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| Reproduction postcard circa 1990s: Kummerlowe |
| Wigwam
Village #2 -- Cave City, Kentucky |
Constructed in 1935 by Frank Redford, Wigwam Village #2 consisted of 15 guest teepees, a restaurant, gas pumps, a gift shop, and restroom teepees labeled braves and squaws. In
all, seven Wigwam Villages were built making the idea a pioneer
in standard design and an early chain using a franchising model.
However the concept lacked a corporate structure rendering it
unable to survive as more than a curiosity after its founder died.
A rare survival from another time, Cave City's Wigwam Village still calls out to passers-by with its unique eye-catching design. It is an American treasure of the Roadside. For
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| Business card circa 1950s: Kummerlowe |
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| Photographs August 16, 2001: Kummerlowe |
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| Photograph April 22, 2004: Kummerlowe |
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wonderful neon "Sleep in a Wigwam" sign seen warmly
glowing in 2001 was mostly dark in 2004 with only "office"
with its arrow and the vacancy sign above it just barely flickering.
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| Photographs August 16, 2001: Kummerlowe |
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| Photographs April 22, 2004: Kummerlowe |
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