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Motor courts

Scope note

Public accomodations having an orderly array of individual cabins set alongside a highway and having an internal system of driveways, parking spaces, and a clearly visible and distinctly articulated office near the complex's entrance; especially popular in the United States from the late 1920s to the early 1950s.

Term type

AAT

Getty AAT term number

3000124793

Broader Terms used

motels

Equivalent Terms used

motor court

Created

13yrs ago

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