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Royal Hotel

May 20, 2010
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This postcard from the Royal Hotel, mailed from Excelsior Springs in 1951, is interesting in that it lacks the kind of description that typically accompanied a hotel card. The only information is found on the front: “Missouri’s National Health and Pleasure Resort”.

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Hotel Ponce De Leon

May 17, 2010
Hotel Ponce De Leon

HOTEL PONCE DE LEON, ST. AUGUSTINE, FLA. “Built 1885. One of the famous East Coast System hostelries. Spanish style of architecture. Cost $2,000,000; considered one of the finest hotels in the world. Has five acres of roof.”

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Santa Maria Inn

May 14, 2010
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Postmarked in 1928, this card shows the dining room of the Santa Maria Inn, “the most unique dining room in California”. Opened in 1917, the inn is still in operation today. The postcard has no marking to indicate the publisher.

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The Raymond

May 13, 2010
The Raymond, Pasadena, CA

Another postcard view of the Raymond Hotel in Pasadena. The previous card dated from before the “split back” era, making this card several years younger. No publisher is notated, and the quality is clearly inferior to the older effort.

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Raymond Hotel

May 13, 2010
Raymond Hotel

This early postcard was published in 1902 by the Detroit Photographic Co. and shows the Raymond Hotel In Pasadena, California. First built in 1886, the original structure burned on Easter Sunday in 1895. The second building, shown here, was constructed in 1901. The hotel failed to survive the depression and was torn down in 1934, [...]

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The Sunshine City

May 11, 2010
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One of my favorite postcards. It’s unusual in that the composition is more carefully thought out than was the norm, the figures and U.S. flag in the foreground adding a real three-dimensional quality to the scene. Even the description on the front of the card is atypical: “Green Benches, Open Air Post Office and Princess [...]

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The Marlborough Blenheim

May 11, 2010
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This postcard of the Marlborough Blenheim Hotel in Atlantic City was postmarked in 1949, but the original postcard art was almost certainly conceived in the ’30s. Another postcard view of the M-B Hotel can be seen here.

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Hotel St. Paul

May 4, 2010
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Some postcards with architectural subjects would present the structure in an abstract landscape, with none of the adjacent buildings present. That’s what we have with this card from the Hotel St. Paul. Mailed in 1958, the cars would indicate that the card’s design probably originated in the ’40s.

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Morrison Hotel

May 4, 2010
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Initially I was unimpressed by this postcard from Chicago’s Morrison Hotel, the muted colors and simplistic artwork failing to spark my interest. But when viewed larger than its original 3½” by 5½” the drawing comes alive, with vibrant pen work and subtle but effective details.

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Augusta House

May 1, 2010
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This view of the Augusta House in Augusta, Maine was published by the Miller Art Co., a Brooklyn, New York postcard company that was active from 1922 until 1941.

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Nortonia Hotel

May 1, 2010
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Published by the Portland Post Card Co., this postcard was mailed in 1909. Cards from that era didn’t usually provide information about the depicted scene, and there is no description of the Nortonia Hotel’s Grill Room to be found on this one.

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The Revere Room

May 1, 2010
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I’m not sure what vintage this postcard is, but it could be from the late ’30s. The description on the reverse reads: The Revere Room New York’s Smartest Bar and Restaurant Here you may see the famous murals depicting the life of Paul Revere. Open for breakfast, luncheon, dinner and supper-delicious meals at popular prices. [...]

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Leading Hotels

April 29, 2010
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Mailed from St. Petersburg on January 24, 1950, this card features four premier hotels. On the back: “The Vinoy Park, Soreno, Don Caesar and Princess Martha Hotels are amongst St. Petersburgs Leading Hotels. They are modern hotels in every respect and do credit to the West Coast of Florida. In these Hostelries you find guests [...]

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April 29, 2010
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EL JOMAR …on the Gulf of Mexico 4300 Gulf Boulevard St. Petersburg Beach, Florida “A new and different concept of resort living in the tropics. 200 ft. of private beach. All units are air conditioned and have free TV. A panoramic view of the gulf from EVERY unit. Your choice: bedroom apts., studio apts,. or [...]

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