Dolphin Motel – Vero Beach, Florida

Dolphin Motel
-For those who want the best –
Two blocks south of Business Section on U.S. #1
Vero Beach, Florida
14 Deluxe rooms, swimming pool, room T.V., tile baths, individually controlled air conditioning and heat. 3 minutes to Beach, Golf Courses, Shopping Center. Restaurants nearby.
Marie and George Kessler, Owner-Managers
Phone Jordan 2-9802

This card has the AAA logo. Pub. by Bob Palmer, Vero Beach, Florida. 79376-B. Made by Dexter Press, Inc. West Nyack, New York.

This lovely vintage postcard was mailed from Vero Beach on November 10, 1964 using a purple 4 cent Lincoln stamp, Pray for Peace cancellation.  It was mailed to Mrs. Ralph McCrea, 505 Lyncott St. No. Muskegon, Mich.

Hi: May be back home before you even know we were gone. Came to look at the orange grove and everything fine. Weather is wonderful. Be home Saturday.
Love Sally

The Dolphin Motel is still listed in a directory of Fire-Safe Hotels and Motels online. However, it seems very likely that, with no other listing, the motel is long gone. Satellite maps don’t show anything that resembles the roof-line of the old structure. There is a George Kessler, related to Marie Kessler, reported as living in Vero Beach (aged 96 – Marie is listed as aged 99!), but no white pages listing so I am inclined to think that they have passed on.

Not able to dig up much of anything about Ralph S. McCrea or his wife, Elsie E. McCrea.