At precisely high noon, thousands of would-be settlers made
a mad dash into the newly opened Oklahoma Territory to claim       
cheap land.

The nearly two million acres of land opened up to white
settlement was located in Indian Territory, a large area that
once encompassed much of modern-day Oklahoma.

Initially considered unsuitable for white colonization, Indian
Territory was thought to be an ideal place to relocate Native
Americans who were removed from their traditional lands to
make way for white settlement.

Rose Festival Parade, NW corner of 10th & Madison, 1908.

Portland, Oregon Rose Festival Grand Floral Parade in 1954.

(Oregon Historical Society)

1947

1948

                              The Portland Rose Parade since 1890

The motel as it looks today

Created in 1925 by Pasedena-based architect and developer Arthur Heineman, the 
Motel Inn of San Luis Obispo (originally known as the Milestone Mo-Tel) is located
in San Luis Obispo, California. It had little garages right next to several dozen
bungalows that rented for $1.25 a night.