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Oakdale Motel, Highway 120, Oakdale, CA, 1953

Subject
Hotels & Inns
Card type
Printed photo
Date
c. 1953 (Chrome)
Front of Oakdale Motel, Highway 120, Oakdale, CA, 1953, c. 1953 printed photo postcard
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Back of Oakdale Motel, Highway 120, Oakdale, CA, 1953, c. 1953 printed photo postcard
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About this postcard

A single-story roadside motel with several units, a large sign reading "OAKDALE MOTEL" and "Vacancy," and a decorative wagon wheel in the foreground. The motel sat on Highway 120 at the Oakdale city limits, a Central Valley stop for auto travelers heading to or from Yosemite. The traveler's note records a morning arrival after a three-hour drive from Yosemite over State 120, about 95 miles, with departure from the park around 7:30.

Postcard Details

Message · English, in pen

Saturday July 18, 1953 Arrived at 10:10 A.M. after a three hour drive from Yosemite over State 120 about 95 miles. We left the park about 7:30.

OAKDALE MOTEL Vacancy --- OAKDALE MOTEL Highway 120, City Limits, Oakdale, Calif Approved by A. A. A. 16 MODERN UNITS All with private showers — 95 Miles from Yosemite —100 Miles from San Francisco POST CARD PLACE STAMP HERE
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Postcard record

ConditionVery good
Place mentionedOakdale Motel, Highway 120, City Limits, Oakdale, CA
Place mentionedYosemite, CA
Place mentionedSan Francisco, CA
NotesWhite border; halftone print. No postmark or stamp present. Divided-back motel advertising card with white border and glossy/other texture; handwritten message in blue ink dated Saturday July 18, 1953.

Cite this card

Oakdale Motel, Highway 120, Oakdale, CA, 1953, postcard, c. 1953. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/oakdale-motel-highway-120-oakdale-ca-1953. Accessed November 2, 2026.