The back of the card says “northeast corner of Midway Airport,” and they’re not kidding; like the Midway, the runway was literally across the street. The copy also insists that the Caffarello was “the largest Motel in Chicago,” which may have been true – certainly doesn’t look like it, though. Unless that row of rooms went on for six miles.

If there is a God in heaven, that sign rotated.

Says the message:

“My Northwest flight was 3/4 hour late leaving Wold Chamberlain so I missed all Chi-Miami flights and had to stay here last nite. Dad.”