Hotels and Motels in Alexandria Louisiana

In the 1930s, as automobiles became a more dominant and affordable means of transportation, tourist courts were built, offering the privacy and comfort of a one-room accommodation. Whether they were called courts, cottages, cabins, or lodges, they offered similar amenities. Gradually a newer, but similar, concept evolved: the motel, between an auto tourist camp and the traditional downtown hotel.

Some of our favorite historic postcards of Alexandria "tourist courts", motels and hotels are shown below.

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Hotel Bentley5	Hotel Bentley "The Convention Hotel"8 Hotel Bentley5 "Serve" Hotel Bentley5 "Serve"	Hotel Bentley
Hotel Bentley		Hotel Bentley
Hotel Bentley		Hotel Bentley3
	Hotel Bentley 8
Hotel Bentley3	Hotel Bentley3	Hotel Bentley3
Hotel Bentley Lobby 8	Hotel Bentley Lobby3	Hotel Bentley Lobby
Hotel Bentley Mirror Room 8	Hotel Bentley Coffee Shop 8	Hotel Bentley Canteen Room 8
Edmary Hotel Court 12	Edmary Hotel Court	Edmary Hotel Court
Fleur de Lis Motel	Colonial Court	Colonial Court
Travel Lodge		Travel Lodge
Alexandria Inn		Rapides Hotel
Holiday Inn	Holiday Inn	Holiday Inn
	Holiday Inn Pool
Ransville Courts		Ransville Courts
Parkway Courts		Parkway Courts
Kerry's Motel	Judie's Motel Court	Willow Glenn Courts
Strubes Hotel Court		Strubes Hotel Court
The Southerner Motel		The Southerner Motel
Ramada Inn		Ramada Inn
Hot Wells Resort	Hot Wells Resort	Hot Wells Resort
Prather's Restaurant	Mack's Waffle House	Columbia Cafe

³Courtesy of Fred Richards        ⁴Courtesy of Bill King
 ⁵Courtesy of Mary Barnidge    ⁸Courtesy of Monnie Burnette
¹²Courtesy of T.J. Fitts