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Lotta Living is your Ultra Guide for Googie, Atomic Age and Mid Century Modern Living.

Fans of Googie and Mid-Century Modern architecture, preservation, inernational design, Art Deco, 20th century lifestyle, Roadside attractions, Travel tips, motels, coffee shops, drive-ins, bowling alleys, dinner houses, gas stations, giant objects, neon signs, vintage fashion, Post War entertainment, exotica, lounge music, cocktail hour, space-age, swing, tiki, theme parks, dancing, nostalgia, go-go boots, hairdoos, ephemera, SHAG artwork, collectibles, ALL ARE WELCOME!
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Crestwood Development (1949)
Photo courtesy of © Julius Shulman

A successful experiment in cooperative housing, this AIA award-winning community of 100+ homes boasts high ceilings, soaring roofs, glass walls, and thoughful landscaping in creating a strong sense of indoor/outdoor living. In Brentwood by Whitney Smith and A. Quincy Jones.

When you tour the Valley - Patronize Postwar businesses!
Rates not guaranteed and don't include taxes, so please call to verify.
Listing here does not mean endorsement and we cannot vouch for quality of room.
Additional postwar motels are along Sepulveda and Ventura.

Patronize postwar motels!

Name Address (818) Prices quote Notes
Aku Aku Motor Inn 21830 Ventura Blvd.
Woodland Hills 340-1000 $63-6
$56-60 AAA rate Polynesian theme.
On the tour.
Beverly Garland's Holiday Inn 4222 Vineland Ave.
North Hollywood 980-8000 $169 Regular
$129 AAA rate
$99 Gov/military The celebrated actress owns this clean rambling hotel.
Carlton Motor Lodge 11811 Ventura Blvd.
Studio City 763-3515 $50 - 100 Prewar motel. Central location in Studio City.
Good Knight Inn 9247 Sepulveda Blvd.
North Hills 894-6207 $34 Classic theme roadside. Can't guarantee quality for this price!
Sportsman's Lodge Hotel 12825 Ventura Blvd.
Studio City 769-4700 $172
$113 AAA rate A featured tour stop!!!
Safari Inn 1911 West Olive Street
Burbank 845-8586 $104
$92 AAA rate Best sign and on the tour.
Tokyo Princess Inn 17448 Ventura Blvd. Encino 788-3820 $70
$65 AAA rate Postwar motel with new decorative embellishments.

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