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The only motel in the state with a swimming pool inside a damn bubble

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The only motel in the state with a swimming pool inside a damn bubble

North Carolina once had... this! So what happened to this place? And did the bubble actually work?

Jeremy Markovich
Aug 8, 2023
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The only motel in the state with a swimming pool inside a damn bubble

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Bubble over outdoor pool at 1960s motel
From the Miscellaneous Postcard Collection, PhC.120, North Carolina State Archives, Raleigh, NC.

While I was doing research on last week’s newsletter about the surprisingly old building that housed Charlotte’s classiest strip joint (until recently), I found the picture above. Well! Would you look at that! A pool inside a bubble! Apparently they’re not just for outdoor dining and NBA playoffs during a pandemic!

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