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The Sunrise Sands Beach Resort in Fort Pierce, Fla., is an example of the open-corridor style that is temporarily in demand because of Covid travel habits. Photo Credit: Premier Hotel Realty
Tom Stieghorst
A style of small hotel once popular in Florida has gained new life in the pandemic but has a doubtful future once normality returns.
Anyone who grew up when the station wagon roamed the highways is no doubt familiar with the properties, ubiquitous in the 1950s, 60s and 70s, characterized by their open-air corridors and exterior staircases. Warm weather vacation destinations like Florida and California were filled with them.