Showing posts with label Florida. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Florida. Show all posts
Tuesday, September 11, 2012
Thursday, August 23, 2012
Postcards from the Fontainebleau in Miami Beach, Florida
The Fontainebleau opened in 1954. Situated on oceanfront Collins Avenue in the heart of Millionaire's Row, Fontainebleau Miami Beach is one of the most historically and architecturally significant hotels on Miami Beach. Opened in 1954 and designed by Morris Lapidus, it was the most luxurious hotel on Miami Beach, and is thought to be the most significant building of Lapidus' career.
The hotel was renovated in 2008.
Wednesday, August 15, 2012
Old Hotels of Miami Beach, pt. 2
Another dozen hotel postcards of the hotels of Miami Beach. The first few are hotels featured yesterday (the postcards are different) but the others are different hotels.
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| The Crown Hotel |
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| The Fontainebleau |
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| The Empress Hotel |
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| The Raleigh |
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| Eden Roc |
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| The Bal Harbour |
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| The Belmar |
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| The Carillon |
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| The Kenilworth and Kenilworth House |
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| Golden Strand Hotel and Villas |
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| Netherland Hotel |
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| The Shorecrest Hotel |
Monday, August 13, 2012
Old Hotels of Miami Beach
Here are a dozen hotels from Miami Beach, Florida. Click on the postcards and it will provide you with details of its location and amenities.
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| Deauville Hotel |
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| Americana |
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| Hotel DiLido |
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| The Crown Hotel |
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| Sherry Frontenac Hotel |
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| Monte Carlo Hotel |
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| Coronado Hotel |
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| The Fontainebleau |
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| Casablanca Hotel |
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| The Empress Hotel |
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| The Greystone Hotel |
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| The Traymore Hotel |
Friday, August 10, 2012
Kapok Tree Inn - Clearwater, Florida
The Kapok Tree was opened in 1958 by Richard Baumgardner in Clearwater, Florida. The restaurant thrived in its early years, relying mainly on word-of-mouth advertising.
The Kapok Tree Inn had several themed dining rooms including the Main Dining Rooms, the Grape Room, the Chandelier Room, and the Patio Room. The complex was so large that there were two souvenir stands within the complex.
Business boomed and five other Baumgardner owned restaurants opened around Florida in the early 1970s.
Due to family squabbles and other various issues, by the late 1980s, all but the original restaurant closed. The original remained opened for a few more years and closed on May 14, 1991.
All of these postcards are from my collection. If you click on the postcard, it will send you back to my flickr and will give you a description of the room.
For a much more comprehensive history of the Kapok Tree Inn visit Benz Place.
The Kapok Tree Inn had several themed dining rooms including the Main Dining Rooms, the Grape Room, the Chandelier Room, and the Patio Room. The complex was so large that there were two souvenir stands within the complex.
Business boomed and five other Baumgardner owned restaurants opened around Florida in the early 1970s.
Due to family squabbles and other various issues, by the late 1980s, all but the original restaurant closed. The original remained opened for a few more years and closed on May 14, 1991.
All of these postcards are from my collection. If you click on the postcard, it will send you back to my flickr and will give you a description of the room.
For a much more comprehensive history of the Kapok Tree Inn visit Benz Place.
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