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Alamo Plaza Hotel Courts

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There were more than two dozen Alamo Plaza Hotel Court locations in TX and the Southeast including those shown below and Oklahoma City, OK; Tyler, TX; Little Rock, AR; Jackson & Gulfport, MS; Shreveport & New Orleans, LA; Nashville & Memphis, TN; and Raleigh & Charlotte, NC. The chain began in Waco, TX in 1929. The hotel's façade was based on the Alamo in San Antonio, TX. For more, see these websites: 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5.

Alamo Plaza Motel
Baton Rouge, LA
This location, now known as the Alamo Plaza Motel, was built in 1941 and is still in great shape although several of the main entryways have been filled in. The sign from 1959 was removed in 2004. For more, see these websites: 1 and 2.

Santa Fe Villas
Atlanta, GA
This location was built in 1948. In the 1990s, the place was renamed the Santa Fe Villas, the façade was altered, and the buildings were renovated by the City as housing for homeless people. The management and iron gates prevented taking any pictures of the many units behind the façade.

Alamo Plaza Hotel Courts [gone]
Dallas, TX
This Alamo Plaza Hotel Courts was built in the 1940s. The sign is from around 1959. These photos were taken in 2006. The motel was still open in 2007 and the sign was still lit. However, by 2009, the place was boarded up and surrounded by chain link fencing. In 2010, the buildings were demolished. The sign will be adapted for the new development which will be built on the site. For more, see these websites: 1, 2, 3, and 4.

Alamo Plaza Motor Hotel
Houston, TX
Renamed later the Alamo Plaza Motor Hotel, this location was built in 1948. There was once a pool in front of the building. The building seems to be used for low-cost housing now. For more, see this website.

Alamo Plaza Hotel Courts
High Springs, FL		 Alamo Plaza Motel
Savannah, GA
The High Springs Alamo Plaza Hotel Courts does not have the Alamo style facade. When this motel joined the chain, they kept their pre-existing buildings and added this sign. This metal stub is all that's left of the neon star that would have been mounted on top. For more, see this website.

The Savannah location is now operating as the Alamo Plaza Motel. It opened in 1955. For more, see this website.

Deluxe Inns & Suites
Beaumont, TX
This location, now known as the Deluxe Inns & Suites, was built in 1938. The top part of the façade is now missing. For more, see this website.

Parliament Resort
Augusta, GA
This Augusta location opened in 1958. It had greatly deteriorated by the 1980s. It was saved from demolition and reopened in 2007 as the Parliament Resort. For more, see these websites: 1 and 2. [photos thanks Robby Delius]

More Alamo Plaza Hotel Courts:
Montgomery, AL [gone]
Nashville, TN [gone]

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