Snow Flake Motel
Title
Snow Flake Motel
Publisher
Lawrence Technological University
Date Created
January 9, 2015
Creator
Taliesin Associated Architects
Peters, William Wesley
Creator2
O’Connor, Thomas (photograph)
Creator Nationality
American
Work Type
Single Built Works
Date
July, 1965
Work Location
Michigan (state)
Saint Joseph (inhabited place)
Style/Period
Modern (styles and periods)
Subject
motels
swimming pools
Description
Exterior view of swimming pool area at the Snow Flake Motel in St. Joseph, Michigan, built in the early 1960's. "When Sahag Sarkisian, a dealer in oriental rugs, announced plans for the Snow Flake nearly four decades ago, the residents of Saint Joseph expected it to be the most opulent lodging in town. Sarkisian had long dreamed of building an inn as a gift for his young daughter. He guaranteed ice makers and color TVs in each of its 57 units, uncommon perks in those days. And the hexagon-shaped pool, to be topped with a clear Plexiglas dome, would give the illusion of outdoor swimming on Michigan's coldest days … It never did get its Plexiglas dome; instead the metal framework for one rises above it like an oversize jungle gym,"--The Snow Flake Motel struggles to regain its past glory, by Dan Rafter in The Chicago Reader, June 19, 1998.
Reproduction Type
jpeg
Copyright Statement
©2013 Lawrence Technological University. These images may be used for personal or educational purposes. They are not available for commercial purposes without the explicit permission of LTU.
ID Number
LTU-TO-143
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