U-SMILE TOURIST CAMP 1 mile east of Kansas City, MO on U.S. 40

The Hideout thought that a little background into "Tourist Camp" living in the Bonnie and Clyde Era might prove interesting. I chose to spotlight the "U-Smile" Camp here, as it was just a stone's throw from the Red Crown Tavern campsite.
Aerial views shown below, taken in later years of both camp sites, though different locations, are strangely similar The U-Smile Tourist Court was demolished with the planned construction of I-435




At the U-Smile Cabin Camp in Kansas City, MO., arriving guests signed the registry and then paid their money. A cabin without a mattress, rented for one dollar; a mattress for two people cost an extra twenty-five cents, and blankets, sheets, and pillows another fifty cents. Each guest was given a bucket of water from an outside hydrant, along with a scuttle of firewood in the winter. Many cabin camps were combined with gasoline stations, cafes, and other businesses. Credit and acknowledgement for above text - "Motel in America" a book by John A. Jakle, Keith A. Schulle and Jefferson S. Rogers









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