A two-story frame house with a wraparound porch stands among mature trees, with a row of small tourist cabins behind it. Signs on the cabins read "SHADY" and "LODGE". The layout is typical of the roadside tourist courts that served motorists in the 1920s and 1930s, when inexpensive cabins offered an alternative to hotels. Abbott's Shady Lodge sat on Route 63 south of Oskaloosa, Iowa, a location that put it on a main north-south highway through the state.
White border; sepia-toned real photo; brown stain at lower left corner and along bottom edge; printed caption. No postmark, stamp, or address — card is unused. Divided-back ('CORRESPONDENCE / ADDRESS ONLY') with white border; dealer/collector pencil mark 'RMLJ #200' in upper left. Foxing and brown stains lower right.
Cite this card
Abbott's Shady Lodge and modern cabins, Oskaloosa, IA, circa 1926, postcard, c. 1926. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/abbotts-shady-lodge-and-modern-cabins-oskaloosa-ia-circa-192. Accessed November 2, 2026.
