This is an example of a typical urban motel of the 1950s, with it’s interior parking lot, two story construction with all rooms opening on to the parking area, with forms and shapes typical of the space-age style common in that decade.
Color by Ray Foster
The description states:
JACKPOT MOTEL
730 N. Virginia St.
Reno, Nevada
Phone 329-8877
35 deluxe units, Connecting Rooms – Room Phones – T.V. – Free Coffee – Individually Controlled heat and air conditioning.
Your hosts Bill and Dorothy Dalton
–The location has been significantly changed with the construction of Interstate 80 through the area, and the motel no longer exists. The cars visible show that this card dates from the 1950s.