Roebuck Motels, Birmingham, Alabama

Subjects: Advertising Hotels & Inns
Card type: Printed photo
Date: c. 1930 (White Border)

Back of Roebuck Motels, Birmingham, Alabama, c. 1930 printed photo postcard — Back

About this subject

A multi-view postcard showing three Roebuck Motel locations in Birmingham, Alabama. Each panel depicts a single-story motel building with a parking area, and printed text gives addresses and highway directions.

Postcard Details

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PublisherR. C. Shaul

NO. 1 9143 1/2 - 4TH AVE. SO. TEL: 59-9258 ON U. S. Highway 11 (East) 7 Mi. From Downtown NO. 3 4121 3RD AVE. SO. TEL: 59-0934 On U. S. Highway 78 (East) 2 Mi. From Downtown ROEBUCK MOTELS Birmingham, Ala. NO. 2 - 5921 - 1ST. AVE. NO. TEL: 59-4744 On U. S. Highway 11 (East) 3 Mi. From Downtown ROEBUCK MOTEL AIR CONDITIONED AAA AIR CONDITIONED --- THREE MODERN MOTELS TO SERVE YOU All Air-Conditioned — Individual Heat Controlled Convenient to Restaurants and Stores Post Card PLACE STAMP HERE 28522- —Published by R. C. Shaul, 143 S. Albany Ave., Chicago, Ill.— Made in U.S.A. by E. C. Kropp Co., Milwaukee, Wis.—JBC

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Postcard record

Condition	Very good
Place depicted	Birmingham, AL
Place mentioned	E. C. Kropp Co., Milwaukee, WI
Publisher	Chicago, IL
Notes	Multi-view card; black and white; no white border visible; likely 1950s. No postmark and no stamp present. Handwritten date "Tuesday June 30, 1953" in blue ink across the top. Divided-back linen-era card (E. C. Kropp Co., Milwaukee) with printed motel ad copy; light soiling/toning, no tears.

Cite this card

Roebuck Motels, Birmingham, Alabama, postcard, c. 1930. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/roebuck-motels-birmingham-alabama. Accessed October 5, 2026.