In March, we published the first in a series looking at the hotels in our lives, and how they’ve shaped our understanding of the world and our place in it. This one tells the story of two very different family vacations. Two hotels, a four star historic landmark and mid-century motor court, provide a jumping off point to explore memory, how we be come aware of social hierarchies, and how moving away from routines helps us develop our adult tastes and identities.
Whether we are mapping the historic legacy of a community or tracking modern consumer behavior, this narrative approach highlights one of our core methods: transforming lived memory into profound structural insight.
Read the full essay, “The Empress and the Palm Springs Motel,” on Substack.
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