Description: |
Snapshot from Fox Lake of the east facade of the Mar-Fran Motel.Mary Frances Fleming and her husband Harry Marcus Fleming of Indianapolis and Mabel Van Cleave of Franklin operated the Mar-Fran Motel and restaurant for decades as one of the few businesses in the county where Blacks could stay and dine. The original two-story, forty-room motel was destroyed by fire on November 28, 1966 and rebuilt. M. Fleming auctioned the motel and contents in May 1993. |
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Origin: | 1980s, circa |
Source: |
http://indianaalbum.pastperfectonline.com/photo/7E656C9B-CDA1-4760-8002-067415635736 |
Collection: |
Indiana Album |
Rights: | http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/UND/1.0/ |
Geography: |
1045 SW Fox Lake Road, Angola, Steuben County, Indiana, United States |
Subjects: |
Fox Lake Resort, Angola / Jackson Family Collection Motels Lakes & ponds African Americans--History Fox Lake (Ind.) Angola (Ind.) Steuben County (Ind.) |
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