More motel TVs
 

These scans cover early B&W through color, so decided to post them here.

Notable:
A motel room with a Predicta;
A console in the coffee/gift shop;
A TV built into a dresser;
Photos of motel rooms with the TV operating, inlcuding one color set;
Dig those decorating fashions!

Awesome :thmbsp:

That reminds me of the sci-fi mini series "the lost room"

Zenith Motel in Canada..

Is that a Zenith TV in the Zenith Motel?

I've mentioned this story before on another thread, but here's this set again. A few years ago a guy was searching the country for one of these so that he could re-create the set from that show in his home I believe. Can you believe that? He wasn't a TV guy, he was a fan of this show which to this day I have never seen. Supposedly he wasn't having any luck locating on of these and I had a real nice one in working condition. He and a friend traveled almost non stop from Massachusetts to southern Virginia to seal up a deal I could not refuse. Must be nice to have the time, room, and money to take on such a project. Room is usually my biggest obstacle in this hobby. Sometimes, actually a lot through the years I have taken on way more TVs than I have room for, or a desire for, in order to save them and hopefully find a good home for them. U can't stand to see them heading for the landfill. The economy sort of stepped on my toes with that as old sets are a bit harder to get rid of these days, especially if you will not ship, which I won't. Too many nightmare stories on that topic!

TV's hidden in a dresser! My favorite on that was the Algonquin in New York! They were still hiding the TV (and minibar) as late as the early 1980's. Haven't been there in ages, alas. A standard of luxury rarely seen today.

It was an interesting little 3 episode mini-series. I think it had a lot of potential for a full run but it wasn't picked up.

If anyone else wants to re-create the 'lost room', I have of those Motorolas looking for a new home :yes:

Wow! I did a little search and found this website detailing every object in the motel room.

http://i851.photobucket.com/albums/a...0Map/RoomJ.jpg http://i851.photobucket.com/albums/a...0Map/RoomG.jpg

The Figueroa Hotel is still operating to this day in DT Los Angeles . Even that swimming pool is still there. You can see it on Google Earth.

You ought to see it. The Lost Room and Warehouse 13 were my two favorite non-Anime programs that SyFy carried (until they droped anime and lost my viewership).

Zenith color TV sign on motel
 

Here's a hard to read sign form a motel postcard -
the bottom blakc area says Zenith COLOR TV,
but I can't make out what it says in the upper black on yellow area.
Can anyone make it out, or has someone seen one of these and knows what it says?

In my college days (decades ago), one Friday night I rented a room in a fleabag motel, which actually had a coin-operated TV in it! It was a 19" B&W set, IIRC. There's a funny story related to it that I'll share with friends at ETF... One hint: No matter how active a ham radio operator you might be, don't get call letter license plates until after you're married! (Hadn't thought about that incident in ages!)

"Rooms With-Zenith Color TV"

I have worked in the hotel business for over 25 years, and I can tell you stories!

I remember in late 1983, the Motel 6 in Champaign, Illinois charged extra to use the TV, a 19-inch black-and-white set. For 75 cents a day, they would give you the key to the switch mounted in the side of the TV.