Photo 31-JAN-33

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Coral Motel. The road in the foreground is Old MN Hwy 65. Glen Cary Lutheran Church is located nearby and when Hwy. 65 became a 4-lane highway the State had to route both sets of lanes to the east of the old highway rather than move the church cemetery. The motel is now called Ham Lake Apartments and constitutes low-income housing in the city. Has a reputation for being visited frequently by law enforcement.

I believe these buildings were moved in from an old resort-like complex either near Laddie Lake/ SLP Lumber area or near Moore Lake Hwy 694 & Hwy 65 area. One building (foreground) in this photo is on a housemovers cart. The house is also still there as of April 2022.

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