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Originally Posted by HossC
I don't think we ever found the Los Palmos Motel. The nearest I found was the Los Palmos Inn at 4278 Westlan Avenue in Fresno, but I got that address from a matchbook and couldn't find any pictures.
What I did find was an almost identical Sno-Breze air conditioner atop Phil's Charcoal Broiler in Redlands. This photo is dated 1938, so ties in with the image above. This one seems to be long gone.
Huntington DL
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These aren't airconditioners in the usual sense, they are giant swamp coolers where water trickles down and as it evaporates the air temperature drops