Martin Digital History

Ebb Tide Court, c. 1965

Item

Title

Ebb Tide Court, c. 1965

Subject

Description

The Ebb Tide Motel in Jensen Beach. Tony and Ann Milazzo opened the four unit motel in 1954. The motel was purchased by the Frank Kuper family in September 1956. John Hughes took over ownership in the mid-1960s and expanded the motel with a new building housing eight additional units. Around 1979, Roy and Margaret Nuttall began operating the business as a motel and apartments.

Caption on back of postcard reads "Overlooking Indian River (Intracoastal Waterway) and marina. One bedroom efficiencies, TV, air conditioned and electrically heated. Owned and operated by John & Mary Hughes."

Source

Scan gift of Sandra Thurlow.

Publisher

Joseph Back (West Palm Beach, Fla.)

Rights

No Copyright - In the United States: The Martin County Library System believes that the Item is in the Public Domain under the laws of the United States, but a determination was not made as to its copyright status under the copyright laws of other countries. For more information, visit http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NoC-US/1.0/

Format

1 color postcard; 5.5x3.5 inches

Language

English

Type

Still Image

Identifier

Thurlow-2025-039-postcards-141
2025.039

Original Format

Postcard

Collection

Citation

“Ebb Tide Court, c. 1965,” Martin Digital History, accessed October 5, 2026, https://www.martindigitalhistory.org/items/show/16539.