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Day: May 22, 2010

Before free HBO and breakfast bars….

“The first thing I saw in North Carolina was a sign outside a group of bungalows, ‘Motor Court — Morally Pure.’ “

— “Inside America” (1947) by John Gunther

Author Lew PowellPosted on May 22, 2010Categories Tar TalkTags inside america, john guntherLeave a comment on Before free HBO and breakfast bars….
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