Coker's Motor Court - US 301 Virginia/North Carolina State Line
Coker's Motor Court and the Stateline Junction Restaurant were some of the numerous old motor courts you could find along US 301. Coker's was unique as it sat on the Virginia and North Carolina State Line. Coker's Motor Court Linen Postcard dating to the 1930/40s. Coker's was home to at least six duplex outbuildings on the Virginia side. A restaurant and gas station were on the North Carolina side. The Coker family lived in a farmhouse adjacent to the property on the North Carolina side. One of the six standing motor lodge duplex buildings. (May 2011) There is not much known about the motor lodge - when it operated - or when it closed. On the back of the postcard, it states that the restaurant features southern cooking. In time, a convenience store called Stateline Lottery opened on the property. The store sits on the state line, and a wide yellow line runs through the middle of the store to denote which state you are in. The yellow line i...
