Tourist Haven, 500 Main St., Waltham, Mass.

Subject: Hotels & Inns
Card type: Chrome

Back of Tourist Haven, 500 Main St., Waltham, Mass., chrome postcard — Back

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A multi-view chrome postcard showing a two-story brick motel with exterior balconies and a car parked in front, above two interior views of guest rooms with twin beds, tufted headboards, lamps, and a window with blinds and drapes.

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PublisherTichnor Bros. Inc.

Tourist Haven 500 Main St. WALTHAM, MASS. (Conveniently located on Route 20, 7 miles from downtown Boston or 1 mile from Route 128) Twenty beautiful Rooms delightfully decorated with modern furnishings. Individually controlled heat in each Room. Free T.V. and ice cubes for your convenience. Alice Y. and Chester M. Wilson, Props. For Reservations: call TWinbrook 4-0880. "Lusterchrome" REG. U.S. PAT. OFF. MADE ONLY BY TICHNOR BROS., INC., BOSTON 15, MASS. POST CARD PLACE STAMP HERE MADE IN U.S.A. K—5131

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Condition	Good
Place mentioned	Tourist Haven, 11 Harvard St, Waltham, MA, 02453
Publisher	Tichnor Bros. Inc., Box 8000, WNAC-TV, Boston, MA, 02114
Notes	Multi-view layout with three images on a textured cream border; mid-century motel, no printed text on front; light edge wear. No postmark, stamp, or handwriting — unused card. Divided back with vertical divider; Lusterchrome glossy chrome-era card printed by Tichnor Bros., Inc., Boston 15, Mass. (circa late 1950s–early 1960s). Light foxing/toning on cream stock.

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Tourist Haven, 500 Main St., Waltham, Mass., postcard, n.d.. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/tourist-haven-500-main-st-waltham-mass. Accessed October 5, 2026.