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Kewpee Hamburgs: 1940
... Michigan." Our focus here is next door, on the Kewpee Hotel restaurant, purveyor of "Kewpee Hamburgs" (a regional chain last ... 
 
Posted by Dave - 12/04/2019 - 3:14pm -

July 1940. "Brick house on main street of Benton Harbor, Michigan." Our focus here is next door, on the Kewpee Hotel restaurant, purveyor of "Kewpee Hamburgs" (a regional chain last glimpsed here). Medium format acetate negative by John Vachon. View full size. Nice House I realize the focus is on the Kewpee Hamburg building, but the substantial and seemingly well-maintained home that was the photographer's intended focus looks out of place in this industrial neighborhood. Kewpee Lives on!A Kewpee burger can still be had in the porcelain flagship in Lima, Ohio. The downtown location had a car turntable to help you exit the parking lot. The square patties and chocolate "thicks" are delicious and said to be Dave Thomas' inspiration for Wendy's burgers and Frosties. https://kewpeehamburgers.com/ Kewpee Was Here... at 261 East Main Street. No House, No HamburgsIt seems our house and hamburgers are both gone. After finding the location of White's Auto Body (248 Territorial Road) in an old directory, I think I have the house's location. (260 E Main Street.) The windows on the building across the alley appear to match. Lost in transitionA nice home getting surrounded by businesses in a transitional neighborhood is as old as the hills, it seems. Put it all togetherCan you see the Heathkit factory from here? Kewpee & White's DecoratorsIt seems Kewpee and White had the same decorator! Possibly Merritt Riley Worix, a decorator painter who lived nearby in St Joseph MI. (The Gallery, Eateries & Bars, John Vachon)
Nomobile: 1920
... you can see the Fortmann Mansion, used as the McKittrick Hotel in "Vertigo." Below, the imposing edifice farther up Eddy St. in the ... 
 
Posted by Dave - 11/18/2017 - 11:59pm -

        UPDATE: Resident pantomath tterrace puts us at Jefferson Square Park, while Shorpy member 426hemi identifies the car as a 1922 Winton Six Model 40. Well done! The place: San Francisco circa 1920. The tires: Goodrich Silvertown Cords. That's about all we can say about this 5x7 glass plate, whose negative sleeve is devoid of any caption information. We leave it to you to fill in the blanks. View full size. Maybe Winton, but which model.This car has been the subject of discussion on the aaca forum pages. It would seem to be a Winton but the car in the picture submitted by 426hemi is larger. It has 34 hood louvres vs 30 on the mystery car. Note also the hood is obviously longer as you can see the second handle. I have several references which mention Winton and none agree re which model is which and in which years there were two wheelbase lengths. [The photo below of a Winton Six, model unknown, was added by me. Comparing it to the large photo proves nothing, other than to show that both cars are Winton Sixes. - Dave] Jefferson SquareThis is at Jefferson Square Park, previously seen here, in which you can see the Fortmann Mansion, used as the McKittrick Hotel in "Vertigo." Below, the imposing edifice farther up Eddy St. in the current shot is seen in this 1906 photo when the park was filled with post-earthquake and fire refugee tents (click to enlarge). Chalmers?Windshield looks like this earlier Shorpy photo found here. [Both vehicles are open touring cars with "California tops" -- aftermarket accessories that would be poor clues as to the make of the car. - Dave] Vehicle isA Paige. [A Paige of this vintage would have angled hood louvers, as well as the word PAIGE on the hubcaps. So keep guessing. A good clue might be the "mouse hole" lubrication port over the running board. - Dave] No Photographer?Interesting! For an almost straight-on photo there is not a reflection of the photographer. I'm 99% sure that this vehicle isa 1922 Winton Six Model 40 Touring Car. [Ding ding ding! I think we have a winner! - Dave] Just a guessAustin? (The Gallery, Cars, Trucks, Buses, Chris Helin, Dogs, San Francisco)
The Fight: 1913
... appearance, the Hudson is part of the Millennium Broadway Hotel next door, and is used as a conference center and venue for special ... 
 
Posted by Dave - 03/09/2015 - 1:42pm -

New York, 1913. "Quality Shop and Hudson Theatre." Where the audience for Bayard Veiller's drama The Fight included a grand jury probing charges that the play was "indecent and a public nuisance." 8x10 glass negative. View full size. The alphabet thiefis in town - see usiness en's unch. I certainly hopethat those two usiness en enjoy their unch at Café Signage. Business Men's LunchThree martinis and some pretzels. Quality Replacement Letters could probably be purchased at the aptly named, and handily located, shop a mere two doors down. [The letters are not actually missing, they're just semi-invisible thanks to the emulsions used in the days before panchromatic film. - Dave] Red BMLI would surmise, as letters painted with that color would show up darker when using orthochromatic emulsion (no guess as to Pantone color shade though.) Hudson Theatre is still thereIt's still in business at 141 W. 44th Street. After serving as a movie theater, studio for CBS and NBC, a legitimate theater, a porno house and finally a rock night club, the NYC Landmarks Preservation Commission declared the interior and exterior an official landmark in 1987. Now restored to its original 1903 appearance, the Hudson is part of the Millennium Broadway Hotel next door, and is used as a conference center and venue for special events. Leo. Feist, Inc.Above the theater is one of the offices of Leo. Feist, Inc., as shown on the open windows and also by the large brass plate on the corner of the building. Leopold Feist founded and ran a music publishing firm in the early 1900s. By the 1920's, Feist was among the seven largest publishers of sheet music in the world. He had offices in major cities around he globe. His largest selling piece of sheet music was "My Blue Heaven" published in 1927. Emblazoned -- at least once on every music sheet he published -- was the slogan "You Can't Go Wrong With Any Feist Song". After his death in 1930, most of the Feist music catalog was acquired by MGM. ComstockeryAccording to John Houchin's "Censorship of the American Theatre in the Twentieth Century", many early twentieth-century plays dramatized female sexual abuse (fueled by a moral panic over "white slavery"). What the authorities took exception to in "The Fight" was a confrontation set in a bordello, where the heroine (campaigning for public office) accuses her opponents of corrupting young women and the community for their own profit. In anticipation of the grand jury's visit, Veiller rewrote the second act and merely described the bordello scene, instead of showing it onstage, and after viewing the revised version, the grand jury dropped all charges. (The Gallery, NYC, Stores & Markets)
Immense Chewing Candy: 1904
The Jersey shore circa 1904. "Young's Hotel and Boardwalk, Atlantic City." Where strollers confront a plenitude of ... 
 
Posted by Dave - 12/07/2013 - 9:42pm -

The Jersey shore circa 1904. "Young's Hotel and Boardwalk, Atlantic City." Where strollers confront a plenitude of amusements, confections and refreshments. 8x10 inch dry plate glass negative, Detroit Publishing Company. View full size. That's The Beer Brewed in ColumbusIn the middle left of the photo (right above the Brady's Baths sign) is a sign for Hoster's Beer which was one of the major breweries here in Columbus, Ohio in those days. Mexican PenochisThis from Historical Sketch of the Chicago Confectionery Trade: BELL, Jonas N. Started jobbing and is now (1905) a manufacturer of sweets at 606 West Madison Street As Senior Partner began manufacturing as BELL & PFEIFFER at 40 Fifth Avenue and 612 West Madison 1901 Has also manufactured vending machines Ex-Vice President of the Jobbing Confectioners' Association Ad: (Photo of BELL) "JONAS N. BELL Manufacturer and Jobber of High Grade Confections, Sole manufacturer of the Original "Mexican Penochis" as made in Old Mexico, Tin Boxes 25 cents. Texas Pecan Clusters made of Texas Selected Pecan Nuts, Tin Boxes 30 cents, 604 W. Madison Street -- Chicago" Page 83, 119, 122 (Ad/Photo) Low down on Mexican penochis...http://www.newspapers.com/newspage/38621364/ As it's poorly OCR'd it's a bit of a puzzling read, but worth a couple minutes. 25% purerFrom the Boston Evening Transcript, May 8, 1902. Ten-cent cigarActually, something of a premium smoke back in 1904. Where It All BeganThe custom of keeping right of oncoming traffic. Perhaps it was a continuation of the American Revolution, when Patriots began to drink coffee vis-à-vis British tea, while the British had and still have the custom of keeping left? Early Atlantic CityIs that Nucky I see down there on the boardwalk smiling? (The Gallery, Atlantic City, DPC)
On Broadway: 1903
... Avenue to the right. Also a nice view of the Albemarle Hotel and, at bottom, the obelisk of the Worth Memorial , resting place of ... 
 
Posted by Dave - 11/02/2013 - 3:03pm -

Circa 1903. "Flatiron Building, New York." Looking south down Broadway at this seminal skyscraper, with Fifth Avenue to the right. Also a nice view of the Albemarle Hotel and, at bottom, the obelisk of the Worth Memorial, resting place of Mexican-American War hero Major General William Jenkins Worth (and, incidentally, one of only two monuments serving as mausoleums in Manhattan). 8x10 inch dry plate glass negative, Detroit Publishing Company. View full size. Things To ComeThe streets shown in this photo, except for some horse emissions and some circular street stains, are exceptionally clean. No Burger King or McD wrappers, Starbucks containers, lottery scratch offs, NY Post front pages or other detritus. One of only twoOne of only two monuments serving as mausoleums in Manhattan, the other being General Grant National Memorial, better known as Grant's Tomb. I'd like to put the pieces togetherLove it. .. This would make a great puzzle, full of rich details showing the hustle and bustle of city life 110 years ago. Not the only odd monumentVisible at the left edge through the trees of Madison Square Park is the 1876 statute of William H. Seward by Randolph Rogers. Seward served as New York's governor and later represented the state in the Senate, but of course is most famous for orchestrating the purchase of Alaska ("Seward's Folly") while Secretary of State. Soon after the statue's dedication, a rumor arose that sculptor Rogers saved money by adding Seward's head to an existing cast of a statue of Abraham Lincoln. He had been paid to do an entirely new statue. Rogers never confirmed or denied the rumor, but it's obvious that the statue's proportions are all wrong. The body is that of a tall man, which Seward definitely was not, and Seward's head is much too small for his(?) body. Today the Seward statute is overshadowed by Shake Shack, a large food kiosk where hipsters and trustafarians wait in hours-long lines for expensive hamburgers. Mystery objectWhat is this guy carrying? Can't be a TV antenna... Probably a dressmaker's dummyThe mystery object is probably (part of) a dressmaker's dummy. He's holding it almost upside down; the three legs would normally be sitting on the floor. There might be another section that goes on top of the part he has - see this picture from 1913. A tailor tries a dress-in-progress on a dummy like this to make sure it's shaping up correctly. It *might* be a bird cage, but the ones I've seen didn't usually have the main support pole running straight up the center like that. (The Gallery, DPC, Flatiron Building, NYC, Streetcars)
Bird's Eye Baltimore: 1906
... Street from Washington Monument." At right, the massive Hotel Belvedere. 8x10 inch dry plate glass negative, Detroit Publishing ... 
 
Posted by Dave - 01/27/2014 - 10:49am -

Baltimore, Maryland, circa 1906. "Looking up North Charles Street from Washington Monument." At right, the massive Hotel Belvedere. 8x10 inch dry plate glass negative, Detroit Publishing Company. View full size. Now THATis a flagpole bracket. Today's Bird's EyeFrom Bing Maps: http://binged.it/1f6P5u4 A surprising number of old friends accounted for, lovely town. StunningLove this, it's so rich in detail. I've never been to Baltimore, but doing a virtual walkabout on street view seems to indicate that there's a lot of the buildings in this pic still present and correct. Charles Street Rum RunFor several years in the 80's, we ran a 10K race, sponsored by Bacardi, straight down Charles St from St Mary's Seminary on the Northern Parkway to the harbor.Great town, great run (a completely downhill 10K!), great memories...my only sub-40-minute 10K ever. Modern viewHere's a similar view today, from Wikipedia: (The Gallery, Baltimore, DPC)
The Worthy: 1908
Springfield, Massachusetts, circa 1908. "Worthy Hotel." Pictured during street-cleaning hour. 8x10 inch glass negative, Detroit ... first one is a doozy. - Dave] Do Not Disturb The Hotel Worthy is still at 1571 Main Street. It has a couple of low-end shops at ... 
 
Posted by Dave - 07/24/2012 - 9:54pm -

Springfield, Massachusetts, circa 1908. "Worthy Hotel." Pictured during street-cleaning hour. 8x10 inch glass negative, Detroit Publishing Co. View full size. Worthy barberI love the barber pole coming up from the basement steps. [If those are steps, the first one is a doozy. - Dave] Do Not DisturbThe Hotel Worthy is still at 1571 Main Street. It has a couple of low-end shops at street level and is used for low-income housing. View Larger Map Wow!I love this shot. The eagle on top of the building is the cherry on the cake. The buildings are gorgeous, the street and the cars -- well, it's just a place I would like to step into. (The Gallery, Cars, Trucks, Buses, DPC, Horses)
Birds of a Feather: 1954
April 1954. "Flamingo Hotel, Las Vegas." Medium format negative for the Look magazine assignment ... 
 
Posted by Dave - 08/24/2017 - 12:39pm -

April 1954. "Flamingo Hotel, Las Vegas." Medium format negative for the Look magazine assignment "What Price Gambling in Nevada?" View full size. What's in Your Trunk?Hmmm. A row of Cadillacs in 50s Vegas. I wonder how many dead bodies are in the trunks? Bubble-upThe tower in the background was one of the most beautiful neon creations in Las Vegas. Made up of hundreds of small circular neon lights in soft white, they lit from the bottom to the top (or 'boiled'). It was often referred to back then as the "champagne tower." Gas CapNot enough for me to ID the years, although the first two Cads are '51 to '54. A Cadillac expert could probably differentiate. However, it might be of interest to point out that the gas filler is under the left taillight. Push on the round reflector, which is actually a button, and the taillight pops up to reveal the gas cap. Memories.......I had a professor in college who used to refer to a Cadillac as a "Merry Widow". He was quite elderly, and said that every time one of his friends died, the widow would immediately go out and buy a Cadillac. Behind the CadillacsFrom the rear, 1954 Imperial, 1952 Oldsmobile, a 1953-54 Ford station wagon. I learned to drive with a 1953 Ranch Wagon. Anyhow, that's my story and I'm sticking to it. Since Dennis M askedI'm no expert, but with my grandmother owning a 1956 Coupe DeVille and my uncle having a 1954 Series 62 4-door Sedan, I grew up enthralled with the P-38 inspired tail fin era (1948-1956) and learned to play the First/Last game, which can be applied to either the front or the rear of the car. The Cadillac closest to the camera is a 1953 Series 62 4-door Sedan—First year for the one-piece rear window/Last year for that particular bumper design. The middle Cadillac is a 1950 Series 61 2-door Club Coupe—First year for that style bumper/Last year for the chrome piece under the tail light where the reverse light would be from 1951-on. The Cadillac furthest away is a 1952 Series 62 4-door Sedan—First year for the through-the-bumper dual exhaust and for the higher rear deck lid contour/Last year for the three-piece rear window. Cadillacs L to R'53 (one piece rear window), '50 (shape of tail light lens), '52 (three piece rear window, bumper exhaust ports), probably a Buick station wagon between and the far right car is a '52 Chrysler New Yorker St. Regis hardtop coupe. (The Gallery, Cars, Trucks, Buses, LOOK)
Coming Soon: 1903
... ironwork, it is the prettiest thing on the block. The Hotel Brunswick is nothing special. That we lost it is no big deal. But that ... 
 
Posted by Dave - 08/01/2012 - 5:40pm -

New York circa 1903. "Detroit Photographic Company, 229 Fifth Avenue." As Paul Harvey used to say, "And now for the rest of the story" -- a more expansive view of the building seen in our previous post, answering the question of what the General was up to. Detroit Publishing Company glass negative. View full size. Perilous climbHow did the ladies gracefully make it to the top of that coach? ?!How did they get a window in the chimney? I've never seen anything like it. Faux FireThe one on the right is a chimney. The one on the left is symmetrical brickwork to balance that gorgeous chimney. Only fire it experienced was in its architect's imagination. I just wish they had kept that New Amsterdam style building. Between the tile and the brickwork, and the ironwork, it is the prettiest thing on the block. The Hotel Brunswick is nothing special. That we lost it is no big deal. But that faux chimney building was a treasure. Madison Square Park in the distanceThe Flatiron Building (completed in 1902) would be located just past the park, just beyond the right edge of the photograph. Also, today's Museum of Sex is on the NE corner, just inside the iron fence area. Capital!This photograph is a wondrous time machine. It puts you right there on the street in 1903. On the right is the north end of Madison Square; the view is looking southeast. This picture was probably taken from the top of a stoop. (The Gallery, DPC, Horses, NYC)
Tri-State: 1904
... Grill is a restaurant. The present day area is a mixed hotel/shopping/dining complex known as Circle Centre Mall. The ever so ugly ... Court, which is in about the same location as the Claypool Hotel in the left of the DPC picture. The skinny building on the right is now ... 
 
Posted by Dave - 02/09/2019 - 2:21pm -

Indianapolis, Indiana, circa 1904. "Illinois Street, north from Washington." 8x10 inch dry plate glass negative, Detroit Photographic Company. View full size. Without a headacheBlots out all your troubles. Weber SiteNot a single recognizable thing in the present day Street View but I wonder if Weber Drug Store has any connection to Weber Grill, which seems to have offices in the same location: Weber GrillJust a point of correction: The Weber Grill is a restaurant. The present day area is a mixed hotel/shopping/dining complex known as Circle Centre Mall. The ever so ugly 'Arts Garden' is that spaceship-like thing that appears to have landed over the intersection. What's There TodayThe Weber Grill is in Claypool Court, which is in about the same location as the Claypool Hotel in the left of the DPC picture. The skinny building on the right is now the site of The Conrad, which I watched go up from excavation to topping out out windows of the Lilly Arts Garden (above the intersection) or the Circle Center Mall food court. You've outdone yourself, DaveI'm still looking for the Tri-State reference. [It might be in Indiana. Or Illinois. Or Washington. - Dave] (The Gallery, DPC, Indianapolis, Streetcars)
The Most Perfect Moving Pictures: 1907
... Bank Square at Main and Pleasant Streets, where the Eagle Hotel sits in the 1907 photo. None of the 1907 buildings appear to exist now. ... 
 
Posted by Dave - 04/23/2013 - 9:28am -

Circa 1907. "Laconia, New Hampshire -- Main Street." A highlight here is the handbill advertising "the most perfect moving pictures" and "animated pantomimic dramas" at the Folsom Opera House. View full size. The other side of the family?On the left, we have Quimby Drugs; on the right, Quinby & Son Sporting Goods & Fishing Tackle. Time changes thingsThe building at left would be occupied by F. W. Woolworth within a couple of years. The barbershop and unusual barber pole remained, but moved next door. Woolworth later relocated up the street to a new building on Bank Square at Main and Pleasant Streets, where the Eagle Hotel sits in the 1907 photo. None of the 1907 buildings appear to exist now. No motorcarsI count at least eleven horse carts, but nothing motorized. In most city scenes of this era with this many vehicles visible, you can usually spy at least one or two horseless carriages. Is their lack here just happenstance, or is there a deeper underlying reason for it, such as lack of reliable gasoline supplies to the distant reaches of New Hampshire? Tuesday, July 23, 1907Shorpy-inspired in-depth research shows that the circus poster proclaiming fun on Tuesday, July 23 - and a comparison with old calendars - proves that date fell in 1907. Wow! We Finally See One Labeled!In the right foreground - a real meat wagon! This one seems to have some real body parts aboard too. Laundry and MeatNice to know what’s in those wagons. OuchWhat's this? A 1907 downtown without a single painless dentist in sight! (The Gallery, DPC, Movies, Small Towns)
The Palms of Pompeii: 1908
... Rochester, New York, circa 1908. "Pompeiian Room -- Hotel Seneca." (Catchphrase: "In the Pompeiian Room, everyone smokes!") ... 
 
Posted by Dave - 07/19/2012 - 10:26pm -

Rochester, New York, circa 1908. "Pompeiian Room -- Hotel Seneca." (Catchphrase: "In the Pompeiian Room, everyone smokes!") 8x10 inch dry plate glass negative, Detroit Publishing Company. View full size. The "ashes" of PompeiiInteresting that the catchphrase would say "In the Pompeiian Room, everyone smokes!" as I don't see an ashtray in sight; unless those water pitchers were actually used as ashtrays, in which case I would say that definitely everyone smoked in that room. Breathtaking!This is just incredible! I sure hope it is still there! I've seen floors like that in Trier, Germany, that dated back to when it was a Roman town. I hate to think of it being filled with smoke, though, getting all discolored and nasty, but I guess it was all washable! It's brand newAccording to this site the Seneca opened in 1908 and was demolished in 1969. Somehow I don't think we'll see floors like that in Germany again anytime soon. Everyone Smokes in Pompeii ! I mean, just...think. Decor envyI love looking at photos of fin de siècle interiors. I absoltely covet those dining chairs and the gorgeous scalloped shutters on the upper windows. I'd be tirelessly prowling every estate sale, antique store, and consignment shop here in Rochester if there was any hope of them surfacing a century later... (The Gallery, DPC, Eateries & Bars, Rochester)
Human Hair Goods: 1905
... extensive renovation into apartments and a Kimpton brand hotel. +111 Below is the same view from July of 2016. (The Gallery, ... 
 
Posted by Dave - 05/06/2014 - 10:26am -

Circa 1905. "Euclid Avenue, Cleveland." Our title is a callout to Mme. K. Peal, dealer in HUMAN HAIR GOODS: POMPADOURS, SWITCHES, WIGS. 8x10 inch dry plate glass negative, Detroit Publishing Company. View full size. Oh my - there is W.C. FieldsIs that Mr. Fields standing just at the front of the horse at the left side? As usual, hand is holding the straw hat to head while his avoirdupois precedes him. That's ProgressShot from the same location. The curved corner building on the left is still there, although in *much* sadder condition. So is the tall building farther down on the right with the awnings. The lampposts seem to be getting their electricity from the same locations, although they've obviously been changed out: View Larger Map Traffic LightInteresting fact about Euclid Ave: the first traffic light in the U.S was installed here about 9 years later. Mme. PealBorn Katherine Kenninger in April 1854 in New York City to German immigrants. Married Theodore Peal before moving to Ohio (eldest children Arthur and Adolph were born in NY in 1863 and NJ in 1873 respectively). Daughter Charlotte born in 1879 in Ohio, as well as Lillian (1882) and Robert (1886). Appears to have separated from Theodore Peal at some point around 1900 (different addresses in the city directory, she lists herself Widowed, he Single in the 1900 Census) Died Nov 26, 1923, of breast cancer in Shaker Heights, Ohio. Last and First Had my last job in the USN down the street (E. 9th) to the right and my first civilian job post USN behind at 1255 Euclid. Brings back bittersweet memories of the Cleveburg I left in '77 and have not seen since. To the left on the close corner is a neat bank building with a dome and rich interior. Or was. Returning to former gloryThat building is being returned to its former glory through an extensive renovation into apartments and a Kimpton brand hotel. +111Below is the same view from July of 2016. (The Gallery, Cleveland, DPC, Stores & Markets, Streetcars)
Fashionistas: 1925
... This is the Connecticut Avenue entrance of the Mayflower Hotel. These ladies would be facing southwest, more or less toward the White ... 
 
Posted by Dave - 08/06/2012 - 1:56pm -

Washington. April 25, 1925. "Mrs. H.A. Colman, Mrs. C.E. Holmes, Mrs. C.M. Busch." National Photo Company Collection glass negative. View full size. And here's to you, Mrs. ColmanJesus loves you more than you will know ... She may need some penitence for her inattention to fashion, but I am guessing that she has her own ideas of style and prefers notice on her own terms! The other personages have flair and you can imagine that they glide gracefully for all their rotundity, God bless them. The MayflowerThis is the Connecticut Avenue entrance of the Mayflower Hotel. These ladies would be facing southwest, more or less toward the White House, three blocks away. I'm betting the one on the left is the free spirit of the group. League of American Pen Women Heavy HittersMrs. Colman was president of the National League of American Pen Women, an arts association that exists to this day. Eleanor Roosevelt was also a member. I'm guessing this was taken at their national convention. FashionistasThe 1925 version of the Dixie Chicks Some Like It Hot... featuring Lew Lehr, Alan Hale Jr. and Kathy Bates! Mrs. Holmes is the most tastefuland she looks as though she might also be the most friendly; Mrs. Busch is the second runner-up, but poor Mrs. Colman! Couldn't her maid have taken her aside, in an act of charity, and set her straight? Were polka-dots ever this popular? And are those melted marshmallows on her hat? Might she have been an opium abuser? A little off the topOh Boy! I can't wait for the swimsuit edition. (The Gallery, D.C., Natl Photo)
Adrian C. Anson: 1887
... the design and construction of the luxurious Jefferson Hotel Richmond, which opened in 1895. Anson helped erect the pro baseball ... 
 
Posted by Ken - 12/04/2007 - 12:20am -

A baseball card for Adrian C. Anson, first baseman for the Chicago White Stockings. Issued by Allen & Ginter Company, 1887. View full size Another look at "Cap" Anson."Cap" Anson was the was the 1st member of the 3000 hit club. Origin of cardsI don't know how commonly known this is, but this photo illustrates the fact that baseball cards were originally introduced in cigarette packs in order to keep the cigarettes from bending over. When they later started getting popular with kids they were packaged with bubble gum. On a totally different note, this illustration makes the guy look like he's in "Night of the Batting Dead." "How do I get to the Susquehanna Hat Company?" Blowing Up A Baseball Card To The Size Of A PosterBy my estimation, the "Full Image" version of this is approximately 30 times the size of what it's supposed to be, which would partially account for the somewhat pixilated effect. [And maybe even pixelated. - Dave] BatIt's interesting to view the evolution of baseball equipment over the decades, particularly (as this card shows) bats. Today's lumber has much more "meat" at the hittin' end, with a tapered handle that probably allows for higher swing speeds. Could this be due to better wood selection, lathing and curing techniques by the folks down there in Louisville? The lumber swung by the hitters of today's game make Cap's bat look like a fat stick. Ginter = Richmond industrialistLewis Ginter: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hollywood_Cemetery http://www.lewisginterrecreationassoc.org/history.html Major Lewis Ginter (1824 - October 1, 1897) was a prominent businessman, army officer, and philanthropist in Richmond, Virginia Of Dutch ancestry, he was born Lewis Guenther in New York City, New York, he moved to Richmond, Virginia in 1842. Ginter had a number of careers, arguably making and losing a fortune three times. Ginter amassed a great fortune in the tobacco industry via new technology for rolling cigarettes. He used this massive fortune to act as a philanthropist and for the development of civic and business interests in Richmond. He developed the neighborhood Ginter Park and brought the Union Theological Seminary there. His niece Grace Arents continued his philanthropy, spurring the development of St. Andrew's School, the Instructional Visiting Nurse Association and the Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden at her home Bloemendaal. He served with the Confederate States Army during the American Civil War, rising to rank of Major. His residence Ginter House sits on the Monroe Park campus of Virginia Commonwealth University. Hired on to the John Allen & Co, he became a partner of the Allen and Ginter tobacco company that ushered in a number of innovations including cigarette cards and the use of local Virginia tobacco. In 1890 Ginter's company joined forces with James B. Duke to form the American Tobacco Co.. Ginter also commissioned the design and construction of the luxurious Jefferson Hotel Richmond, which opened in 1895. Anson helped erect the pro baseball color barrierhttp://www.capanson.com/chapter4.html Cap Anson was (common for the era, even in his native Iowa) a bigot. His racial attitudes were stronger than most, however, and he led efforts to exclude blacks from professional baseball. Note that Jackie Robinson was NOT the first black to play in the major leagues -- both Fleet and Welday Walker played in 1884 before the color barrier limited baseball to the (ahem) melanin-impaired. (Sports)
Alterations: 1966
... death in 1963, they owned and operated the Hindman Hotel there. I used to spend summers in McLean, and looking back, it was like ... 
 
Posted by CrankyGreg - 05/25/2020 - 12:30pm -

My grandmother in 1966 at the sewing machine in her clothing store in McLean, Texas, on Main Street. I'm next to her in the hat, probably asking a million questions, along with my younger sister. Grandmother operated the store for many years and lived in the back in an apartment. McLean back then was on the old Route 66 and prior to my grandfather's death in 1963, they owned and operated the Hindman Hotel there. I used to spend summers in McLean, and looking back, it was like living in Mayberry. View full size. Levi StraussThose vintage Levi jeans stacked up on the shelves to the left would be worth a small fortune today! Red River SteakhouseThe BBQ place in McLean is still in business. That's about all. Driving through town you can see it was once a very nice place. I did drive a truck for many years and would stop there often. There is a very small truck stop along the interstate, and the restaurant which is on the edge of town. It seems you could live to be 100 years, no stress. Elegant and accomplishedYour grandmother was a smart lady in more ways than one. That's a gorgeous suit she's wearing on her trim figure. And a hotelier as well as a retailer! What a babe. Fabulous Outfit!That outfit your grandmother is wearing is perfectly fitted. How would she get in and out of it? The buttons on the back look challenging. Not SingerIt's a Pfaff 360 I think. A Singer?I would love to know the make and model (or at least the make) of that sewing machine! (The pandemic has reignited my passion for sewing as I burn the midnight oil making masks.) Although I'm guessing Singer, I'm secretly hoping it's not. My mother had a Singer from the early '70s and it was absolute trash. Garbage sewing machine. In and out of the shop. In retrospect there was just no fixing the design flaws. I know the earlier Featherweight models are popular with quilters but I'll never forget (or forgive) the trouble we had with that Singer. The sewing machinelooks like a Pfaff 360. Model 302Eleven years ago during an extended power outage, I had only cordless phones (and no cell service), so I needed a telephone that could operate just from the phone line. I bought a Model 302 like the one in the photo from a local resale shop for $10, and it worked (pulse dialing)! It came complete with a glow in the dark sticker from a funeral home that lists emergency numbers for fire, sheriff, hospital, ambulance and of course the aforementioned funeral home's three locations. I still use that phone, but now my telephone service is via satellite. The satellite modem still recognizes pulses. (ShorpyBlog, Member Gallery)
Pool Game: 1924
... Washington, D.C. "Warm weather Mah-Jongg at Wardman Park Hotel pool. Left to right: Jane Eynon, Betty Carey, Helen Plummer, Ruth ... 
 
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June 20, 1924. Washington, D.C. "Warm weather Mah-Jongg at Wardman Park Hotel pool. Left to right: Jane Eynon, Betty Carey, Helen Plummer, Ruth Nebecker." National Photo Company Collection glass negative. View full size. Do the tiles float?I've never seen a floating game of Mah Jong before! I wonder if the tiles float. Fun in the SunI just recently read (today, for that matter) that Mahjongg was a wildly popular game in the 1920s. Great to see picture evidence to back up my research! I love the swim caps, too. Thank you, Shorpy.com, for these photos. I especially love the ones from the 20s. An excuse to cool offI suppose if you dropped a tile, it would be a good excuse to duck down into the water and cool off while you retrieved it. (The Gallery, D.C., Natl Photo, Sports, Swimming)
Hobo King: 1924
... Feel free to expand it: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hotel_de_Gink Custom REO It appears to be a Reo touring body mounted ... Davis, “king of the hoboes” and founder of the Hotel de Gink, for the unemployed of New York, was received by President Wilson ... 
 
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August 1924. Washington, D.C. Jeff Davis, self-styled Hobo King (as well as founder of various Hotels de Gink, a chain of hostels for the homeless), standing next to his jalopy and driver. Harris & Ewing glass negative. View full size. BuildingI believe that the out-of-focus building in the background is the U.S. National Conservatory, located immediately adjacent to the Capitol. [Looks more like the Renwick Gallery at 17th Street and Pennsylvania Avenue NW. -tterrace] Car?Does that say "WO" on the front? It doesn't look like a Willys Knight insignia, but it also looks like it might be painted on. The headlights are similar to a 1918-ish Willys, but the concave grille is not. Little help? [It's a REO. -tterrace] FascinatingI was so fascinated by this picture that I researched him and the Hotels. I created a Wikipedia article with a few of the sources. Feel free to expand it: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hotel_de_Gink Custom REOIt appears to be a Reo touring body mounted on a truck chassis (White?). Something easily done "back in the day." Classy is as classy doesHe may be the Hobo King, but his car says he's "now traveling Delux." Amen to that. Hoboes, Tramps & Bums Washington Post, February 26, 1915. “Hobo King” Sees President Jeff Davis, “king of the hoboes” and founder of the Hotel de Gink, for the unemployed of New York, was received by President Wilson yesterday morning. After his visit to the White House the wanderer visited the Secretaries of State, War, Navy and Interior, in an effort to secure better legislation for the hoboes of the country. Davis asked the President to set aside some public lands for a “Farm de Gink” for the use of the unemployed. He later discussed his project with other cabinet officers. “Christopher Columbus was a sea hobo before he was the discoverer of America,” Davis told the President. “The unemployed are divided into three classes—hoboes who are willing to work; tramps who won't work, and bums who can't work. We are doing our best to assist the hoboes who are entitled to help from the government. Any man is apt to become a hobo at some time.” … (The Gallery, Cars, Trucks, Buses, D.C., Harris + Ewing, On the Road)
Pontiac Powwow: 1938
... October 3, 1938. "Meeting of Pontiac salesmen at Fairmont Hotel, San Francisco." Representing all the many tribes of the great Pontiac ... 
 
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October 3, 1938. "Meeting of Pontiac salesmen at Fairmont Hotel, San Francisco." Representing all the many tribes of the great Pontiac Nation. 8x10 acetate negative, originally from the Wyland Stanley collection. View full size. Yum!Looks like sliced ham, green peas and scalloped potatoes. But where are the drinks? The center table has the TOP SALESMEN for the year. Their award... they don't have to wear the silly hat! Double whammySomething tells me in just a few years these headdresses would quickly be stuck into drawers, and not because they are insensitive to Native Americans. Woman?I am not certain but there appears to be a single woman in the crowd ? Up against the middle of the bandstand - so how did that happen? [She's one of the band's vocalists, along with the chap next to her. -tterrace] Looks like room still exists!It appears that the room in which this picture was taken still exists. More info here. James JoyceSmack in the middle: round spectacles, little moustache, jug ears. I knew he could write literature, but, man, he's also rocking that leather jacket. Not politically correctToo many chiefs and not enough Indians. (The Gallery, Cars, Trucks, Buses, San Francisco, W. Stanley)
Tumblr: 1906
"Union Square with Naval Monument and St. Francis Hotel, San Francisco." Aftermath of the April 18, 1906, earthquake and fire. ... marks at every window of the still-standing St. Francis Hotel. The fire must have been horrible. While across the street, the ... 
 
Posted by Dave - 08/24/2014 - 1:24pm -

"Union Square with Naval Monument and St. Francis Hotel, San Francisco." Aftermath of the April 18, 1906, earthquake and fire. 8x10 inch dry plate glass negative, Detroit Publishing Company. View full size. 108 yearsWow. Aside from the Dewey Monument, Union Square sure has changed quite a lot since this photo was taken! All attempts at understatement comedic effect aside, this would make for a fabulous high-quality before and after photo. Only problem is, there are trees in the way now that might make it difficult to pull off. Fire damage to the (partially completed) Westin St Francis is clearly evident, and it's amazing to me that they just "cleaned her up" and she's still going strong today. Stunning and timely photo. [There wasn't any "Westin" back in 1906, although the marketing department for that particular lodging conglomerate is probably thrilled to see people referring to it that way! - Dave] Scorch marks at every windowof the still-standing St. Francis Hotel. The fire must have been horrible. While across the street, the buildings have toppled. The amazing column dead centre, standing. The foreground a battlefield of bricks. What an incredibly dramatic photo. And so poignant, with today's quake in the region. +103Below is the same perspective from September of 2009. (The Gallery, DPC, Fires, Floods etc., San Francisco)
Baltimore Luggers: 1905
... Poking around a bit, I found a reference to the Fountain Hotel (of that era) being located at Pratt and Calvert streets. That would ... 
 
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Baltimore circa 1905. "Oyster luggers at the docks." Panorama made from two 8x10 inch glass negatives. Detroit Photographic Company. View full size. SkipjacksNice photo of Baltimore Harbor in 1905. I think the Detroit Photo Co. knew little about oystering in the Chesapeake. The term "lugger" was pretty much unknown around Baltimore. The boats with the masts severely inclined towards the stern are skipjacks. Skipjacks would pull a dredge along the bottom to harvest oysters. Baltimore Luggers - topsails?These look like "Skipjacks". I'd like to know if the bundles at the tops of some of the masts are flying topsails? Thanks Baltimore's First Powered (Steam) Police BoatThe Lannan was Baltimore's first police boat, put in service in 1891. Before that rowboats were used in the harbor. This from the Sunday, Februray 23, 1958 issue of The Baltimore Sun: Click on both images to enlarge. The history of the Baltimore City Police Department's Marine Unit (originated 1860, formally founded on August 10, 1891) can be found here. Nautically speakingSkipjacks are the single masted vessels used till recently to dredge for oysters. However, in the photo we see that many of the vessels are two masted. As one of the other comments say, the ones that are steeply raked belong to the bugeyes, the vessels whose bottoms were made of multiple logs joined together cleverly to be watertight (similar techniques to today's racing log canoes). They are described in M.V. Brewington's "Chesapeake Bay: A Pictorial Maritime History". Only a couple of captions in that book show that before 1900 it was not rare for bugeyes to be "Square rigged" (gaff rigged) and therefore, yes, they could have gaff topsails. Most bugeyes were technically, from a modern point of view, ketch rigged -- the aft mast was smaller than the forward one -- and also usually had triangular sails, "leg-of-mutton" rather than Marconi because of no spreaders and lower aspect ratio, but this was during the 20th century. I think I can identify both ketch rigged and schooner rigged bugeyes in the photo. It's amusing that the confusion between the two rigs lives on in the log canoes. When I raced one in the 1980's I discovered that the larger, forward mast is the foremast and the aft mast the mainmast -- schooner terminology, even though the boat I raced was rigged as a ketch. The schooner-rigged vessels with more conservative rake to their masts (and more substantial hulls) are pungy schooners, used for cargo carrying. They too would have a main gaff topsail. A replica exists today (Lady Maryland I think) based in Baltimore. Schooner vs. Ketch vs. YawlIn Germany the ting ist simple: If the rear mast ist higher than the first or same high, the ship is a schooner. Therefore ist the rear mast the main mast and the foreward the foremast. If the first mast is bigger, it is a Ketch. The first one is the main mast and the second the besan mast. And now, to make the confusion complete: It the besan stands behind the rudder (= outside the construction waterline and mostly behind the steering position) the thing is called a Yawl. So lets have a look - the first one behind the lannan is a Schooner - definitivly. The second one seems to be a Ketch, the "annapolis and the Vessel behind her are Schooners too. The ships on the right of the "Annapolis" could be discussed - you can not see exactly the mast height in the picture, and the tree at the rear beam is cut off from the edge of the picture, and therefore the length is not recognizable. In order to set top sails on a gaffel-rigged mast, a top steege (=top mast) is required. These have very few ships on the picture. However, there are also constructions in which these steeges (for example, in order to pass under bridges) could be dismantled. What I'm wondering is the steam ship in front or the seed store. Must have been quite a puzzle, the thing to get there - and ran out certainly not "times just fast". Or stood the building on the left on a isle/ponton oer something else and ther was a way ount forward? Where's that wharf?Polk's city directory for 1893 and 1895 locate F. Border's Son (oyster packers, selling under the Blue Moon brand) as being at 331 McGillivrey's Wharf, but modern maps of the harbor fail to show a wharf by that name. Does anyone have a notion where in the harbor this would have been? Wharf LocationMarchbanks, I believe this would have been along Pratt Street; west is to the left. Same view from another pier/wharf - look at background. Re: Where's that wharf?Poking around a bit, I found a reference to the Fountain Hotel (of that era) being located at Pratt and Calvert streets. That would place the location at the Inner Harbor area of Baltimore. (Panoramas, Baltimore, Boats & Bridges, DPC)
Hobnobby Lobby: 1953
Sept. 23, 1953. "Stevensville Hotel, Liberty, New York. General view. Herbert Phillips, client." Large-format ... school in NYC, I worked as a waiter at the New Edgewood Hotel in Loch Sheldrake, across the lake from Brown's. It could not be more ... 
 
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Sept. 23, 1953. "Stevensville Hotel, Liberty, New York. General view. Herbert Phillips, client." Large-format negative by Gottscho-Schleisner. View full size. Digging through the rubbleWhile digging around the web and viewing urb-ex pics of the other hotels that succumbed to changing times, I also stumbled across this commercial for the Stevensville. Mad MenWaiting for Don Draper to walk in with a cocktail in his hand. Amenities concealedWhen not in use, the borscht bar reposes behind the mirrored doors on the left. AntithesisThe summer (1960) I graduated from high school in NYC, I worked as a waiter at the New Edgewood Hotel in Loch Sheldrake, across the lake from Brown's. It could not be more opposite, in every way, from the magnificent Stevensville. (The Gallery, Gottscho-Schleisner)
Concrete Cadillac: 1964
... reason my parents had a wooden hanger that says "Cadillac Hotel, Miami FLA". To my knowledge neither one visited Miami. I ended up with ... thought it was cool. It's neat to see a picture of the hotel! (The Gallery, Kodachromes, Florida, Miami, Travel & Vacation) ... 
 
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"Collins Avenue, Miami Beach, 1964." Showing further progress in the application of asphalt and cement to this former palm-studded sandbar. Medium format color transparency, photographer unknown. View full size. Things you don't see anymoreA red-topped blue mailbox and red fire callbox. Cadillac hangerFor some reason my parents had a wooden hanger that says "Cadillac Hotel, Miami FLA". To my knowledge neither one visited Miami. I ended up with it and have kept it because I always thought it was cool. It's neat to see a picture of the hotel! (The Gallery, Kodachromes, Florida, Miami, Travel & Vacation)
Fancy Cakes: 1920
Circa 1920. "Set pieces, Arlington Hotel." Including a polar pastry snowball iced with "Cook-Peary 1909." National ... was no longer the Capitol's most opulent and trendy hotel. In 1912, the original Beaux Arts building (built in 1869) was demolished ... 
 
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Circa 1920. "Set pieces, Arlington Hotel." Including a polar pastry snowball iced with "Cook-Peary 1909." National Photo Company glass negative. View full size. No cupcake wars hereThese guys can show the Cake people on Food Network a thing or two. Cake Competition Rules1. All cakes must be presented floating in the air on ornate flowered stands. 2. No candles allowed. All cakes must have trophies as toppers. 3. All bakers must have mustaches. No exceptions or variations in mustache style. Wrong date, perhaps?I think the dating of this photo to 1920 may be in error. By 1920 The Arlington was no longer the Capitol's most opulent and trendy hotel. In 1912, the original Beaux Arts building (built in 1869) was demolished and it would be 1918 before a new, much more mundane building was built at a different location. By this point the world's elite had found other places to lay their heads when visiting D.C. and the Arlington would never again be the first-class establishment it had once been. In 1935, the building would be taken over by the Federal Government to become offices. I think the date internal to the photo is the correct one. The "Cook-Peary 1909" snowball certainly refers to the controversy between Frederick Cook and Robert Peary which erupted in 1909. Peary claimed to be the first man to reach the North Pole on April 6, 1909. Cook claimed to have reached the North Pole in April of 1908, a year before Peary. Both men were highly respected explorers, but Peary had detailed logs of his trip while Cook had almost none (he claimed Peary had lost them) and so Peary's claims were upheld late in 1909. I suspect that the snowball cake was in some way a rather tongue-in-cheek reference to this little dust-up. Perhaps as a snowball fight? Beyond all that, the moustaches all four gentlemen sport would have been quite fashionable in 1909, but a bit out of date in 1920. (The Gallery, Kitchens etc., Natl Photo)
Bee Movie: 1939
... a finial-topped little 'gothic' building surviving as the "Hotel Hadley" Bank Shot This is Chatham Avenue at Raleigh Street looking ... 
 
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July 1939. "The main street, Chatham Avenue, of Siler City, North Carolina." Photo by Dorothea Lange for the Farm Security Administration. View full size. Domes v flatsThere are five domed covers over what appear to be utility hand holes (they're too small to be man holes)in the street. Today such covers are flat. Were domed covers common in 1939? [In the days before lane striping was common, such metal domes were used to direct traffic at intersections. In my home town of Larkspur, California, two were still in place through the 1950s, until they were eventually paved over. -tterrace] Belk'sIn the South, we have Belk Department Stores. I think I see one in this photo down on the left. Back when I was a kid, they were known colloquially as Belk's. The company also signed and marketed them that way. My family didn't shop there; too rich for our blood. The Happy CarIn the center of the street is a 1939 Chrysler which, because of the dip in the center of the front bumper, looks like something that was meant to be in the movie "Cars." The model name on the leading edge of the hood is too out of focus to read, but the car is likely to be a Royal or Royal Windsor which combined totaled 45,955 out of Chrysler's 67,749 cars produced that year. There were no Chrysler convertibles in 1939, but you could order a Saratoga or New Yorker with a sun roof. Only 239 cars were ordered with the option. Human beings!Several old photos from Siler City show lots of folks walking or standing on the sidewalks, just passing the time of day with their neighbors. In photos of the same places today, few if any people are visible on the sidewalks. Thus, the contemporary scenes seem sterile and uninviting. The difference is not unique to Siler City, of course. Chatham Ave. at E. RaleighGoogle Maps doesn't have a very clear view replicating this old photograph (that I can find), but it appears that the old photograph is a view looking North-north-west up Chatham Avenue across East Raleigh Street in Siler. The Chatham Bank on the corner is now gone, but the distinctive old building remaining is up Chatham Avenue on the right, a finial-topped little 'gothic' building surviving as the "Hotel Hadley" Bank ShotThis is Chatham Avenue at Raleigh Street looking north. The Chatham Bank building is gone, but the buildings on the west side of the street have survived. View Larger Map (The Gallery, Cars, Trucks, Buses, Dorothea Lange, Small Towns)
Mildred Lodge: 1915
... not 92 degrees outdoors this day. Mildred Lodge The hotel was owned by William Watson and his wife, Anna. The Daytona Daily News of ... the Mildred Lodge, formerly known as Mildred Villa. The hotel was named for their oldest child, Mildred May Watson. (The Gallery, ... 
 
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Circa 1915. "Mildred Lodge -- Ormond, Fla." Rooms $2.50 and up. 8x10 inch dry plate glass negative, Detroit Publishing Company. View full size. Most Certainly WinterThe men's coats, as well as that of the little girl, suggests strongly it is not 92 degrees outdoors this day. Mildred LodgeThe hotel was owned by William Watson and his wife, Anna. The Daytona Daily News of January 29, 1910, carries an ad for the Mildred Lodge, formerly known as Mildred Villa. The hotel was named for their oldest child, Mildred May Watson. (The Gallery, DPC, Florida)
Star Parking: 1940
... clock tower of the Old Post Office, soon to be the Trump Hotel D.C., rises at rear. 4x5 inch glass negative. View full size. It ... 
 
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Washington, D.C., circa 1940. "Star Parking Plaza, 10th and E Streets N.W." This Motor Age landmark with Art Deco touches was erected by the publisher of the Washington Evening Star. The clock tower of the Old Post Office, soon to be the Trump Hotel D.C., rises at rear. 4x5 inch glass negative. View full size. It took a whileWell I have finally worked through backwards and forwards all photos and posters in this blog, including all comments, good, bad and ugly. My reward? A picture that reminds me of the art deco bus station still standing and well preserved in Huntington, WV. This has been quit a treat working through all of this material, though it has taken quit a while. Your work is amazing, and besides being profitable for you I hope it has been a labor of love over these years. I hope the new LOC director's policies make your job easier and more enjoyable. To all who have made Shorpy.com possible a big thank you. No I don't want to return to the "good old days", I am too much of a realist. UnrealThe street scene in this image is so clean and pristine, especially the smaller version, that it looks like a play set of miniatures. From parking garage to Hard RockNow the location of an office building that includes a Hard Rock Cafe. D2 busI notice the D2 bus is on its way to Trinidad. When DC's city buses were put under government ownership many years later, the new organization kept the old systems' numbering schemes. Today the D2 still exists, although now it's the Glover Park-Dupont Circle Line. Re: From parking garage to Hard RockCorrect intersection, but rather than being located where the parking garage was, the Hard Rock is located in the building from where the photograph was taken (it was the Potomac Electric Power Company building at the time). J Edgar Hoover FBI buildingThe corner in question is now the back side of the J Edgar Hoover FBI headquarters building. Neither/nor This isn't the site of either the FBI Building or the Hard Rock Cafe. It's the southwest corner of 10th & E, as seen looking southwest. Note the Old Post Office and Evening Star buildings in the background. You can see an aerial view of what was on the site circa 1922 in an earlier Shorpy post, https://www.shorpy.com/node/5071 (The Gallery, Cars, Trucks, Buses, D.C., Harris + Ewing)
Powder Roomer: 1940
... years ago, I spent a night in New Orleans at the Kentucky Hotel (or maybe the Hotel Kentucky) in a room illuminated by just such a single bare light bulb. It ... 
 
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December 1940. Radford, Virginia. "Hercules Powder Plant employee going upstairs. Mrs. Pritchard's boardinghouse. Eighteen men board here." One of the gents last seen here. Acetate negative by John Vachon for the Farm Security Administration. View full size. Rules of the house:"Please extinguish all smoking materials until you've showered, and don't dry your asbestos boxers on the windowsills." A bright ideaSome years ago, I spent a night in New Orleans at the Kentucky Hotel (or maybe the Hotel Kentucky) in a room illuminated by just such a single bare light bulb. It was the sort of establishment where one sleeps with one eye open. Audition?If this was 1960, would this gent have been auditioning for the lead in Hitchcock's 'Psycho'? (The Gallery, John Vachon, WW2)
Fatal Stroll: 1902
... no chance I sat on the veranda of the Mt. Washington Hotel a few summers ago and watched that cog railway go up the mountain. It was ... 
 
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1902. "Lizzie Bourne monument, Mount Washington, White Mountains, New Hampshire." Miss Bourne, who succumbed to exposure, was just a few hundred feet from the summit house when she expired on that blustery September night in 1855. 5x7 glass negative. View full size. Still thereI have made several climbs up Mt Washington and have seen the Lizzie Bourne monument. Amonoosuc Ravine trail. Mt. Washington is not forgiving. Many who underestimated it are now dead. https://www.nhmagazine.com/mount-washingtons-fatalities/ The Devil's ShingleThe worker is descending on the Mt Washington Cog Railway. Workers would ride these wooden slide boards down the mountain until they were banned by the state. They were equipped with brakes but were built for speed! Death on Mt. Washington: The Tale of Lizzie Bourne"Along with two relatives, her cousin Lucy Bourne, and her uncle George Bourne, Lizzie tried to climb Mount Washington without a guide. They left the Glen House, at the bottom of the mountain at about 2 PM. About 4 PM they had made it half way to the top." "They walked up the carriage road as far as they could, but because they had started up late, they still were not at their destination when night fell.  Lizzie was wearing the usual apparel for women of her time, which hindered her movement.  They then experienced a violent gale. Quickly becoming cold and confused, she died from exposure about 10 p.m. Note: it is also believed that possibly she also had an unknown heart condition contributing to her death." "When the sun rose, her companions sadly realized they were only a few hundred yards from the summit house. Her family built a monument near the spot where Lizzie perished." https://www.cowhampshireblog.com/2008/01/15/death-on-mt-washington-the-t... Lizzie had no chanceI sat on the veranda of the Mt. Washington Hotel a few summers ago and watched that cog railway go up the mountain. It was a glorious sunny day, so it's hard to imagine the severity of the storms that hit the summit, resulting in 200-plus mph winds. Poor Lizzie, on foot, had no chance when she was caught in one of those. Crazy way to travelLooks like fun. Until it’s not. (Also can’t get out of my head the image of the legless beggar of olden times, swinging himself forward over the pavement with a brick in each hand.) Not Without Peril:150 Years of Misadventure on the Presidential Range of New Hampshire by Nicholas Howe Read about her and countless other hapless souls who greatly underestimated the challenges they faced when they set out on a hike woefully unprepared for the sudden weather changes that can occur instantly, even to the very recent past. It's very much like Over the Edge, about people who constantly lose their lives in the Grand Canyon just because of simple mistakes. Both are fascinating reads! (The Gallery, Bizarre, DPC, Railroads)
Palm Beach: 1910
... Worth and the Royal Poinciana." Henry Flagler's giant hotel, Snell's tiny Menagerie, a ferry landing and other points of interest ... 
 
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Palm Beach, Florida, circa 1910. "Lake Worth and the Royal Poinciana." Henry Flagler's giant hotel, Snell's tiny Menagerie, a ferry landing and other points of interest feature in this panorama of four 8x10 glass negatives. View full size. Snell's MenagerieShouldn't that be thegreatsea.com? Fuel up at the dock.Note the railroad car on the dock left center. Today if you own a boat you pull up to the dock, see the dock master, he turns on the pump and you fuel up with gasoline. It appears that in 1910 you did the same thing except you got your fuel, coal, from a railroad gondola. A little more work, fill up the box or boxes with coal, pay the dock master, load the coal into your boat. Steam power! AndyB Flagler's winter "cottage"Just to the right of the Royal Poinciana, close to the shoreline, is Henry Flagler's magnificent winter home "Whitehall", built in 1902 as a wedding present to his second wife. The building is still very much extant, and is now open to the public as the Flagler Museum - well worth a visit. Check out http://www.flagler.org/ Disney WorldAbout half way along the near shore I think that it is Mickey Mouse scouting around for a site for the future Disney World. (Panoramas, Boats & Bridges, DPC, Florida, Railroads)
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