THE INN GAME
n post-World War II America, the advent of the Interstate Highway System, affordable cars, and cheap gasoline triggered an appetite for family travel and road trips. At the end of a long day’s drive, a nice motel awaited—one that would be cozy, clean, and not break the bank. But in the early 1950s, that idyllic vision of motels often did not match reality. Many roadside accommodations were actually squalid, dirty,
