auto court
Example Sentences
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The auto court, which opened in 1937, fell into disrepair when motorists started to abandon the Mother Road for the national highway system.
From Washington Post • Dec. 11, 2019
Early in "Travels" Steinbeck bunks at an auto court in Maine and rages against the sterility of it.
From Salon • Jul. 6, 2018
The houses are built in clusters of four sharing a single driveway and auto court and are designed to be inconspicuous: all exterior walls must mimic the brown and ocher tones of desert soil.
From Time Magazine Archive
In 1940, stirred by their autumnal romance, they stole out of Granite Falls, drove west to a Las Vegas auto court, won Nevada divorces.
From Time Magazine Archive
Each evening I found a pleasant auto court to rest in, beautiful new places that have sprung up in recent years.
From "Travels with Charley in Search of America" by John Steinbeck
