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Hotel Senator: 1955
The Hotel Senator, at 12th and L in Sacramento, circa 1955. Just by chance, this ... standard and woman in the mink stole are long gone. The hotel became an office building at least 20 years ago. My late dad ran the ... all 14 stories of it! 926 J has since turned into a posh hotel! Dad would not be able to believe that shift were he still around... ... 
 
Posted by motobean - 02/02/2014 - 8:31pm -

The Hotel Senator, at 12th and L in Sacramento, circa 1955. Just by chance, this picture includes a well dressed young woman wearing a genuine fur stole. Those things were made of the pelts of several little animals stitched together. They were taxidermied and had beady little eyes. One of them had an alligator clip type mouth so that the stole could be fastened around the shoulders. View full size. Flashback to 12th & L streetsHaving been born that same year, 1955, in Sacramento, I can't say I recall L Street set up with one-way traffic running east. I can only recall L running west one way. I don't recall when that changed...it must have been the early 1960s. Much of this scene remains the same, although the yellow traffic light standard and woman in the mink stole are long gone. The hotel became an office building at least 20 years ago. My late dad ran the nearby 926 J Street office building -- then known as the California-Western States Life tower, all 14 stories of it! 926 J has since turned into a posh hotel! Dad would not be able to believe that shift were he still around... (ShorpyBlog, Member Gallery)
Eight-Star Hotel: 1900
New Orleans circa 1900. "St. Charles Hotel, St. Charles Street." Welcome NEA members! 8x10 inch glass negative, ... “NEA” sign over the main entrance of the St. Charles Hotel. The National Editorial Association was founded in 1885 to serve ... 
 
Posted by Dave - 07/07/2017 - 11:35am -

New Orleans circa 1900. "St. Charles Hotel, St. Charles Street." Welcome NEA members! 8x10 inch glass negative, Detroit Publishing Company. View full size. Electric Lights For Editorial LuminariesThe New Orleans Daily Picayune of March 1, 1900 contained two full pages describing the National Editorial Association convention and noted the illuminated “NEA” sign over the main entrance of the St. Charles Hotel. The National Editorial Association was founded in 1885 to serve America’s community newspapers, as the Newspaper Publishers Association represented the large urban daily newspapers. The National Editorial Association changed its name to the National Newspaper Association in 1964. WhippedThey don't make buggy whips like they used to. Great History on the St. CharlesHere. (The Gallery, DPC, New Orleans, Railroads)
Château Frontenac: 1900
... & Dufferin Terrace, Quebec City." This majestic hotel, constructed by the Canadian Pacific Railway on a bluff overlooking the ... Much larger now Possibly the most prestigious hotel in eastern Canada, the Chateau Frontenac has been greatly expanded since ... 
 
Posted by Dave - 06/08/2024 - 8:42pm -

Circa 1900. "Château Frontenac & Dufferin Terrace, Quebec City." This majestic hotel, constructed by the Canadian Pacific Railway on a bluff overlooking the St. Lawrence River, opened in 1893. 8x10 inch glass negative, Detroit Photographic Company. View full size. Much larger nowPossibly the most prestigious hotel in eastern Canada, the Chateau Frontenac has been greatly expanded since 1900. Montgomery Clift didn't want to look upIn Hitchcock's "I Confess" (1953), Montgomery Clift plays a priest who is charged with murder. In one scene, the priest exits the courthouse into a hostile crowd; he looks up to see people staring down at him from a window in the Chateau Frontenac. It was reliably reported that Clift, a Method actor, caused considerable delay in shooting because he wasn't convinced the priest had "motivation" to look up. (The Gallery, DPC, Railroads)
Hotel Shoreham: 1907
... train like the Cape May Seashore lines. Going right to the hotel entrance. Now that is convenience. A more recent view Here is a ... 
 
Posted by Dave - 04/21/2015 - 8:42pm -

        "Virginia Av., near Beach. Capac. 300. $10 to $17 weekly. $2 to $3 daily. Steam heat. Elevator. Private baths. Phones. Booklet." Circa 1907. "The Shoreham, Cape May, New Jersey." 8x10 inch dry plate glass negative, Detroit Publishing Company. View full size. Now a retreat for nunsView Larger Map St. Mary By the SeaIn 1907 this structure housed a "home for aged and infirm colored people" according to a website hosted by the Sisters of St. Mary, who've owned the property for over 100 years. Trolley TracksIf one looks up, you can see the trolley wire. These would be used for a trolley/streetcar system versus a heavier passenger train like the Cape May Seashore lines. Going right to the hotel entrance. Now that is convenience. A more recent viewHere is a more recent view of the Shoreham (now "St. Mary's by the Sea") St Marys By the SeaHas actually been a retreat house or the Sisters of St.Joseph for many decades. My cousin still goes to retreat there, and it is at the very bottom / southern tip of New Jersey in Cape May Point. (The Gallery, Bicycles, DPC, Railroads, Streetcars)
St. James Hotel: 1910
Circa 1910. "St. James Hotel -- Utica, New York." Continuing our tour of the Handshake City. 8x10 ... lot. Bar News It looks like the bartender in the Hotel Bar (window at lower right) is catching up on the latest news. (The ... 
 
Posted by Dave - 09/29/2012 - 1:49pm -

Circa 1910. "St. James Hotel -- Utica, New York." Continuing our tour of the Handshake City. 8x10 glass negative, Detroit Publishing Co. View full size. Location..Address was 14-18 Whitesboro St. Now just a vacant lot. Bar NewsIt looks like the bartender in the Hotel Bar (window at lower right) is catching up on the latest news. (The Gallery, DPC, Kids, Utica)
Exotica: 1904
Havana, Cuba, circa 1904. "Courtyard of Hotel Florida, Calle Obispo." 8x10 inch dry plate glass negative, Detroit ... accompanying tea dances. Pictured: Palm Court in the Plaza Hotel, New York. Frond memories Since 1836, the website tells us (no ... 
 
Posted by Dave - 06/03/2024 - 5:08pm -

Havana, Cuba, circa 1904. "Courtyard of Hotel Florida, Calle Obispo." 8x10 inch dry plate glass negative, Detroit Photographic Company. View full size. Palm CourtTo my mind, Palm Courts are one of the weirder manifestations of the cocooning of the too-much-money crowd. They are found in luxury hotels, particularly in places where palm trees do not grow naturally. (No accident that.) There was even one on the Titanic. Besides palms, they often feature 'palm court orchestras' playing light classics or accompanying tea dances. Pictured: Palm Court in the Plaza Hotel, New York. Frond memoriesSince 1836, the website tells us (no mention if the linens have been changed since, but please be polite if you inquire) We learned last week that buildings in La Habra don't last long, but La Habana seems to have had a little more luck. Bio DomeI see the small terrarium on a table. Terrariums became all the rage in the late 1800s when the Victorians decided they wanted to bring nature inside. (The Gallery, DPC, Havana)
Hotel Walton: 1908
Philadelphia circa 1908. "Hotel Walton, Broad Street." G'night, Mary Ellen ... 8x10 inch dry plate ... 
 
Posted by Dave - 08/16/2012 - 10:03am -

Philadelphia circa 1908. "Hotel Walton, Broad Street." G'night, Mary Ellen ... 8x10 inch dry plate glass negative, Detroit Publishing Company. View full size. Foot traffic Looking closer at this photo, it appears that there are many people from all the ghost images -- mostly feet, as the footfall would be still for a bit longer for the image to form. Shoe shine Busy doing his work with boot black! Sharp dressersI found myself admiring the dapper men on the right. Granted, we're a pretty casual society now, and that's comfortable, but sometimes there's nothing finer than a well-dressed man or woman. (The Gallery, DPC, Philadelphia)
Dallas Noir: 1942
... Goober Pea [Thanks, Goob. - Dave] Hotel Shorpy Cute watermark on the wallpaper! Neat... I always wanted ... and apartments (at Elm and St. Paul). The White Plaza Hotel is also still there but is now called the Aristocrat Hotel. The left ... 
 
Posted by Dave - 09/21/2018 - 4:41pm -

January 1942. "Elm Street -- Theater Row in Dallas." Medium format negative by Arthur Rothstein for the Farm Security Administration. View full size. Clean CarburetorsThat's Elm Street in Dallas = Deep Ellum as in Deep Ellum Blues as in "when you go down in Deep Ellum, keep your carburetor clean, 'cause the women in Deep Ellum sellin' dirty gasoline." The Majestic Theater opened in 1921 - history here: http://www.liveatthemajestic.com/history.shtm Goober Pea [Thanks, Goob. - Dave] Hotel ShorpyCute watermark on the wallpaper! Neat...I always wanted a high-res pic of world famous Shorpy building! Two signsThe Majestic is playing "Tarzan's Secret Treasure" which was the fifth Tarzan film that MGM did. Released in December 1941, it starred series regulars Johnny Weissmuller, Maureen O'Sullivan, and Johnny Sheffield as "Boy." It co-starred English character actor Reginald Owen, and Irish character actor Barry Fitzgerald just three years before his double Oscar nomination for "Going My Way." (Fitzgerald was nominated for both Best Actor and Best Supporting Actor for the role of Father Fitzgibbon - he lost Best Supporting Actor and won Best Actor and spawned a new Academy Awards rule that you couldn't be nominated in two acting categories for playing the same role in the same movie.) The other sign is something I see at the very end of the street, just to the left of the Palace Theater sign [below]. I swear the letters are F A K E Weird huh? All GoneMost of these wonderful buildings are gone. Go to Google Maps and enter 2036 Elm Street and click "streetview" and look west. Mostly parking lots and garages. It looks like a street (Harwood St.) now runs perpendicular to Elm a couple of buildings east of the Majestic, about where Winn Furniture stands in the photo. This area got pretty seedy in the late 40's and 50's. Two blocks south of the photo location was The Carousel Club, owned by Jack Ruby - the guy who shot Oswald. "Did you ever see Dallas from a DC-9 at night? Well Dallas is a jewel, oh yeah, Dallas is a beautiful sight. And Dallas is a jungle but Dallas gives a beautiful light." - The Flatlanders Goober Pea Dallas NoirI love your addition to the "supersize" wallpaper! Great Photo!This photo is taken looking west down Elm Street from the corner of Olive. The good news is that not all those buildings are gone. On the right side, the Majestic Theater (1921) remains, as well as the Hart Furniture Store Building (1888) next door to it. Do you see the heart-shaped neon sign that reads "Hart's"? That building is still on the NW corner of Elm and Harwood Street. The Tower Building is also still standing just beyond the Majestic with the stair stepped roof. The entire block between Harwood and Olive on the right side of the photo however is now surface parking. On the left side of the photo the Titche-Goettinger department store building is still there and is condos and apartments (at Elm and St. Paul). The White Plaza Hotel is also still there but is now called the Aristocrat Hotel. The left side of the street across from the Majestic is now a 5 story parking garage. What a great photo! Thanks for posting! Re: FAKE__The street actually takes a pretty big dip where that sign is. I can vouch for that as I walked that sidewalk two days ago and drew a picture of the Titches building on the left from where that sign was. Fakes FurnitureHaving lived in Dallas all my life (born 1936), I can recall the scene looking exactly as pictured above. In response to Brent who spied the FAKE sign past the Palace Theater, allow me to clarify that it actually said F-A-K-E-S, as in Fakes Furniture & Carpet Co., located at 2509 Elm. For what it's worth, I still own a bedroom suite my parents bought at that Hart's store beside the Majestic. Abbott and Costello at the MajesticI was living on Eastside Avenue and Carroll Street in Dallas in 1948. I was 10 and recall getting on my bike and riding downtown to the Majestic to see "Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein." I don't remember locking my bike and I know my parents never locked our doors. It was a different time in America. The Majestic had a big living room up the stairs with a TV which most people didn't have as yet. After watching a movie I would sometimes watch TV with other patrons. Not Deep EllumJust a comment: this is not, nor was Deep Ellum. If you were to walk a few blocks east, you would find Deep Ellum. This part of Elm was considered Theatre Row. Haverty's Furniture...is still alive and well, with locations throughout north and central Texas. Interesting to see all the lights [only a month after Pearl Harbor]. By the summer of 1942 blackout rules would be in effect and "the lights wouldn't go on again" [to paraphrase a popular wartime song] for another 3 years. Dealey PlazaIf you keep walking in this direction on Elm, you'll find yourself at the front door of the Texas School Book Depository. Titche-GoettingerMy parents purchased a baby carriage for me at Titche-Goettinger on December 22, 1949. Price $39.95. TemptationI cannot explain what drew me to open the super size wallpaper image, but I am glad I did. You constantly outdo yourself, Dave. Judy Garland's Palace Song"A team of hoofers, Was the headline, At the Majestic, Down in Dallas. But they cancelled the day, Their agent called to say... You can open the bill at the Palace!" WatermarkPlease tell me where it is. I've been looking for quite some time. [Click the Wallpaper link in the caption. - Dave] Deep EllumIn the 1960s, when I lived there, native Dallasites talked about "Deep Elm" (pronounced ELLUM by some--as they enunciated each letter of ELM, with a full pronouncement of "M" such as "EL-M"). Anyway, I was never sure of the exact location of Deep Elm. Now that we have Google, I am directed to Wikipedia, among other places, for an answer. Wikipedia says, "Deep Ellum is a neighborhood composed largely of arts and entertainment venues near downtown in Old East Dallas, Texas." Fair Park, the location of the Texas State Fair, the Cotton Bowl, and Big Tex, is just east of Deep Elm. The Baylor University Medical Center adjoins the north side of the district. I don't think Deep Elm was an artsy neighborhood back in the sixties. It was a run-down area--as I surmised when I drove through there on the way to the Fair or some other more distant location. In fact, it is probably still run-down, but trendy. (The Gallery, Arthur Rothstein, Cars, Trucks, Buses)
The Garage: 1908
... New York, circa 1908. "Garage interior, Fort William Henry Hotel." 8x10 inch dry plate glass negative, Detroit Publishing Company. View ... the garage as in the Ladies Lounge. If I saw this in a hotel today, I'd stay elsewhere. While I realize that code required ... 
 
Posted by Dave - 07/30/2011 - 8:59am -

Lake George, New York, circa 1908. "Garage interior, Fort William Henry Hotel." 8x10 inch dry plate glass negative, Detroit Publishing Company. View full size. BooWhat is that ghostly image on the left? I can almost see a man's face in it. Creepy! NoticeI can't quite make it out, any chance of a close up? Marks the spotI've seen a few garage floors in my day, and I don't ever recall seeing more dribbles, drips and spots than are here in 1908. I'm going to have to look up the date that oil pan gaskets were invented. The ceilingI can't stop looking at the ceiling! If it doesn't leakthen it's out of oil. My first thought was of the floor of any of my friends' garages and their vintage British sports cars. I see it tooThe ghostly image on the left might be smoke from an exhaust pipe. Inside it looks like a man that has an open wound in his forehead. Very "Shining" worthy. Universal DécorI notice the same uninspired 3-lamp lighting accoutrements in the garage as in the Ladies Lounge. If I saw this in a hotel today, I'd stay elsewhere.While I realize that code required construction techniques have substantially changed building construction, the fact that so many (I count four) of the main support beams are split and failing or (in one case) misaligned and no longer supporting would scare me off this hotel. And that's discounting the garage itself. Yes, this style of construction was a firetrap, but this looks to be somewhat less than well constructed beyond that. [The garage (below) was not part of the hotel. - Dave] FlivvoplasmThat ghostly manifestation surrounding the spectre of a long-dead Runabout. Or: a set of piston rings that really need replacing. Well, I've exhausted that subject. Drippy carsOil drips were a fact of life with early cars. Even if gaskets were good most oiling systems were "total loss," meaning what went into the engine or transmission promptly went out of those components right onto the ground. Seals, if any, were a lot more primitive than we have today. If a crankcase got too full you would just drain it, hopefully not on the hotel's garage floor. The dirt roads absorbed oil drips (and drainings) which helped a little to keep the dust down. The little red car to the left is a 1908 Model S Ford, the immediate predecessor to the Model T. How do I know it's red? That's the color is was offered in. The transmission was all open and hard to keep lubrication to the working parts. I don't recognize the other two cars but the near one has some distinctive features. What Shorpy Will Lead One To !Thanks, Shorpy! So being from Hartford I decide to track down the Hartford Tires sign hanging in this photo. After an hour of those typical, wonderful twists and turns I ended up reading about the Hartford Dark Blues, one of the founding teams in the current MLB National League. Even though I left Hartford for the suburbs at age 5, I was then a bit of a baseball fan (which blossomed with the availability of playing space and teammates in Bloomfield). Parents and favorite uncle were also big baseball fans (saw my first game at Yankee Stadium at age 5 or 6 and still remember the Yankees beat the Senators by, IIR, 16-5 or so ... the 5 runs in the bottom of the 7th cemented "lucky seventh" in my head forever). Anyway, I am amazed to just learn that the Dark Blues played at the Hartford Ball Club Grounds which were demolished well before I was born. But what is astonishing is that site was essentially right across the street from where I lived those first 5 years. And never was aware of that history. Fortunately I do still have crystal clear memories of seeing, outside my bedroom window, that brilliant onion dome on top of the Colt Firearms plant. I thought that was Turkey or some other exotic land even though it was only about 1500 feet away. (The Gallery, Cars, Trucks, Buses, DPC)
Hotel Nicollet: 1905
Minneapolis, Minnesota, circa 1905. "Hotel Nicollet, Nicollet & Washington Avenues." 8x10 inch glass negative, ... 
 
Posted by Dave - 06/23/2017 - 10:29am -

Minneapolis, Minnesota, circa 1905. "Hotel Nicollet, Nicollet & Washington Avenues." 8x10 inch glass negative, Detroit Publishing Co. View full size. Widow's walksWhat were they looking for in the distance? Errant Norwegian bachelor farmers? Clean Slate.Everything you see here(and for blocks in all directions) is gone. Urban renewal in the 50s and 60s blessed the city with many parking lots. A bit of history here. Ancient Architecture?What are those lantern style structures on the roof? Natural lighting and ventilation for the staircases? The Place to Be"Even so, the Nicollet House was the place to stay in Minneapolis as the city began a post-Civil War economic boom. Guests included three U.S. presidents – Grover Cleveland, William McKinley and Theodore Roosevelt — along with other local and national notables." https://www.minnpost.com/business/2015/01/nicollet-house-was-minneapolis... It's easy to see howThe noble sport of jaywalking came about. No traffic conrol in force or needed. Still, judging by the way the couple behind the horse-drawn wagon are gingerly picking their next step, used organic products littering the roadway were a constant worry for those trying to keep a shine on their boots. I'm old enough to remember horses on the streets as a kid. Don't miss them. The folks staring down the street are probably looking for the next streetcar. Amazing how these old photos often show wide streets. Rather remarkable planning foresight for future traffic or was land just inexpensive one wonders. Grandma was thereMy grandmother, Marit Tobiasdatter Steivang (AKA: "May Thompson" in the US), immigrated to the US from Norway in 1903 at age 15 and, after a short stay in Stanley Wisconsin with her oldest sister (who was "too bossy" and expected my grandmother to do all of the household grunt work), moved on to live briefly with her brother Andrew's family in North Dakota. In ND she attended school with much younger grade school kids in order to learn English and, to earn her keep, did housework for the Mayor. She never learned to pronounce "vegetable" without a leading "W." Shortly thereafter she and a 3rd cousin, whose family had immigrated in an earlier generation, upped and moved to the big city where they worked together in a boarding house in downtown Minneapolis. This is a eyeball-scape she would undoubtedly have seen and I get pleasure in studying what she saw and in searching for her in the photograph. No 4½ foot woman in this photo though, so she was probably off peeling potatoes for the boarders. She was a perfecto grandmother and would be 130 years old next month, had she made it past 93 and kept on pluggin'. Oh, how I miss her! (The Gallery, DPC, Minneapolis-St. Paul, Railroads)
Royal Street: 1906
... Alaska, and Hawaii weren't states yet. Commercial Hotel It became the Hotel Monteleone in 1908 after being bought by Antonio Monteleone, an Italian ... 
 
Posted by Dave - 07/19/2012 - 4:34pm -

New Orleans circa 1906. "Royal Street from Canal Street." Where the ice man goeth. 8x10 inch dry plate glass negative, Detroit Publishing Co. View full size. 45 star flag!In 1906, Oklahoma, New Mexico, Arizona, Alaska, and Hawaii weren't states yet. Commercial HotelIt became the Hotel Monteleone in 1908 after being bought by Antonio Monteleone, an Italian shoemaker who came to America to make his fortune. The hotel has been patronized by a who's who of Southern writers, and is haunted by the ghost of a three-year-old boy. The inevitable present -day viewView Larger Map Piece of CakeAh, I spot another lady wearing a cake on her head! I had been previously intrigued by what appeared to be a very fancy cake on top of a lady in this class photo of 1910: https://www.shorpy.com/node/6314. It looks like the woman in this photo is wearing a basic chocolate cake. Fabacher’sFabacher's Restaurant, Oyster House and Hotel -- 137 Royal Street, of noted restaurateur Lawrence Fabacher. His obituary read that his restaurant "meant New Orleans wherever gourmets and epicures gathered." He also founded Jackson (Jax) Brewery. Jax beer was, for us college students, easily affordable, and the inside of the bottle cap featured a rebus. GoneEverything within view on the right-hand side, in the first block, is no longer standing. The newer buildings that are there now don't even compare. The Hotel Monteleone, directly under the flag in the 200 block, is still going strong. The Monteleone!I'll be there in late July. Delightful!How tedious would the job be for the man who replaced the light bulbs that illuminated the street at night? They look like they are placed every foot or so. What a temptation for a lad with a slingshot! Monteleone and FabacherI immediately recognized the Commercial Hotel as the Monteleone simply by its architecture. What a great place! I've been there for a couple of conventions and can't wait to go again. jnc, thanks for the post regarding Lawrence Fabacher; that clears up something that confused me as a kid. We had Jax beer commercials in Houston, and their spokesman was a faux Andrew Jackson who, on occasion, tried to change his name to Andrew Fabacher in honor of a spinoff brand they called Fabacher Brau. I had no idea until now that the name was a nod to their founder. Lawrence FabacherLawrence Fabacher was my great grandfather and sold the restaurant to his brother Peter after he went into the brewing business. I have one of the original beer mugs from the restaurant which I treasure along with some Jax memorabilia. Nice to see the photo as I never was sure where the restaurant was on Royal. Glue chipped and beveledPictured here is a R&E glass advertising sign just above the boy's ICE wagon. These were the very ornate sign of a well to do business! These were not cheap, being composed of a border of chipped and mirrored bevels. The major background as well, with the letters being 24K gold leafed and having faceted glass jewels that would glow after dusk with the help of electric or gas lamps inside the sign. The chipped glass effect was accomplished by applying hot animal hide glue to the glass which then dried and would chip off taking bits of the glass with it. These are very collectible today. Great to see one in its original location. (The Gallery, DPC, New Orleans, Stores & Markets)
Palenville Hotel: 1902
Greene County, N.Y., circa 1902. "Palenville Hotel, Catskill Mountains." 8x10 inch dry plate glass negative, Detroit ... 
 
Posted by Dave - 07/14/2016 - 5:33pm -

Greene County, N.Y., circa 1902. "Palenville Hotel, Catskill Mountains." 8x10 inch dry plate glass negative, Detroit Publishing Company. View full size. & Sons AleCan anyone make out the rest? Rock StarThat dry fit stone wall is a work of art. It reminds me of a favorite children's book, "Matthew Wheelock's Wall," that chronicles the building and graceful endurance of a northeastern farmer's stone fencerow. It is a beautiful allegory about craftsmanship and mutual support. I think some remaining stone fencerows in the U.S. are preserved as historical and cultural sites, as many are in Great Britain. Relax !Looks like a great place to practice your summertime porch sitting ! The Rock WallAlso known in western Pennsylvania as a 'Frost Wall,' will shift and move with the freeze thaw cycles of winter. That's a beauty of stone fence there. Is this it?The photo might be from the other side with the creek in the foreground -- the stone wall might be on the edge of the rocks in the crek. The ground pattern doesn't exactly match but it's hard to tell with thick forest in the photo and just a few trees now. The roofline and window patterns seem like a close match. (The Gallery, DPC)
North From Locust: 1907
... north from Locust." With views of the Bellevue-Stratford Hotel, Land Title Trust Building and City Hall. 8x10 inch glass negative. ... had its ups and downs. Once Philadelphia's premier luxury hotel, it closed a few months after an outbreak of Legionnaire's Disease there ... 
 
Posted by Dave - 08/30/2023 - 6:24pm -

Philadelphia circa 1907. "Broad Street north from Locust." With views of the Bellevue-Stratford Hotel, Land Title Trust Building and City Hall. 8x10 inch glass negative. View full size. Billy PennPlenty of buildings in Philly taller than him now starting in 1987. Also, the 2008 Phillies and 2017 Eagles but the screws to that curse. +105Below is the same view from October of 2013. Life is like a box of chocolatesI had never heard of Adams Argood Chocolates. Per the Philadelphia Enquirer, AAC: -called themselves a "high class confectionery" (1909) -had help wanted ads for several years (a soda dispenser, a permanent position as a candy helper, saleswoman, wholesale packers, chocolate coaters, a porter, candy forelady). The amount of times they specified a need for "experienced" employees makes me wonder how high their turnover was. -Their boxes of chocolates ranged from 10 cents for a quarter pound to $2 for a one pound box in 1909. -Also in 1909 they sold Dinnerettes, a chocolate covered liquid cream "that cannot be kept on hand" & had to be ordered on the spot. Dinnerettes were $2 a pound & delivered within 24 hours -In 1913, AAC was selling off fixtures to move to their new store. -In 1914, there a lawsuit between a sign company & AAC. -A fire damaged their 4 story Broad Street building in 1918. -By 1926, AAC was auctioning off the equipment from their store, confectioner's, restaurant & office Classic BuildingsThe Bellevue-Stratford (the first word has three e's) has certainly had its ups and downs. Once Philadelphia's premier luxury hotel, it closed a few months after an outbreak of Legionnaire's Disease there in 1976. The hotel reopened in 1979, closed again in 1986, and opened once more in 1988, this time with office space and hotel rooms. They are now converting offices to apartments and adding a swimming pool and an ice rink. The Land Title Building and City Hall are still fully in use in their original forms. The Bellevue-Stratford HotelAn article in the March 1905 edition of The Architectural Record reviewed three new hotels: the Belvedere in Baltimore, the new Williard in Washington D.C., and the Bellevue-Stratford, designed by G. W. and W. D. Hewitt. It was a great time for big first-class hotels. I was able to find floorplans for the: Main floor -- with photos of the Tea Room and front desk and the main dining room and Palm room Second floor Rooms on the fifth floor Roof top, with a photo of one of the pavilions (The Gallery, DPC, Philadelphia)
Grand Hotel: 1908
New York in 1908. "Hotel Astor, Times Square." Note the fancy roof garden. 8x10 inch dry plate ... 
 
Posted by Dave - 06/24/2014 - 4:07pm -

New York in 1908. "Hotel Astor, Times Square." Note the fancy roof garden. 8x10 inch dry plate glass negative, Detroit Publishing Company. View full size. I found my room!But by the Summer of '65, it had no awning any more. Two years later, it had no walls, floor, or ceiling either. Interesting juxtapositionUnited Cigars, just a few doors down from Churchill's. Oculus WindowsInto what sort of interior space did that row of oculus ("eyeball") windows admit light and air? Perhaps a ballroom? Note that some of the other buildings in the background have oculus windows, but these are single windows, not a long row. Certainly a nice collection of brass-era automobiles on the street. A Pretty Penny!Just look at the size of the Budweiser sign to the right rear of the photo. Even for 1908, the cost to build and erect such a sign must have cost s pretty penny. Would love to see this sign at night all lit up. Oculus windowsFound this pic on the LOC website, it appears to be the top floor banquet room. The round windows appear to be covered in this photo. (The Gallery, Cars, Trucks, Buses, DPC, NYC, Streetcars)
Half Moon Hotel, Coney Island
The Half Moon Hotel was opened in 1927 on the boardwalk of Coney Island, at West 29th Street. ... but your caption nicely summarizes the story of the hotel. Just for the record... During World War II, The Half Moon became ... 
 
Posted by dacam61 - 03/23/2011 - 10:18am -

The Half Moon Hotel was opened in 1927 on the boardwalk of Coney Island, at West 29th Street. It catered to the affluent in the early 1900s. During WW2 it became a naval hospital. In 1941, the notorious Abe Reles fell to his death from the sixth floor, though he was under police protection at the time. In 1953 it became the Harbor Hospital and a home for the elderly. Often the residents would give impromptu concerts on the boardwalk. The building was demolished in 1995. View full size. BeautifulWhat an image. Moody and picturesque. I love how the cloud line in the upper right mimics the shoreline. The silhouette view doesn't impart much information but your caption nicely summarizes the story of the hotel. Just for the record...During World War II, The Half Moon became a Navy Hospital. According to my Birth Certificate as well as my sisters I was born in Harbor Hospital and that was in 1949. I believe it became the Jewish Home for The Aged in 1953. Regardless of the chronological technicalities it is a WONDERFUL PHOTO. Thanks Dave (ShorpyBlog, Member Gallery)
Imperial Hotel: 1940
September 1940. "Old Imperial hotel built in Silverton, Colorado, during its heyday." Medium format acetate ... 
 
Posted by Dave - 04/30/2020 - 2:09pm -

September 1940. "Old Imperial hotel built in Silverton, Colorado, during its heyday." Medium format acetate negative by Russell Lee for the Farm Security Administration. View full size. Still GrandMy wife and I stayed there a couple of years ago, and it was a pleasant visit. The rest of Silverton keeps it grand. Still in businesshttps://www.grandimperialhotel.com Awesome photoI would have loved to see Silverton back then before the tourist wave hit. Beautiful little mountain town. I'll bet that building could tell some stories. I'm told this is where the phrase "There'll be a hot time in the old town tonight" came from. Still a beautiful area. One of the most beautiful places on EarthI stayed here for four days about 12 years ago and found it to be incredibly beautiful and still largely unspoiled. It was Labor Day weekend and very uncrowded. The train pulled into the middle of town and there was a brass band under the streetlight. The statue of Christ of the Mountains made of Italian marble is impressive. When we were there the town had a dispute with the cable company so they cut off all the cable so we had no internet, no TV and one religious radio station. We went and rented old movies off the shelf at the grocery store and played cards at night. Went to a blind auction at the town hall. A wonderful weekend. I want to go back (The Gallery, Frontier Life, Mining, Russell Lee, Small Towns)
Gingerbread Hotel: 1900
Florida circa 1900. "Tampa Bay Hotel." A 500-room resort opened in 1891 by steamship and railroad magnate ... 
 
Posted by Dave - 05/18/2016 - 11:26am -

Florida circa 1900. "Tampa Bay Hotel." A 500-room resort opened in 1891 by steamship and railroad magnate Henry Plant, now home to the Henry B. Plant Museum on the University of Tampa campus. 8x10 glass negative. View full size. Not Burnt Down!I am as surprised as anyone: Not Burnt Down - It's a Miracle!This is one of the most remarkable buildings I have ever seen. I was certain it burned down long ago. Thanks JW - I'm speechless with wonder. [Does anyone read the photo captions? - Dave] Plant CityOur recent (March) visit to Florida included a delightful stop in the state's strawberry capital: Plant City. Named for Henry Plant. (The Gallery, DPC, Florida)
Plenty of Room at the Hotel California
1943. Entrance to the Manzanar Relocation Center, 230 miles north of Los Angeles. View full size. Photograph by Ansel Adams. Still there Amazingly, it looks exactly like this today, except the long building behind the guard shack is gon ... 
 
Posted by Dave - 12/12/2007 - 10:13am -

1943. Entrance to the Manzanar Relocation Center, 230 miles north of Los Angeles. View full size. Photograph by Ansel Adams. Still thereAmazingly, it looks exactly like this today, except the long building behind the guard shack is gone. Last time I was there (a few years ago) there was a restoration effort underway but you could still drive past the old guard shack and around the property. ManzanarThis guard post is still there. Note it has some oriental styling. This post was manned by 'internal security' personnel. Not shown in photo is the 'outer security' manned by Military Police. The auditorium has been restored and is now a visitor center. Stop in and watch the video and you'll realize what a rotten deal this was for these people. (Ansel Adams, Relocation Camps)
Hotel Imperial: 1909
New York circa 1909. "Hotel Imperial, Broadway and West 32nd Street." With the Union Dime Savings ... 
 
Posted by Dave - 11/14/2018 - 7:07pm -

New York circa 1909. "Hotel Imperial, Broadway and West 32nd Street." With the Union Dime Savings Bank at right and the new Metropolitan Life tower in the background. 8x10 inch dry plate glass negative. View full size. UndergroundWhat's going on in the lower left hand corner? Wondering if that's really a gaping hole in the road or if it just looks like it due to the proto-Photoshopping techniques on the street? [It looks like a construction shed or excavation that's been painted over on the negative. - Dave] SkillsEither that's a taxi lineup or people were great at parallel parking. And Here's the Finished Product!In living color. No Time At AllLook closely and you'll notice that the Met Life Tower isn't quite completed, and the clock isn't finished yet. No problem, it's 2:50 p.m. (The Gallery, DPC, NYC, Streetcars)
Colonial Hotel: 1910
Knoxville, Tennessee, circa 1910. "Gay Street looking north from Main Avenue." 8x10 inch dry plate glass negative, Detroit Publishing Company. View full size. All Gone It doesn't look like any of these buildings survived. However, at l ... 
 
Posted by Dave - 08/21/2012 - 6:31pm -

Knoxville, Tennessee, circa 1910. "Gay Street looking north from Main Avenue." 8x10 inch dry plate glass negative, Detroit Publishing Company. View full size. All GoneIt doesn't look like any of these buildings survived. However, at least somebody cleaned up the streets! View Larger Map Not all goneI believe the building on the left with the windows facing the viewer to be the old Lamar House notes/Bijou Theatre, which IS still standing today +105Below is the same view from July of 2015. (The Gallery, DPC, Knoxville, Streetcars)
Ghost Hotel: 1905
"Mills House No. 2, Rivington Street, New York, N.Y." This "hostel for poor gentlemen," one of three erected by the banker Darius Ogden Mills as lodging houses for working-class men, contained 600 small rooms that rented for 20 cents a day. Our ti ... 
 
Posted by Dave - 01/25/2016 - 10:04pm -

"Mills House No. 2, Rivington Street, New York, N.Y." This "hostel for poor gentlemen," one of three erected by the banker Darius Ogden Mills as lodging houses for working-class men, contained 600 small rooms that rented for 20 cents a day. Our title honors the several ectoplasmic pedestrians whose shades inhabit this time exposure. 8x10 glass negative, Detroit Publishing Co. View full size. Not cable car tracksWhat appear to be tracks for cable cars are actually tracks for electric cars which pick up their electricity from a bus bar inside that slotted conduit. The pick-up shoe was sometimes called a "plow" Several cities, notably Washington D.C. and NYC, did not accept the overhead trolley wires. They insisted on the underground conduit pick-up. This is a problem when the street floods! The square cast-iron covers every few feet are used for maintenance access, as explained here. Hydrant talk1st hydrant: Water you up to? 2nd hydrant: I'm all plugged up today. 1st hydrant: Me too. Let us spray we get some relief soon. 2nd hydrant: I think I hear a fire truck - we're hosed! 1st hydrant: Last time that happened, my back got wrenched. Flowing ConversationI wonder what those fire hydrants were saying to each other. The Battle with the Slum (1902)By Jacob A. Riis (1849-1914). Excerpt: "Mr. Mills gave to the lodger a man’s chance, if he is poor. His room is small, but the bed for which he pays twenty cents is clean and good. Indeed, it is said that the spring in it was made by the man who made the springs for the five-dollar beds in the Waldorf-Astoria, and that it is just the same. However that may be, it is comfortable enough, as comfortable as any need have it in Bleecker Street or on Fifth Avenue. The guest at the Mills House has all the privileges the other has, except to while away the sunlit hours in his bed. Then he is expected to be out hustling. At nine o’clock his door is barred against him, and is not again opened until five in the afternoon. But there are smoking and writing rooms, and a library for his use; games if he chooses, baths when he feels like taking one, and a laundry where he may wash his own clothes if he has to save the pennies, as he likely has to. It is a good place to do it, too, for he can sleep comfortably and have two square meals a day for fifty cents all told. There is a restaurant in the basement where his dinner costs him fifteen cents." Coulda been a contenderNo longer standing, but one of its two siblings is a landmark as of 2014. And about the first one here. I wonderHow many bricks? Charles My 20¢The Mikco Building Materials Company now stands on that site at the corner of Rivington and Chrystie. The building on the far right occupies space that is now part of Sara D. Roosevelt Park. The two low buildings to the left are long gone, but the three beyond still survive. (The Gallery, DPC, NYC)
The Pontch Again: 1912
Detroit, Michigan, circa 1912. "Hotel Pontchartrain." Yet another view of this relatively short-lived hostelry ... regulations yet. Check out the street in front of the hotel. Nice Cleanup Dave I downloaded the original image from the LOC a ... martin bird house at his home Fairlane that he called the Hotel Pontchartrain. Don't know if Albert Kahn was the architect. ... 
 
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Detroit, Michigan, circa 1912. "Hotel Pontchartrain." Yet another view of this relatively short-lived hostelry on Woodward Avenue, whose downfall was a paucity of private bathrooms. Familiar landmarks include the Soldiers' and Sailors' Monument, Cadillac Square and the Cadillac Chair. 8x10 inch glass negative, Detroit Publishing Company. View full size. "Misfit"I wonder what went down at "MISFIT"? Or did they just sell irregular clothing? And what could those fellas on the corner be taking a gander at? [Misfit was the haberdashery owned by Sol Berman at 120 Woodward Avenue. The headline below is like something out of the Onion. - Dave] Anywhere you wantThere do not seem to be much in the way of parking regulations yet. Check out the street in front of the hotel. Nice Cleanup DaveI downloaded the original image from the LOC a while back. You've done a very nice cleanup job for the Shorpy site! Thank you. [Thanks, but I didn't do any "cleaning up." - Dave] My mistake. I'm confusing this image with a sister image you've previously posted that was pretty distressed. Cheep lodgingsHenry Ford had a purple martin bird house at his home Fairlane that he called the Hotel Pontchartrain. Don't know if Albert Kahn was the architect. You'd Almost ThinkApparently, the plethora of windows was no offset for the paucity of bathrooms. Street sightingOdd load waiting to cross the street. Coil of rope? Life preserver? Spare tire? Aha! Much clearer in closeup. The fellow is obviously hefting a coil of rope headed for a nearby ship chandlery. (The Gallery, Detroit Photos, DPC, Streetcars)
Hotel Seneca: 1908
Rochester, New York, circa 1908. "Hotel Seneca." The interior seen earlier here . 8x10 inch dry plate glass ... 
 
Posted by Dave - 01/11/2013 - 9:16am -

Rochester, New York, circa 1908. "Hotel Seneca." The interior seen earlier here. 8x10 inch dry plate glass negative, Detroit Publishing Company. View full size. TO LET sign in windowI'll bet there's a shorpyesque youngster lurking somewhere nearby just waiting for the opportune moment to add an "I". No wonder they switched to FOR RENT or LEASE, lower graffiti remediation costs. (The Gallery, DPC, Rochester)
Saludos Amigos: 1943
... signage too. Now to go and watch Saludos Amigos! Hotel Edison Cool to see the Hotel Edison in the background. Stayed there on a visit in 2002. Allegro ... 
 
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March 1943. "New York, N.Y. Times Square on a rainy day." Now playing: Disney's "Saludos Amigos." Afterward we can grab a bite at the Automat. Medium format negative by John Vachon, Office of War Information. View full size. That empty billboardwas just waiting to be used. Ina Ray HuttonIt is true that Ina Ray Hutton is most famous for her all-girl orchestra (as it was described at the time) The Melodears, but that group broke up in 1939. According to an article in The Guardian she then recruited an all-male band because she was tired of the Melodears being regarded exclusively as a novelty act. The male band, which is the one that would have been playing the at the Strand, lasted until 1946. What probably would have shocked a lot of people, including the management at the Strand, and maybe even a few of her own band members was that Ina Ray Hutton, and her sister, singer June Hutton, were Black women passing as White. Not Much TrafficWartime fuel/tire restrictions seem to have thinned the traffic to a bearable level for those pedestrians well equipped with raingear. +66Below is the same view from August of 2009. Saludos Amigos!Wow, this is just a great really fun image to explore, so much to see, look at and research, if you like doing those things like I do. Two things in the plethora of nostalgia for me that stand out. I have always loved Walt Disney, so I was drawn to Saludos Amigos, that is playing at the Globe Theater. Which I found on You Tube, for our viewing pleasure: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0eWYtpvYDdI One of the other things I see, is that Old Shipmate with the Big Grin reflecting just how much he is enjoying that Camel. And in that act, showing how we could too, be as happy as a Sailor on shore leave, if we were smoking one along with him. Just a great and humorous sign seen from today's perspective. I am sure in this day and age of healthcare mania that the Department of Defense, which would have been the War Department back in March of 1943, would surely frown upon that Sailor being used in the advertisement of such a dangerous product. However, I am sure that Old Shipmate would get a kick out of the Sarcasm with which I am trying my best to convey in describing his participation. Just a Great Image, love the WAAC signage too. Now to go and watch Saludos Amigos! Hotel EdisonCool to see the Hotel Edison in the background. Stayed there on a visit in 2002. Allegro con brilloYears before I had ever heard of Horn and Hardart (the store), I had discovered 'P.D.Q. Bach', who composed a Concerto for Horn and Hardart (the latter an imaginary instrument that was later turned into a real entity). Peter Schickle's musical tomfoolery under the guise of this supposed famous composer was enjoyable and funny at the time. It was amusing many years later when I learned how that particular piece's title originated. At the MoviesSaludos Amigos was one of two projects that Disney undertook at the behest of the US government, the other being The Three Caballeros. The project involved Walt Disney and a group of Disney artists and composer traveling to South America as part of a goodwill tour of the region to counter Nazi influences there (although there is a rumour that a secondary reason for tour was to get the virulently anti-union Disney out of town so that the 1941 Disney Strike could be resolved). Their impressions of the region were then turned into cartoons featuring Donald Duck, Goofy and Mickey Mouse. It has been stated that Saludos Amigos "did more to cement a community of interest between peoples of the Americas in a few months than the State Department had in fifty years." The film runs only 42 minutes but is classified as a feature by Disney historians. Can't see what's on at the Central (darned inconsiderate people insisting on having their umbrellas up on a rainy day!) but at the Strand we have "The Hard Way" with Ida Lupino, Joan Leslie and Dennis Morgan as well as Jack Carson (whose name doesn't make it onto the big sign). It was the second of seven movies that Morgan and Carson would make together. Also on the bill there are live appearances by Ina Ray Hutton and her (all-male) orchestra, Jane Wyman, singer and actress Irene Manning, and comedian Jerry Lester. Flat-panel displayThe large blank billboard looks like a modern flat-panel display screen. But, small rounded TV screens are still years away! [There were a few thousand TV sets already in use in 1943, mostly in the Northeast. - Dave] At the Central (behind the umbrella)John Vachon took a third photo that day that includes an unobstructed view of the marquee of The Central. The Shubert-owned theatre was showing two forgettable films, released years earlier by B-movie king Monogram Pictures: "The Marines are Here" (released in 1938) and "Drums of the Desert" (released in 1940). The Central's former lobby is now the Roxy delicatessen. Deja vu, Saludos AmigosThis shot rang a bell for me. Same scene, different angle, was on Shorpy some time ago - rainy day, Times Square, "Saludos Amigos" was playing. Humpback panel truck'37 Dodge? Help me out here. Before there was a Chuck E CheeseWhen I was a little girl, my father would take me to the Automat, when we visited a big city. (They were in both New York and Philadelphia.) They were 1920s and 1930s history come to life. He would give me a handful of nickels and dimes from his pocket and let me go buy anything from the industrial wonder machine of the Automat, that my first grade heart desired. When you put a nickel in the slot, it let you open the door and take out pies, cookies, fruit, or entrees. Their macaroni and cheese was the best. But the machines weren't really vending machines at all. They were shelves with doors and turntables. If you watched after you took your pie slice out, a person came and put a new one in that shelf space. It was totally done by people on the other side of the wall. They only pretended you were being served by machines. But even so, it was gleaming art deco wonderment. Looking at this picture reminds we of all the chrome and tables, and excitement that was the Automat from the 1920s through the 1960s. Off BroadwayThe Globe Theatre was unusual as it had two entrances. The one shown the photo was on Broadway, inside it hooked a left and joined with rest of the building on 46th St. It is visible in the picture to the left of the WAAC sign. That venue still exists as the 1500 seat Lunt Fontanne Theatre, a major Broadway legitimate (live) stage. The current attraction is a new production "Motown,The Musical" . Meanwhile At 47th StreetOn the far right of the photo is the Strand Theatre,which later became the Warner Theatre, a 3000 seat movie/vaudeville house. The stage show at that time featured Ina Ray Hutton and her all girl orchestra. The bill also included Jane Wyman, a very talented actress and entertainer who at the time of this picture was married to our future President, Ronald Reagan. The show also featured comedian Jerry Lester. He was the first host of NBC's Tonight Show preceding SteveAllen, Jack Paar, Johnny Carson, Jay Leno, Conan O'Brien and Leno once again. 1938 DodgeThe truck is a 1938 Dodge panel truck. This appears to be the shorter 7 foot body, but there was also a longer 9 foot body available. The Dodge Truck book by Don Bunn states, " . . . Dodge again built the industry's only distinctive double-level panel. This unit was rated for a maximum GVW of 4,000lb. A single folding driver's seat was upholstered in durable vinyl upholstry. A helper's seat was optional. The roof of the load compartment was the French inserted type, that is, a soft waterproofed material in place of all-steel. All doors were standard with locks. A dome light in the center of the body clearly illuminated the entire interior." Hotel BillboardE, your father's W. AutomatsThe automats were great. Major features: fast, clean, no tips. ¡Amigos!Thanks for the link to the video. Definitely worth watching. It has the usual Disney didacticism, but surprisingly good music. And Times Square still has an armed forces recruitment center, thought it's for all services, and one block further south now. RecruitingI'm surprised that no one commented on the presence of the WAAC recruitment centre on the left. (The Gallery, John Vachon, Movies, NYC)
1949 Aztec Hotel
... gas pump on the right in 1949 when I was five. The Aztec Hotel with its memorable soda fountain was about half way between Fort William ... 
 
Posted by Photobay - 09/20/2011 - 8:49pm -

My father and I are in the picture in front of the gas pump on the right in 1949 when I was five. The Aztec Hotel with its memorable soda fountain was about half way between Fort William (now Thunder Bay), Ontario and Duluth, MN. The main highway is 61 and the turn off at the Aztec is Hwy 1. You would turn here to go to Ely, MN. This drive along Lake Superior is noted for its exquisite scenery. We traveled many times from Fort William to Duluth and Minneapolis on the Greyhound when I was a child. This place burned down many years ago but I remember it well as the Greyhound rest stop with the best cherry cokes around. View full size. (ShorpyBlog, Member Gallery, Gas Stations)
There's a Tall Hotel: 1907
New York circa 1907. "Knickerbocker Hotel, Broadway & 42nd Street." 8x10 inch dry plate glass negative, Detroit ... 
 
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New York circa 1907. "Knickerbocker Hotel, Broadway & 42nd Street." 8x10 inch dry plate glass negative, Detroit Publishing Company. View full size. With all due creditto Rogers and Hart. [And even Rodgers and Hart. -tterrace] WonderWhere they hid that wishing well. (The Gallery, DPC, NYC)
Royal Poinciana: 1910
... Worth and the Royal Poinciana." Henry Flagler's giant hotel, named after the flamboyant flowering tree, holds a place in the record ... in the City of Lake Worth, which would not exist if that hotel had not been built. I think the building to the right of the hotel is ... 
 
Posted by Dave - 02/22/2012 - 5:35am -

Palm Beach, Florida, circa 1910. "Lake Worth and the Royal Poinciana." Henry Flagler's giant hotel, named after the flamboyant flowering tree, holds a place in the record books as the planet's largest wooden structure. At the other extreme: Snell's Menagerie. 8x10 glass negative, Detroit Publishing Co. View full size. Short lifespanIt's hard to believe that such a magnificent building was demolished after standing for barely 40 years. I would not be here without it.I live in the City of Lake Worth, which would not exist if that hotel had not been built. I think the building to the right of the hotel is Whitehall, which was he home of Flagler and still stands as the Flagler museum. Interestingly, Lake Worth is not a closed shore lake, but rather a lagoon, and is part of the Intercoastal Waterway. Even harder to believe:This hotel did not burn to the ground one fatal evening (like its companion, The Breakers), but survived to be razed as unprofitable by its owners. That's an awfully large mass of seasoned timber piled in one place. Lake WorthAt the time this photo was taken Lake Worth was an actual lake. It became a "lagoon" after the Palm Beach and Boynton Beach inlets were dug. Until that time it was a freshwater lake. And it wasn't until some time in the 80's that the all wise Palm Beach County commission decided to start calling it a lagoon. (The Gallery, DPC, Florida)
Magnolia Hotel: 1900
Circa 1900. "Magnolia Hotel, Pass Christian, Mississippi." 8x10 inch dry plate glass negative, ... 
 
Posted by Dave - 05/16/2016 - 8:49pm -

Circa 1900. "Magnolia Hotel, Pass Christian, Mississippi." 8x10 inch dry plate glass negative, Detroit Publishing Company. View full size. BurnedBurned to the ground on April 1, 1915. Too bad, it was a beautiful building. CroquetThe three little girls are dressed quite splendidly for what appears to be a croquet game. (The Gallery, DPC, Kids)
Erica Schweizerhof Hotel: 1944
... same trip, on same Lake, a ski outing, staying at the Park Hotel, Alpenhof in Switzerland and Adler Hotel & Erica Schweizerhof in Lugano, Switzerland. The servicemen were with ... 
 
Posted by Christoph Traugott - 01/11/2019 - 3:40pm -

Unknown (of yet) World War II Servicemen from Peoria, Illinois, R&R time at Lake Lugano, Italy. Lake Lugano is a glacial lake which is situated on the border between southern Switzerland and Northern Italy. And on the same trip, on same Lake, a ski outing, staying at the Park Hotel, Alpenhof in Switzerland and Adler Hotel & Erica Schweizerhof in Lugano, Switzerland. The servicemen were with the logistical unit of ADSEC or ADSEC/COMZ (Technical Corporals and Sergeants), "The Advance Section, Communications Zone", European Theater of Operations, United States Army (ETOUSA), 1944 to 1945. ADSEC was responsible supplying the advancing army, with ordnance and munitions; operated field hospitals, and supplied the front-lines with much needed blood, they also provided transportation of oil and gas, and were instrumental in the detail supply planning for Normandy. (Recovered from fused and water-damaged 120 and 135 roll film) (ShorpyBlog, Member Gallery)
Cadillac Square: 1916
Detroit, Michigan, circa 1916. "Hotel Pontchartrain and Cadillac Square from City Hall." Detroit Publishing Co. glass negative. View full size. Earlier views of the hotel: Circa 1907 , minus the upper floors, and 1910 , minus most of the ... 
 
Posted by Dave - 12/11/2015 - 4:58pm -

Detroit, Michigan, circa 1916. "Hotel Pontchartrain and Cadillac Square from City Hall." Detroit Publishing Co. glass negative. View full size. Earlier views of the hotel: Circa 1907, minus the upper floors, and 1910, minus most of the cars. 66?Well, you certainly don't look your age, or something like that. Kudos on your ranking, though it's hardly high enough -- I tell anyone who has the slightest interest in photography OR history about this site. Soldiers and Sailors MonumentThe Soldiers and Sailors Monument at left honored those who served in the Civil War. Dedicated in 1871, it sat there until 2004, when it was moved about 100 feet for a street widening project. In the base of the monument was found a copper box, which was taken to the Detroit Historical Society. It was opened only to find that water had seeped in. All that was found was a bronze medallion and papers (which had the names of all Detroit CW volunteers, according to papers of the day) that had turned to mush. Bertha Kalich,"leading tragedienne of the Yiddish theater." http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bertha_Kalich http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0435747/ Convention CityNote the "Worlds Salesmanship Congress - Automobile Salesmen" going on at the Pontchartrain Hotel that particular week. I wonder if car salesmen were as pushy then as they later became. Long-gone cityscapeOf all the buildings in this photo only two still stand, the old Wayne County building in the center background and the commercial building next to the Pontchartrain at the far right. View Larger Map For a Good Time..Go to Detroit. The Gayety Burlesque and the Old Kentucky Whiskey Co. are almost next door to each other. And if you overshoot the Whiskey Co. on your way from the Burlesque, there's a Bar just past it. Don't tell the management... I believe we have a coathanger from this hotel hanging in my closet (in Atlanta). I guess I got it from my father, who probably got it with some of his father's clothes when my grandfather died in Pensacola, FL. I think my grandfather spent some of his youth in Michigan, and I've always wondered how, when, and under what circumstances this thing came to be in our hands... How sad.You'd never see that many people downtown today. Recent AnniversaryOn July 12, 1909, at the Soldiers & Sailors Monument, a large group of cars began a 2000+ mile trek known as the Glidden Tour. On that same spot, 100 years later, a small group of cars gathered to commemorate the event. The Glidden Tour, along with the AAA, did much to promote road improvement in America by demonstrating the awful state of roadways of the day. Hotel What?To the right and behind the Pontchartrain, it looks like "HOTEL ROOKSTOO" What could it be? ["Room $1.00." - Dave] Asking for itI think I'd be afraid nowadays to ask for something advertised as the "Cock of the Walk." I was born in Detroit, but was 9 when my family moved us away. This looks like it was a really neat place. At one time. Does anyone know what the "throne" was for? Re: The ThroneThe Cadillac Chair, a tribute to Detroit's founder, Antoine de la Mothe Cadillac, was dismantled in the 1940s after it became a popular seating location for "vagrants and drunks." http://buildingsofdetroit.com/places/chair There are definitely more than a few buildings in that picture still standing, and the square itself is still somewhat intact. The PontchThe Pontchartrain to me is the angular-brown-glass '70s building, with its "Top of the Pontch" restaurant, that fascinated the suburban kid I was then on terrifying but exciting field trips or sporting-event trips downtown. Was that a completely different building? [The Hotel Pontchartrain in this photo was torn down in 1920. - Dave] Old DetroitI have been told that my father worked at the Hotel Pontchartrain. He died in 1929. In the late 1930s I went to the Gayety once in a while. Left Detroit in 1953. Left Michigan for Seattle in 1980. Another viewhttp://www.bing.com/maps/default.aspx?v=2&FORM=LMLTCP&cp=r1nq3q82cmv6&st... TrolleyLook at the two trolleys in the foreground. They are pulling trailers! A very rare thing in the US-trolley history. (The Gallery, Cars, Trucks, Buses, Detroit Photos, DPC, Streetcars)
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