On The Long Lonely Highways of America
Adventure Details


Big Spring, TX: Hotel Settles & Settles Grill
In late-April 1955, Elvis, Scotty Moore, and Bill Black, rolled into town with the purpose of performing at Big Spring's Municipal Aud.
Jan 2


Conroe, TX: The Bluebird Courts Hotel
Construction on the building began in 1946 and was completed in 1947 by A.H. “Whitey” and Rose Crouch. The hotel was made from stucco...
Sep 11, 2023


Houston, TX: The AstroWorld Hotel
Everything started when Judge Roy Hofheinz brought Major League Baseball to Houston (he was the original owner of the Houston Astros)...
Jul 25, 2023


Niagara Falls, NY: Fallside Hotel
This high end hotel was built in 1957 as the Treadway Inn, and it helped bring in more tourism with a nice place to stay. In 1963, a big...
Jun 29, 2023


Texarkana, AR: Park Plaza Motel
I can't find much on the Park Plaza Motel. 99.99% of what I know is from the back of a postcard (in the pictures below).
The information...
Jun 22, 2023


Fort Worth, TX: The Blackstone Hotel
Built on the site of the original Fort Worth Rialto Theatre, the Blackstone Hotel, a 23-story art deco skyscraper was opened on...
May 13, 2023
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