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A83102-1
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- 1954-08-18 (Creation)
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This large neon sign for the 3 Point Motel, 10117 South Tacoma Way, beckoned to travelers on that busy thoroughfare on August 18, 1954. According to the 1954 City Directory, the 3 Point Motel was apparently owned by Fred Haman. The sign's attachments indicated the motel had membership in the Washington Motor Hotel Association and was an approved AAA motor court; the sign was placed in a Perma-Stone planter. The Motel was partially hidden by large shade trees. The exterior of the 3 Point Motel was resurfaced in Perma-Stone; a tough, weather resistant material which was cast in molds on the walls of brick, block, stucco, or tile. Karl H. Kaman had the Perma-Stone facility in town. The product resembled stone and was very durable.
3 Point Motel (Tacoma); Motels--Tacoma; Building materials; Electric signs--Tacoma--1950-1960;