Solar Inn

Solar Inn Restaurant postcard
Enjoy the Friendly Hospitality of the Solar Inn, 1 mile South of Ames on Highway 69
Steaks, Sea Food, Chicken - Ames Iowa

Hugh C. Hostetter operated the Solar Inn restaurant south of Ames on the east side Highway 69 from 1949 to 1977.  Although the site was considered one mile outside the city limits in 1949, the address today would be 2812 South Duff.

Solar Inn menu cover

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Menu from the Solar Inn

Hostetter's Solar Inn steak grilling indicator

The reverse of the card shows milage from Hostetter Solar Inn.

The Solar Inn sponsored this advertisement in the Ames Centennial Booklet.

Graphic from a Solar Inn ashtray

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