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S IN NORTH PALM BEACH
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INC, - TUESD R 3 1, 1963
BESIDE THE POOL
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The Camelot Motor Lodge and Inn on U.S. #1.,, directly across from the North Palm Relaxing for a few minutes from the task of readying the lodge and inn for the formal
Beach Country Club, is located on the Marina and faces the Intracoastal waterway. opening are., (I to r) Eileen Piatt
The 18 -hole golf course of the Country Club is available to Camelot guests , James Knight., the Inn's manager
,James offers docking space to boats. J. and the "Sis" Platt and Herbert Gibson. ,James Platt,
DNE OF THE -.LUXURIOUS SUITES
AT THE REGISTRATION DESK
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The tropical scenery around the pool is reflected in the mirror of one of the luxurious Mr. and Mrs. Jim Piatt, owners, right, discuss the formal opening of the C&Melot
suites at the Camelot. All the beautifully appointed accommodations with "that touch with their daughter Eileen and Al Mullin.
of English decor" overlook the pool area.
CAMELOT MOTOR LODGE CELEBRATES OPENING
The formal opening of the
Camelot Motor Lodge and
Inn, U.S. #1, North Palm
Beach, was celebrated with
a reception there from 4 to
6 Sunday afternoon. Receiv-
ing were Mr. and Mrs. Jim
Piatt and daughter, Eileen,
James P. Knight who is
the Inn's manager, Mr. and
Mrs. Gene Armstrong, and
Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Gib-
son.
The Camelot Motor Lodge
and Inn is the first unit
of the franchise started by
Gene Armstrong and Mr.
and Mrs. Piatt on the Cam-
elot Chain. Certain nego-
tiations are now being made
on other Camelots from
Florida to New York.
Armstrong is a local con-
tractor, and the Piatts are
from Meadville, Pa., where
they owned Piatt's Inn for
20 years. They have been
in the apartment rental
business for four years in
North Palm Beach.
In the spring, 36 more
units will be added to the
existing 28 units of the
Camelot here, and a ban-
quet room and cocktail
lounge will be built.
The lodge, adjacent to the
marina and across from the
North Palm Beach ountry
P 1 i Air
Club is the nearest motel
to the new PGA headquar-
ters. RCA television, air
conditioning, and direct
dialing telephone service,
the first and the newest
of its kind in the state,
are features of the motel.
Yachtsmen can arrange
accommodations by calling
848-6289 Frank Tichenor
at the N.P.B. Marina or
the Camelot, 848-9610.
CAMELOT INN MANAGER
James P. Knight, for-
merly with C reighton's
Restaurant, now is asso-
ciated with the Camelot
chain and is Inn manager
of the Camelot Restaurant
in North Pa' m Beach. He
was with. C reighton's for
four years and was with
their restaurants in Ft.
Lauderdale, Petersburg
and -Riviera Beach. He has
been in the restaurant and
bar bUslness for 18 years.
Knight said there will be
continuous serving in `rjj
Inn from 7 a.m. to 10 p
"The varied menu,"
said, "includes char -broil-
ed steaks, a variety of
seafood, and our specials -
pan -fried chicken. We pla
also to cater to specie_
parties and the yachts E
chored in the adjacent m2
ina.>