English: Color postcard with scalloped edges and divided back, postally unused. Caption from back: Downtowner Motor Inn "Next to the Civic Center." 201 West Oglethorpe Avenue Savannah Georgia 31401 For a stay to be remembered, stop at this superb Motor Inn, whether on business or pleasure. 204 ultra-modern rooms or suites designed to give the utmost comfort and luxury. Room controlled air conditioning, heating, color TV, music, automatic message blinker, room to room dialing, barber shop, Conference, meeting, and display accommodations. Fine food, tavern. Beautiful pool. Off street parking. Most Credit Cards accepted. The 6 story hotel was built in 1964, constructed of reinforced concrete clad in brown brick with a flat roof. In 1990, it was remodeled and is now a SCAD Dormitory: Oglethorpe House.
The postcard was produced by the Thomas Dexter Press which operated between 1934-1980 out of West Nyack, New York. They printed a wide variety of postcards using processes such as linens and photochromes. Dexter was the inventor of gang printing, a process where multiple printing jobs can be printed on one sheet. This process saved time and money. The company merged with MWM Color Press in 1980 to become MWM Dexter, and they moved to Aurora, Missouri.
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MS 016 Savannah Postcard Collection, Jen Library Archives and Special Collections, the Savannah College of Art and Design.
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