There are several blank pages throughout my mom’s scrapbook. I’m not taking pictures of those and posting them. That would probably be pretty boring. I’m also not sure why the pictures didn’t come out as well this time as last time. They are kind of blurry and for that I apologize.
Page 4 is blank
Page 5-Why is this brochure for Greenville, Tennessee upside-down? I don’t know! I think that it may have just somehow ended up that way. I don’t see my mom deliberately taping it in the scrapbook like that.
Page 6 is blank.
Page 7-Two brochures for Unto These Hills. On the page my mom wrote:
“The most colorful & beautiful play ever seen about Indians.”
Page 8-An ad that was cutout and taped in for the movie The Hanging Tree starring Gary Cooper, Maria Schell and Karl Malden. I would say, “but Mom…why did you cut this out and tape it in your scrapbook?”, but I already know the answer: because Edward “Kookie” Byrnes was in that movie and she looooooooooves him.
Page 9-A brochure for Homespun Valley Authentic Mountaineer Village (the “One Thing In Gatlinburg You MUST NOT MISS!”) and a postcard of the Hemlock Motel in Gatlinburg. On the back of the postcard the Hemlock Motel boasts “Individual stone cottages. Tiled combination or shower bath. Air-Conditioning. Free Television, Playground. Restaurants near by. Open Feb. 15 to Nov. 15. Phone 196”. Free Playground!?!? Let’s go! On the page my mother wrote:
“Homespun Valley is located in the center of Gatlinberg, Tennessee”. Even though Gatlinburg is on both the postcard and brochure she still managed to misspell it.
Page 10 is blank.
Page 11-Brochure for Oconaluftee Indian Village in Cherokee, North Carolina. On the page my mom wrote:
“Oconaluftee is an Indian Village in Cherokee, North Carolina. This Village is also very colorful.” She must have been on a “colorful” kick.
Page 12 is blank.
Page 13-Two postcards that I can only assume she got in Cherokee, North Carolina. I can’t look on the back of the cards because she taped AND stapled them to the page.
The Hemlock Motel is my families motel. I grew up in the large building on the right side of the postcard. Our office was the left side of that building. Our house was a large 2 story farm house. I hope your mom was able to come stay with us. We had many friends who came back to stay with us year after year. The children also came back to stay with us when they were grown. The motel is now the Gatlinburg Aerial Tramway (Ober Gatlinburg).
Susan Greengold
Posted by: Susan Greengold | 10/10/2011 at 09:08 PM
Wow! Thanks, Susan. We always stayed in the Hemlock Motel whenever we went to Gatlinburg when I was growing up. My father chose it! He told me about hemlock the poison was not the same as a hemlock tree! I seem to remember a hemlock tree there . . . hence, the name?
Posted by: Virginia Albrecht | 10/11/2011 at 01:23 PM
There were hemlock trees in front of every cabin. It is great to hear from someone who stayed with us over the years. I had a great time growing up in Gatlinburg. I still live here even though it has gotten a lot busier. Hope you will come back again and bring your family. A really great place to stay is the Bearskin. It is close to where our motel was and it sits right on the river. Susie
Posted by: Susan Greengold | 10/12/2011 at 10:21 AM