“Say, you only have two signs. You sure that’s enough?”

“Mebbe you’re right. It’s not.”

The back of the card says WE STAYED HERE. JANET. Which could be some sort of flat declaration to Janet, who didn’t believe the author.

“T.V., telephones and radios, and featuring an “Esther Williams” swimming pool.

There's still a Shanty Motel and a Shanty bar. At some point they made a conscious, intentional decision to make the street, and the Shanty, less interesting.

Someone thought, well, it'll do. Less is less.