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Description
The Down-East Motel opened by Herb and Barb Ferrell in 1950 along Route 1 in Yarmouth, Maine. The Ferrells operated the motel and a Gulf gas station while leasing the property’s restaurant space to Simpson’s Hamburger. In 1952, the Ferrells also took over management of the restaurant and named it the Down-Easter. The motel offered accommodations with pine-paneled rooms and tile baths and was added to over time to include more rooms and a swimming pool. The couple passed on the business to their son, Ed, and his wife, Sue, who sold the restaurant in 2011.
The caption reads, "Down-East Motel, U.S. 1, Yarmouth, Maine."
The Tichnor Brothers printing company published this type of postcard circa 1938.
About This Item
- Title: Down-East Motel, Yarmouth, ca. 1938
- Creator: Tichnor Bros., Inc.
- Creation Date: circa 1950
- Subject Date: circa 1950
- Location: Yarmouth, Cumberland County, ME
- Media: Linen texture postcard
- Dimensions: 9 cm x 14 cm
- Collection: The Tichnor Brothers Collection
- Object Type: Text and Image
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- Down-East Motel (Yarmouth, Me.)
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