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- Holiday Inn Holidome Indoor Fun Center, Grayling, Michigan, 1987 - In the 1970s, Holiday Inns developed the Holidome concept to bring in new business. Holidome inns featured a large indoor public area with a swimming pool, restaurant, and other attractions. The design was ideal for year-round family getaways as well as conferences and group gatherings. This northern Michigan Holidome featured a mill designed to depict "the nostalgic days of the logging era."
- 1987
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Holiday Inn Holidome Indoor Fun Center, Grayling, Michigan, 1987
In the 1970s, Holiday Inns developed the Holidome concept to bring in new business. Holidome inns featured a large indoor public area with a swimming pool, restaurant, and other attractions. The design was ideal for year-round family getaways as well as conferences and group gatherings. This northern Michigan Holidome featured a mill designed to depict "the nostalgic days of the logging era."
- Swimming Pool at Holiday Inn of Daytona Beach, Florida, 1961 - The "glass wall" design, as seen in this postcard from Daytona Beach, Florida, gave early Holiday Inns a bright, modern appearance. Guests looked forward to swimming in the pool, standard at every location.
- 1961
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Swimming Pool at Holiday Inn of Daytona Beach, Florida, 1961
The "glass wall" design, as seen in this postcard from Daytona Beach, Florida, gave early Holiday Inns a bright, modern appearance. Guests looked forward to swimming in the pool, standard at every location.
- Holiday Inn Sewing Kit, circa 1968 - Travelers cannot pack everything or they sometimes forget to pack the simplest things. Motel management began providing small amenities for their guests as an additional service. This ca. 1968 sewing kit provided by Holiday Inn helped guests who needed to repair a tear or attach a loose button.
- circa 1968
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Holiday Inn Sewing Kit, circa 1968
Travelers cannot pack everything or they sometimes forget to pack the simplest things. Motel management began providing small amenities for their guests as an additional service. This ca. 1968 sewing kit provided by Holiday Inn helped guests who needed to repair a tear or attach a loose button.
- Holiday Inn Ice Bucket, 1966-1981 - Launched in 1952, Holiday Inns offered consistent, quality service and amenities at reasonable prices. That model revolutionized the lodging industry. Even today, travelers can expect many of the features standardized by the Holiday Inns chain (such as free ice, vending machines, and in-room televisions) wherever they stay.
- 1966-1981
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Holiday Inn Ice Bucket, 1966-1981
Launched in 1952, Holiday Inns offered consistent, quality service and amenities at reasonable prices. That model revolutionized the lodging industry. Even today, travelers can expect many of the features standardized by the Holiday Inns chain (such as free ice, vending machines, and in-room televisions) wherever they stay.
- Holiday Inn, Cordele, Georgia, circa 1988 - Consistent, quality service and amenities made the first Holiday Inns successful in the 1950s. Though the company evolved in the decades that followed, it retained many founding features. In the 1980s, this Holiday Inn sported a modernized corporate logo, but still offered the convenient location, free parking, and outdoor pool that were standard at the chain's first motels.
- circa 1988
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Holiday Inn, Cordele, Georgia, circa 1988
Consistent, quality service and amenities made the first Holiday Inns successful in the 1950s. Though the company evolved in the decades that followed, it retained many founding features. In the 1980s, this Holiday Inn sported a modernized corporate logo, but still offered the convenient location, free parking, and outdoor pool that were standard at the chain's first motels.
- Holiday Inn of Lebanon, Tennessee, circa 1962 - Holiday Inn, founded in 1952, set the model for nationally franchised motel chains that were moderately priced, comfortably furnished, and consistently managed. This postcard from the 1960s show one of the chain's motels in Lebanon, Tennessee. The visitor's next two nights were at a Holiday Inn in Valdosta, Georgia.
- circa 1962
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Holiday Inn of Lebanon, Tennessee, circa 1962
Holiday Inn, founded in 1952, set the model for nationally franchised motel chains that were moderately priced, comfortably furnished, and consistently managed. This postcard from the 1960s show one of the chain's motels in Lebanon, Tennessee. The visitor's next two nights were at a Holiday Inn in Valdosta, Georgia.
- Directory, Holiday Inn Chaplains on Call, December 1, 1973 - In the 1950s, Holiday Inns founder Kemmons Wilson created a motel chain that offered consistent, quality service and amenities that his own family would appreciate. For many years, in addition to now-standard features like free parking, air conditioning, and in-room telephones and televisions, Holiday Inns provided babysitting services and doctors and chaplains on call.
- December 01, 1973
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Directory, Holiday Inn Chaplains on Call, December 1, 1973
In the 1950s, Holiday Inns founder Kemmons Wilson created a motel chain that offered consistent, quality service and amenities that his own family would appreciate. For many years, in addition to now-standard features like free parking, air conditioning, and in-room telephones and televisions, Holiday Inns provided babysitting services and doctors and chaplains on call.
- 1971 Pocket Diary and Calendar Card Advertising Holiday Inn and Continental Trailways - After going public in 1957, Holiday Inns developed a network of manufacturers and suppliers to meet its growing operational needs. The company also expanded into other areas of the leisure travel industry, acquiring the company that operated the Delta Steamship Lines and the Continental Trailways intercity bus system.
- 01 January 1971-31 December 1971
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1971 Pocket Diary and Calendar Card Advertising Holiday Inn and Continental Trailways
After going public in 1957, Holiday Inns developed a network of manufacturers and suppliers to meet its growing operational needs. The company also expanded into other areas of the leisure travel industry, acquiring the company that operated the Delta Steamship Lines and the Continental Trailways intercity bus system.
- Holiday Inn, Effingham, Illinois, 1961 - The big, bright Holiday Inn sign was designed to catch the attention of speeding motorists in the days before freeway exit signs listed lodging choices. This postcard from about 1962 shows the location of the Holiday Inn at Effingham, Illinois, in relation to the highway.
- 1961
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Holiday Inn, Effingham, Illinois, 1961
The big, bright Holiday Inn sign was designed to catch the attention of speeding motorists in the days before freeway exit signs listed lodging choices. This postcard from about 1962 shows the location of the Holiday Inn at Effingham, Illinois, in relation to the highway.
- 1974 Holiday Inn Group Tour Guide, Holiday Inns Domestic and International - During the economic recession of the 1970s, Holiday Inns diversified its marketing strategy and partnered with travel agencies and airlines to appeal to new customers. Group tours organized by the company also aligned with Holiday Inns founder Kemmons Wilson's goal to promote "world understanding through tourism."
- 01 January 1974-31 December 1974
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1974 Holiday Inn Group Tour Guide, Holiday Inns Domestic and International
During the economic recession of the 1970s, Holiday Inns diversified its marketing strategy and partnered with travel agencies and airlines to appeal to new customers. Group tours organized by the company also aligned with Holiday Inns founder Kemmons Wilson's goal to promote "world understanding through tourism."