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3 V Tourist Court

            St. Francisville, LA
USA

Built in the mid-nineteen-thirties and offering overnight accommodation to travelers ever since, 3-V Tourist Court is one of just three motor courts that survive in Louisiana (the others are in Shreveport and New Iberia), and it’s the oldest of the lot.

In the early days of widespread car ownership, St. Francisville’s three Vinci brothers opened their 3-V Motor Court—twelve cabins, each connected to its neighbor by a little carport—near the corner of Commerce and Ferdinand streets.

Since that corner was also anchored by the 3-V Café and the 3-V Bar, the Vinci brothers appear to have had something of a monopoly on the corner at the time. In the forties they added the gas station that would evolve into the iconic Magnolia Café once Robin Marshall got her hands on it.

Robin bought the Vincis’ 3-V Tourist Court in the ‘eighties—by which time America’s Best Westerns and Motel 6’s had more or less sent humble little motor courts like 3-V the way of the dinosaur.

Taken on: April 6, 2017

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St.Francisville

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Camera: Motorola XT1093, f/2.2, 1/1370 sec, 4.2mm, ISO 50 (more info) (hide info)

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Focal Length:	4.2mm
ISO:	50
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Flash:	Off, Did not fire
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Metering Mode:	Average
White Balance:	Auto
Sharpness:	Soft
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Software:	Windows Photo Editor 10.0.10011.16384
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