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Ladies Parlor: 1910
Bluff Point, New York, circa 1910. "Hotel Champlain, ladies' parlor." Continuing our tour of upstate New York ... 
 
Posted by Dave - 08/08/2012 - 3:10pm -

Bluff Point, New York, circa 1910. "Hotel Champlain, ladies' parlor." Continuing our tour of upstate New York resorts. 8x10 glass negative. View full size. I'm always amusedwhen verbosity masquerades as intellect. [Speaking of which, there are two things that may have slipped your notice. - Dave] CoolDig those wicker rockers. Haunting imageI see a ghostly male duo at the far end. They seem to be sorting mail or something of that ilk. I can imagine a lady in one of those period dresses seated at the piano, accompanied by a violin and a flute, or maybe a singer with a lovely soprano voice. (The Gallery, DPC)
The Chalfonte: 1913
Atlantic City circa 1913. "Chalfonte Hotel." Here we are back at the beach, but with nary a pig in sight. 8x10 ... 
 
Posted by Dave - 05/09/2013 - 10:23am -

Atlantic City circa 1913. "Chalfonte Hotel." Here we are back at the beach, but with nary a pig in sight. 8x10 glass negative, Detroit Publishing Co. View full size. Today, a parking lotSoon after the legalization of casino gambling in the late 1970's, the Chalfonte was torn down and its site became the parking lot for the Resorts International gambling casino. Nuckyis no doubt down at the surf line, kicking bottles away from the bathers with his two-tone, patent leather shoes. Unusual FlagI initially thought the flag on the building behind Richards Baths was an old one. It has offset rows of stars as did the 46 star flags used prior to the admission of New Mexico and Arizona in January and February 2012, respectively. I may be wrong, but on close examination it appears to have 48 stars in 6 offset rows of 8 stars each. I've never before seen a 48 star flag that didn't have the 6 rows of 8 stars arranged evenly, like they are on the flag near the beach. (The Gallery, Atlantic City, DPC, Swimming)
Meet Me in St. Louie: 1904
... No A/C on trains in those days. We stayed in Diddle's Hotel in Belleville, IL. While dad tended to his daytime responsibilities, on ... 
 
Posted by Frisco1522 - 09/19/2011 - 1:37pm -

At the time of the St. Louis World's Fair in 1904, on of the Frisco Railroad's flagship trains departs Union Station for the southwest. Cue Scott Joplin. View full size Forty years laterForty years after this photo was taken, my mom and I came out here from Long Island, to see my dad, who was stationed at Scott Field, in the Army Air Corps. Even though only four years old, I remember the train backing into the station, and how happy I was to see dad, and how the tears of joy made me so messy. After all, we were traveling behind a steam locomotive and it was late summer, and mom and I were covered with dust and soot. No A/C on trains in those days. We stayed in Diddle's Hotel in Belleville, IL. While dad tended to his daytime responsibilities, on base. Geez, that was a long time ago. If I didn't know better...I would guess that locomotive belonged to the Lehigh Valley RR. Arched cab windows and a firebox that looks unusually wide. But the #plate is definitely Frisco, and that is without question the huge trainshed at St. Louis. (ShorpyBlog, Member Gallery, Railroads)
Burned Out: 1906
... earthquake and fire of 1906. The other was the Fairmont Hotel. (The Gallery, DPC, Fires, Floods etc., San Francisco) ... 
 
Posted by Dave - 04/18/2014 - 1:57pm -

"The Flood Mansion, Nob Hill." After the 1906 San Francisco earthquake and fire, which was 108 years ago today. 8x10 dry plate glass negative. View full size. SurvivorOne of only two buildings on Nob Hill to have survived the earthquake and fire of 1906. The other was the Fairmont Hotel. (The Gallery, DPC, Fires, Floods etc., San Francisco)
Dorchester Heights: 1931
... High School, my Alma Mater. Now it is a DoubleTree Hotel or something. Very recognizable from the large blank facade on the left ... 
 
Posted by Dave - 10/06/2014 - 9:46am -

May 26, 1931. Beantown from above: "Boston, South End. Dorchester Heights from Gas Building." 4x5 film negative, photographer unknown. View full size. The unpreserved view of BostonFor a city as preservation-minded as Boston, it's surprising how difficult it is to identify any particular building in this photo that still stands today. The "Gas Building" itself (once the Boston Consolidated Gas Co. headquarters, on Arlington Street) remains, and was recently converted into pricy apartments. However, at the time of this photo, a speakeasy known as the Cocoanut Grove was located right across Piedmont Street from the buildings behind the "SHORPY" name. Its windows were bricked up and side exits closed up to conceal activities inside. When liquor became legal those obstacles remained, which contributed to the horrific death toll on November 28, 1942, when fire raced through the overcrowded nightclub, trapping hundreds unable to exit through a revolving door in front. The fire killed 492 patrons, including many servicemen. Gold Street?Can anybody identify what streets we're looking at in this picture? In the bottom right, the street sign by the walking man might say "Gold"? My G.G. grandmother had a saloon on Silver St, two streets north of Gold, in which case we could have a picture here of her building? Can anybody identify that church? Don Bosco Tech High SchoolThe large building to the left is the former Don Bosco Technical High School, my Alma Mater. Now it is a DoubleTree Hotel or something. Very recognizable from the large blank facade on the left side. That corner is on Tremont Street, right near the Wang Theater. Nearly all the other structures around it are long gone. The church and area around it are now the Mass Turnpike corridor. The stacks in the backgound must be Gillette Co. and you can make out the Fort Point Channel in between. Old timers will remember the rusty steel truss drawbridge at the channel. (The Gallery, Boston)
Surfside '64
... 1964. "Miami Beach from Indian Creek." The Fontainebleau Hotel at left. Medium format color transparency, photographer unknown. View ... 
 
Posted by Dave - 07/19/2015 - 5:56pm -

1964. "Miami Beach from Indian Creek." The Fontainebleau Hotel at left. Medium format color transparency, photographer unknown. View full size. Olds, Pontiac, Chevy, oh my!Seems Miami Beach prefers GM vehicles. I see a couple Ramblers and a lot of Falcons and a few other Fords, but the majority seem to be GM product. Goldfinger?This looks an awful lot like the Miami Beach location that kicks off GOLDFINGER (1964) or very close to it. [There's a reason for that. -tterrace] (The Gallery, Kodachromes, Cars, Trucks, Buses, Florida, Found Photos, Miami)
Virginia Avenue: 1904
... street for a mere $160. Each house only costs $100 and a hotel will cost you four houses and an additional $100! Before his empire. ... 
 
Posted by Dave - 12/04/2013 - 10:37am -

Circa 1904. "Virginia Avenue -- Atlantic City, New Jersey." 8x10 inch dry plate glass negative, Detroit Publishing Company. View full size. What a Deal!To think you could own the street for a mere $160. Each house only costs $100 and a hotel will cost you four houses and an additional $100! Before his empire.Perhaps one of the men in this photograph was the young Nucky Thompson. Definitely his stomping grounds. (The Gallery, Atlantic City, DPC, Stores & Markets)
Inaugural Parade: 1917
... automobiles" for rent at $3 an hour at the Willard Hotel. Harris & Ewing Collection glass negative. View full size. ... 
 
Posted by Dave - 09/01/2014 - 1:18pm -

March 5, 1917. Washington, D.C. "Woodrow Wilson inaugural parade." Of peripheral interest on Pennsylvania Avenue: the three-act drama Just a Woman at Poli's Theater, and "modern 'Cadillac' automobiles" for rent at $3 an hour at the Willard Hotel. Harris & Ewing Collection glass negative. View full size. Ride the BestYou would definitely opt for the "modern" Cadillac instead of one of the antique obsolete models. "Provincials no longer"In his second Inaugural Address, Wilson speaks of the domestic accomplishments of his first term, but emphasizes the dark clouds of war that now occupy his thoughts and actions. He was aware of the "Zimmerman Telegram" at the time of this speech. He would ask Congress to declare war one month later. Car Rental Rates$3.00/hour in 1917 works out to $53.90/hr in 2013 dollars - or just under $1300 for a 24 hour day! Car rental rates have come WAY down. (The Gallery, D.C., Harris + Ewing, Politics)
Bridgeport: 1941
... It looks like the hotel (with three upper windows in both photos) still has the same coat of ... 
 
Posted by Dave - 02/27/2020 - 4:24pm -

July 1941. "Bridgeport, Wisconsin." Namesake of the Bridgeport Bridge. Medium format acetate negative by John Vachon for the Farm Security Administration. View full size. Amish CountryThere is a sizable Amish population near Bridgeport and other parts of western Wisconsin. Buggies are a common sight along the roads. (I used to live and work in Dodgeville, about 50 miles to the east.) Somewhat decrepitBucolic home of the swaybacked roof, but no bridge in sight, swayback or otherwise. Thirty years earlierhttps://www.gettyimages.com/detail/news-photo/the-exterior-of-the-post-o... It looks like the hotel (with three upper windows in both photos) still has the same coat of paint in both pix, rattier in the later one. The whole town looks just a bit sharper in 1909. (The Gallery, Gas Stations, John Vachon, Small Towns)
Boston Art: 1906
... replaced in 1912 by what is now the Fairmont Copley Plaza Hotel.Designed by the same architect as the New York Plaza and presumably ... which lasted until 1958.The building on the left was the Hotel Westminster with what must have been a trendy roof top cafe.This photo ... 
 
Posted by Dave - 03/29/2016 - 12:40pm -

Boston, 1906. "Copley Square and Museum of Fine Arts." Backdrop for a variety of conveyances. 8x10 inch dry plate glass negative. View full size. Not this time.Unlike many images of old Boston seen here on Shorpy, nothing in this picture remains. Commerce trumps art , becomes artThe Museum was torn down in 1910 and replaced in 1912 by what is now the Fairmont Copley Plaza Hotel.Designed by the same architect as the New York Plaza and presumably financed by the same people .The building on the right was the S.S. Pierce Building which lasted until 1958.The building on the left was the Hotel Westminster with what must have been a trendy roof top cafe.This photo was taken late in the evening sometime in late May , early June. Trying to match this photo to the present is confusing because at that time Huntington Avenue crossed through Copley Square diagonally. (The Gallery, Boston, DPC, Streetcars)
Alma Sanitarium: 1902
... 20th century, Ammi Wright had seen enough. His once spiffy hotel, built right next to his own handsome house in Alma, just wasn't drawing ... 
 
Posted by Dave - 05/12/2018 - 8:05pm -

Circa 1902. "Alma Sanitarium, Alma, Michigan." 8x10 inch dry plate glass negative by Lycurgus Solon Glover, Detroit Photographic Co. View full size. What Sort of BuildingWhat is the use of the dark, pyramidal building in the background? I don't see any chimney on the top, so it doesn't seem to be a heating source. It has a window about halfway up. Sure has me wondering. Shot Tower?The tall pyramidal building might be a shot tower, which was a place where lead shot, as for shotguns, was made. The basic idea was to release droplets of molten lead from a height. They would solidify into spherical shape while in free fall, then land in a tub of water. They'd be removed from the tub and sorted for size and checked for roundness before being packed into canvas sacks. There were shot towers in many US cities. (Shorpy has an early view of Manhattan which shows one.) Next Time, Let's Use BrickBy the first decade of the 20th century, Ammi Wright had seen enough. His once spiffy hotel, built right next to his own handsome house in Alma, just wasn't drawing them in anymore. "Taking the waters" was having a rough time competing with the advances of medical science. But he got a break. The Masonic Home for the elderly in Grand Rapids burned down in 1910 and the fraternal group was on the hunt for new digs. Wright offered his sanitarium for $60k along with 80 acres. The Masons balked. Wright lowered his offer to free, please just take the damn place. Offer accepted. The original structure pictured is still there, in a way. Over the years Michigan Masonic added a new main building and others, repurposing most of the pieces from the 1885 edifice. Waste not, want not. Not the current buildingThis building is not incorporated in the current Michigan Masonic Home building. This building is located near downtown Alma on State Street. Parts of this building still stand but not all of it. Most of it was torn down after the Masons moved out. The current facility was built in 1929 on Wright Avenue. http://www.michmarkers.com/default?page=S0567 There are a lot of erroneous articles thanks to a local "historian" who did not do his research very well. (The Gallery, DPC)
Iron Men: 1943
... Nations service center. It is not necessary to engage a hotel room in order to use these accommodations." Photo by Esther Bubley for ... 
 
Posted by Dave - 09/09/2019 - 7:16pm -

December 1943. Washington, D.C. "Servicemen using laundry facilities in the basement of the United Nations service center. It is not necessary to engage a hotel room in order to use these accommodations." Photo by Esther Bubley for the Office of War Information. View full size. KAAF -- From Gunnery School To A BoneyardKingman Army Air Field ... History of the Early Days The Army Air Force Flexible Gunnery School, Kingman, Arizona, was built at the start of World War II as an aerial gunnery training base, located on approximately 4,145 acres in Mohave County next to U.S. Route 66. Arizona was an ideal location due to its sparse low population and miles of wide open spaces. It offered its first classes in January of 1943, and was renamed Kingman Army Air Field (KAAF) later that year with the primary mission of training gunners for the B-17 Flying Fortress. More Not a pox upon his houseDoes the shirt-free gentleman have a small pox vaccine scar on his arm? I have one, I clearly remember the scab (and being scolded for touching it) and the early days of the scar when I was 4-5 years old (circa 1964). I just don't know if the vaccine was available when he was young. [Edward Jenner? Milkmaids? 1796? -Dave] KAAFThe logo on the T-shirt of the "Kingman Army Air Field" I could find. Bugs Bunny became the base's official mascot, with sanction from Warner Brothers, due to the abundance of rabbits on the base and firing range. Information about the "Costodes Americae" is still "to be found" -- who can provide some clarity? [It's Latin for "Guardians of America." -Dave] The translation was not a problem for me (and by the way, it should have been written as "custodes"). It's the organization (squadron?) I cannot find information about! (The Gallery, D.C., Esther Bubley, WW2)
Resort on the Rocks: 1906
... bet Without looking it up, I'll guess that this fine hotel burned down, fell over, then sank into the swamp. Cobblestone Beach? ... 
 
Posted by Dave - 02/26/2019 - 8:58pm -

Magnolia, Massachusetts, circa 1906. "The Oceanside from Cobblestone Beach." 8x10 inch dry plate glass negative, Detroit Publishing Company. View full size. Shocked! I says. To find out this establishment burned down. Long Life AheadThe fire didn't happen until December 11, 1958. The floor plan (at least as it existed in the 1930s) can be seen here. Lots of pix of the grounds and surrounding areas at this postcard site. A safe betWithout looking it up, I'll guess that this fine hotel burned down, fell over, then sank into the swamp. Cobblestone Beach? My slight exposure to beaches in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts was that ALL beaches should be named cobblestone. I don't think I ever saw one that was equipped with actual sand. And the water was ever so cold. Don't know why we went. (The Gallery, DPC)
Old Orlando: 1904
Orlando, Florida, circa 1904. "Hotel San Juan and Orange Avenue." 8x10 inch dry plate glass negative, Detroit ... 
 
Posted by Dave - 11/09/2017 - 4:44pm -

Orlando, Florida, circa 1904. "Hotel San Juan and Orange Avenue." 8x10 inch dry plate glass negative, Detroit Publishing Company. View full size. Roadside Auto RepairAm I seeing this right? The roadside auto repair arrives in a horse & buggy. Can't read the sign on the side of the wagon. [It's a laundry wagon. -tterrace] Car IDCurved dash Oldsmobile. Note tiller steering. (The Gallery, DPC, Florida)
The Waukesha: 1905
Circa 1905. "Waukesha Hotel and Rector Bath House -- Hot Springs, Arkansas." 8x10 inch dry plate ... 
 
Posted by Dave - 09/29/2015 - 1:19pm -

Circa 1905. "Waukesha Hotel and Rector Bath House -- Hot Springs, Arkansas." 8x10 inch dry plate glass negative, Detroit Publishing Company. View full size. Not a wheelchairI'm pretty sure that it is a shoe-shine stand. Demolished 1960I was going to guess burned down but it seems to be made of brick. Located at 240 Central https://books.google.com/books?id=_-F0KX1OO9UC&pg=PA80&lpg=PA80&dq=Wauke... An odd pairingLooks like the best place to get a cigar is the barber shop. Seems like kind of an odd pairing till I put on my 1900s thinking hat. A barber shop being a men's only place would be the logical place to sell them. Is that a wheel chair to the right of Dr. Hickson's office? How do you think the telephone pole got broken? (The Gallery, DPC, Hot Springs)
The Other Algonquin: 1904
Dayton, Ohio, circa 1904. "Algonquin Hotel, Ludlow and Third." Now the Dayton Grand. 8x10 glass negative, Detroit ... enough to get its own Wikipedia entry. Dayton Grand Hotel-Downtown Still there! (The Gallery, DPC) ... 
 
Posted by Dave - 11/18/2012 - 2:50am -

Dayton, Ohio, circa 1904. "Algonquin Hotel, Ludlow and Third." Now the Dayton Grand. 8x10 glass negative, Detroit Publishing Company. View full size. Egg CremeWould love to pop into the drug store and have an advertised soda at the fountain. Simple pleasures. Roll up your pant legsIn 1913 this scene would be inundated by a flood severe enough to get its own Wikipedia entry. Dayton Grand Hotel-DowntownStill there! (The Gallery, DPC)
Richmond Redux: 1912
... appear likely to have been staged from the top of the Hotel Rueger, which would have still had new carpet smell when they were taken. ... 
 
Posted by Dave - 09/14/2015 - 1:07pm -

Circa 1912. "Panorama of Virginia State Capitol, Richmond." Part II of this view, each made from two 8x10 inch glass negatives. View full size. VA State CapitolThe centerpiece of this view is the Virginia State Capitol, designed by Thomas Jefferson while he was serving as the American ambassador to France (in 1785). He modeled it on one of his favorite buildings, the ancient Roman temple known as the Maison Carree in Nimes, France. The building was constructed by a Richmond contractor named Samuel Dobie, who made several departures from Jefferson's design in the executed building (built 1786-1798). This is reputed to be the first building in the history of Western architecture to be modeled directly on the form of an ancient temple; many, many more were to follow. The relatively sympathetic wings on either side of Jefferson's central block were added in 1904-1906. Rueger viewThese two photos appear likely to have been staged from the top of the Hotel Rueger, which would have still had new carpet smell when they were taken. (Panoramas, DPC, Richmond)
Thomas Circle: 1906
... drills. The building was gone by the summer of 1959 so the Hotel, seen in today's visit, could be built. Great times, dare I say, "Happy ... 
 
Posted by Dave - 05/08/2014 - 11:48am -

        Named for George Henry Thomas, Civil War general and, from his perch on the plinth, observer of countless traffic-circle fender-benders. Thomas Circle and Luther Place Memorial Church in Washington, D.C., circa 1906. 8x10 inch glass negative, Detroit Publishing Company. View full size. Just VisibleUp Vermont Avenue, to the right of the Church, is 1225. the original location for my military High School, St John's College. We used to close both ends of Vermont Avenue for drills. The building was gone by the summer of 1959 so the Hotel, seen in today's visit, could be built. Great times, dare I say, "Happy Days"? Still pointy after all these yearsAnd by all accounts, well preserved: View Larger Map George H. ThomasMajor General George H. Thomas was one of the best Union generals, but was disliked by Grant who saw the careful and thoughtful preparations of Thomas as slowness. Called "Old Pap" by his troops, unlike Grant, Thomas was loathe to repeatedly throw men at fortified defenses, but when in command on the battlefield he won the battle. In defeat he could personally triumph, as he did in his defense of the Union retreat at Chickamauga, and thereafter known as "The Rock of Chickamauga". In the 19th century the Big 4 of Union generals: Grant, Sherman, Sheridan and Thomas. Died in 1870 in San Francisco. (The Gallery, D.C., DPC)
Main Street: 1905
... full size. Some Similarities That's the Fulmer Hotel on your left in the original picture. We find ourselves at 7th and Main. ... 
 
Posted by Dave - 08/21/2017 - 4:15pm -

Circa 1905. "Main Street -- Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania." 8x10 inch dry plate glass negative, Detroit Publishing Company. View full size. Some SimilaritiesThat's the Fulmer Hotel on your left in the original picture. We find ourselves at 7th and Main. The stone building has been expanded but retains much of the original features. Dime for a ShineI'm guessing that is a covered shoe shine stand on N. 7th Street at the extreme left of the photo? I was in the brick building just beyond it a couple weeks back. It now houses an Irish Pub called Siamsa. WheelsThat's what bicycles were commonly called in those days. We'd laugh in the mid-50's when our elderly principal Miss Nina at Sanger Avenue Elementary in Waco, Texas would talk to us about how to ride our wheels safely and to park them properly in the wheel rack the school provided. She called windows "window lights", too. (The Gallery, Bicycles, DPC, Small Towns)
Church & Cherry: 1913
Burlington, Vermont, circa 1913. "New Sherwood Hotel, Church and Cherry Sts." Destroyed by fire in 1940. 7x5 inch dry plate ... 
 
Posted by Dave - 10/09/2015 - 10:25am -

Burlington, Vermont, circa 1913. "New Sherwood Hotel, Church and Cherry Sts." Destroyed by fire in 1940. 7x5 inch dry plate glass negative. View full size. "World In Motion"What a great name for an early movie theater. Would love to know more about it. Any alternative views? World in Motion TheaterThis site reports: Owner: Bert M. Moran Cap. 500, admission 5 cents and 10 cents, Mutual service. Source: Gus Hill Directory 1914-15 Watching The Fords Go ByThree passenger cars in the photo and all are Model T's. No wonder Henry sold 15 million of them. (The Gallery, Cars, Trucks, Buses, DPC)
Number Please: 1917
... about 22 floors. It's now the back half of the Millenium Hotel, if I'm not mistaken, which faces (faced) the World Trade Center. There's ... 
 
Posted by Dave - 07/08/2008 - 11:29pm -

November 14, 1917. "New York Telephone." A service flag denoting 1,009 telephone employees in the armed forces. View full size. George Grantham Bain Collection. From 1917, a New York Times article on service flags. Service Flag My dad was an employee at the Western Electric works in Chicago (drawing cable) when he entered service in WWII in the USAAF. So this service flag made me think of him. When he entered, the company stated he could have his position back upon his return - I recall seeing a letter saying so. They were true to their word. So employed after the war, plus the benefits of the GI Bill to get a formal education, saw him becoming an Engineer and finally retiring from WE with 40+ years under his belt. Amazing times then. Would a company today offer anything like that guarantee? AT & T BuildingThat looks like the AT&T Building, on lower Broadway, one of my favorite buildings in lower Manhattan. It's just Doric order, stacked up about 22 floors. It's now the back half of the Millenium Hotel, if I'm not mistaken, which faces (faced) the World Trade Center. There's a pyramid on the top, which held a large bronze statue of a lady holding lightning bolts. That statue is now in the lobby of the new Philip Johnson AT&T building on 53rd St. Make that IonicOn second look, it seems to be Ionic. How ironic. (The Gallery, G.G. Bain, WWI)
The Towels of Abe: 1922
... something similar in the flooded basement of the Tuller Hotel in Detroit - it was a sheet ironer. Any way to zoom in closer on the ... 
 
Posted by Dave - 11/08/2011 - 11:55pm -

Washington, D.C., or vicinity circa 1922. "Abe Cohen." Our second photo so captioned. This time Abe's name can be seen on the equipment (more about him here). National Photo Company Collection glass negative. View full size. Old FriendI attended elementary through high school with Abe's grandson Moritz Cohen Jr. Very nice family. My father died when I was 12, about to finish elementary school, and Moritz's family essentially adopted me, including me in many of their family activities. They were Jewish and I was Eliscopal, but that didn't seem to matter to Moritz, his family and friends. We visited Abe's commercial laundry business in Rosslyn one Saturday and washed our handkerchiefs in the commercial laundry equipment. As I recollect, this machine was a sort of wringer to squeeze out the initial water from the washed items. I owe a lot to that family as they really helped me through a tough time in my early Junior High School years right after my father's death. I lost track of the family after Moritz Sr. died - I was in college then. UnderfootSomehow the clean butcher paper spread on the floor to set the stacks of towels on makes me suspicious. I wonder what it normally looks like? Now I remember why I always wash new towels before using them. MangledNot a wringer (I don't see any place for the water to go), I think its a large commercial ironer, or "Mangle" - it would have a steam heated padded roller in the center. I saw something similar in the flooded basement of the Tuller Hotel in Detroit - it was a sheet ironer. Any way to zoom in closer on the label? (The Gallery, D.C., Natl Photo)
Georgetown: 1939
... have been taken in what is now the parking lot next to the Hotel de Paris which is, incidentally, where my maternal grandparents spent ... 
 
Posted by Dave - 08/14/2020 - 1:17pm -

October 1939. "Georgetown, Colorado -- an old mining town in the mountains." Medium format acetate negative by Arthur Rothstein for the Farm Security Administration. View full size. Immortal GeorgetownGeorgetown is one of my favorite spots in Colorado. This shot would have been taken in what is now the parking lot next to the Hotel de Paris which is, incidentally, where my maternal grandparents spent part of their honeymoon in 1925. The buildings on the left and right of the attached block, plus the fire tower, still exist. The building in the middle of the three is, sadly, gone. https://goo.gl/maps/zhJv2CZaot3msM2X7 Commonwealth TunnelThe far-left building carries a sign for the Commonwealth Tunnel Transportation Company. How exactly does one transport a tunnel for the commonwealth, anyway? +73Georgetown is beautiful. Below is the same view from October of 2012. (The Gallery, Arthur Rothstein, Frontier Life, Mining, Small Towns)
Vacation Spots: 1890s
... "The Ponce de Leon, rear view." Henry Flagler's grand hotel, with the street traffic none too artfully stippled out. 8x10 inch glass ... 
 
Posted by Dave - 05/26/2013 - 1:50pm -

St. Augustine, Florida, circa 1890s. "The Ponce de Leon, rear view." Henry Flagler's grand hotel, with the street traffic none too artfully stippled out. 8x10 inch glass negative by William Henry Jackson. View full size. (The Gallery, Detroit Photos, DPC, Florida, W.H. Jackson)
Maccabees Temple: 1905
... a half mile from here. This building became the Algonquin Hotel and for many years was the swankiest place in town. The building burned ... 
 
Posted by Dave - 08/05/2012 - 3:11pm -

Port Huron, Michigan, circa 1905. "Maccabees Temple." Lodge of the fraternal order Knights of the Maccabees. Detroit Publishing glass neg. View full size. After the PhotoIn 1906 the Maccabees built a new temple about a half mile from here. This building became the Algonquin Hotel and for many years was the swankiest place in town. The building burned down in 2000. R.I.P.So sad -- this Moorish Sullivanesque building is no more. It is interesting to note that its surroundings had not appreciably changed after 95 years. To the left are two single-story storefronts and to the right is a frame house. (The Gallery, DPC)
Poinciana Palms: 1902
Palm Beach in 1902. "Royal Poinciana Hotel, entrance." 8x10 glass negative by William Henry Jackson, Detroit ... 
 
Posted by Dave - 01/25/2014 - 11:45am -

Palm Beach in 1902. "Royal Poinciana Hotel, entrance." 8x10 glass negative by William Henry Jackson, Detroit Photographic Company. View full size. It didn't burn down!Surprisingly. It was torn down in 1935 when failing fortunes and the Depression killed it. And what is there at the site todayCondos So PristineThe is a perfect example of how some photos from eras gone by look so pristine that you wonder how it could have been possible for them to be so well kept up using the technology of the time. Then again, there are other photos that show so much dirt and garbage in the streets that it is striking. Were some places really that well maintained and others that filthy? It makes me wonder which end of the spectrum was the norm or if that fell somewhere in between squalor and verdant elegance. [The Royal Poinciana's clientele were the wealthy; they were used to having things neat and tidy, to say the least. -tterrace] (The Gallery, DPC, Florida, W.H. Jackson)
Nob Hill, 1956
... Hill at Top of Mark", which I'm assuming means the Mark Hotel. Nice contrast in lighting. View full size. Top of the Mark ... the SF landmark rooftop bar at the top of the Mark Hopkins Hotel. (ShorpyBlog, Member Gallery) ... 
 
Posted by Rute Boye - 08/10/2012 - 8:04pm -

A view of some row houses on San Francisco's Nob Hill. The slide is titled "Nob Hill at Top of Mark", which I'm assuming means the Mark Hotel. Nice contrast in lighting. View full size. Top of the MarkThat's the name of the SF landmark rooftop bar at the top of the Mark Hopkins Hotel. (ShorpyBlog, Member Gallery)
The Brunswick: 1906
"Hotel Brunswick, Boston." The final installment of today's 1906 trilogy. 8x10 ... 
 
Posted by Dave - 07/15/2014 - 1:06pm -

"Hotel Brunswick, Boston." The final installment of today's 1906 trilogy. 8x10 inch dry plate glass negative, Detroit Publishing Company. View full size. The March of TechnologyThis and many other photos on Shorpy bring home the sad realization that a great many awning makers must have gone out of business when air conditioning became common. Not being one myself, nor descended from any, I'll take cool and dehumidified over sheltered from direct sunlight any day. Checkout TimeOnce considered one of the grandest and most modern hotels in the country, the Brunswick was closed in the 1930s but reopened after World War II to provide married student housing for veterans attending Harvard on the GI Bill. It was torn down in the 1950s to make way for an office building -- check out this final concert, with a view of encroaching rubble through the doorway. (The Gallery, Boston, Cars, Trucks, Buses, DPC)
Lincoln vs. Cadillac: 1909
... his cannons still watch over Washington Boulevard - The hotel on the right is still named for Antoine Cadillac, although the building ... 
 
Posted by Dave - 07/24/2019 - 3:59pm -

Detroit circa 1909. "Alexander Macomb monument, Washington Boulevard Park." Adolph Weinman's statue of the War of 1812 hero, flanked by the Lincoln and Cadillac hotels. 8x10 inch dry plate glass negative, Detroit Publishing Company. View full size. Before the boomThis 1909 photo was taken before Detroit's big building boom. Over the next twenty years, virtually everything in the photo was replaced. In fact, there are only two things I can spot that are still the same today: - Alexander Macomb and his cannons still watch over Washington Boulevard - The hotel on the right is still named for Antoine Cadillac, although the building is different Still competingOld rivals in automobiles, both the Lincoln and Cadillac car companies were founded by the same man, Henry M. Leland. (The Gallery, Detroit Photos, DPC)
Early Raleigh: 1908
... 12th Street N.W. and Pennsylvania Avenue, now serving as a hotel, along with a newer and much larger annex just to the north. In 1911 the ... 
 
Posted by Dave - 12/26/2017 - 5:21pm -

Washington, D.C., circa 1908. "The Raleigh." What was originally the Shepherd Centennial Building, at the corner of 12th Street N.W. and Pennsylvania Avenue, now serving as a hotel, along with a newer and much larger annex just to the north. In 1911 the Shepherd building would be razed and replaced with an expansion of the annex, resulting in the megahotel that survived until 1964. (Next door: the studio of M. Kets Kemethy, Photographer.) View full size. The car in the street.The car is an early Maxwell - could be as early as 1905. Kudos to the paperboyfor having such well polished boots. It does look like that he's about to drop his paper bundle though, perhaps distracted by the photographer. It won't be too long until stopping in the middle of the street to light a cigar would probably have fatal consequences for the gentleman on the right. Oyster AlleyJust north of the annex sit the buildings seen to better advantage in this circa-1922 Shorpy image. Even in 1908, oysters were a focal point of business along this stretch, as evidenced by the city directory for that year. (The Gallery, D.C., DPC)
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