Martin Bros. Restaurant

MARTIN BROS.

Located on U.S. Highways 11 and 90 in suburban New Orleans, 5 Miles East of Canal St.

Widely known for its excellent cuisine, specializing in seafoods of all kinds, choice western steaks, and New Orleans fried chicken. Expertly mixed drinks served at untra modern bar. Home of the famous New Orleans "Poor Boy." Open 24 hours.

 
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Howard Johnson's -- Miami, Florida

HOWARD JOHNSON'S

ICE CREAM SHOPS and RESTAURANTS

from Maine to Florida

Delicious Foods

Famous for Ice Creams - 28 Flavors

Table d'Hote — Luncheons — Dinners

Moderately Priced

Air-Conditioned — Ample Parking

1100 BISCAYNE BOULEVARD — 1611 WEST FLAGLER ST.

MIAMI, FLORIDA

 
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PPIE: California State Building

The California State Building

PAN-PAC. EXPO. 1915 SAN FRANCISCO

CELEBRATE THE 100TH ANNIVERSARY OF
THE 1915 PANAMA PACIFIC INTERNATIONAL EXPOSITION
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THE 75TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE 1939-40 WORLD'S FAIRS
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PPIE: Southern Pacific Building

Southern Pacific Building
Panama Pacific International Exposition, San Francisco

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THE 1915 PANAMA PACIFIC INTERNATIONAL EXPOSITION
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West Hotel -- Minneapolis, Minnesota

Here are four postcards of the West Hotel in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The first two are circa 1916. The first card has the following description on the back:

WEST HOTEL, Minneapolis, Fifth Street and Hennepin Avenue — One of the many magnificent and up-to-date hotels to be found in Minneapolis. At one time this hotel was considered the finest hotel west of Chicago.

The second postcard shows the lobby of the West Hotel, "Largest in U. S."

The next two postcards are from the 1930s. The backs describe the hotel as "The Most Famous Hotel in the Northwest. Completely Redecorated and Refurnished." One has a map of the Midwest showing the Main Routes to Minneapolis, along with interior and exterior views of the hotel. This card was published in 1931.

The last card advertises "50 Years of Continuous Service." West Hotel was opened in 1884. This postcard was published in 1935 and mailed in 1936. The hotel went through a period of decline and was demolished in 1940.

The following information is from Wikipedia:

The West Hotel was Minneapolis's first grand hotel. It had 407 luxuriously furnished rooms, 140 baths, and featured an immense and opulent lobby which was claimed to be the largest in the nation. These elements combined to make what was considered for a time to be the most luxurious hotel west of Chicago. The West was designed by LeRoy Buffington and built on land that was once owned by the first resident of Minneapolis, John H. Stevens. Buffington created the West in the Queen Anne style that was quite popular in the last decades of the 19th century.

The Queen Anne style featured an elaborate architectural look that included gable roofs, projecting bay windows, towers, and dormer windows. The West combined most of these concepts into a grand, larger than life look that seems graceless to some modern observers but was a popular building style at the time, a style that was introduced in 1876 at the Centennial Exposition in Philadelphia.

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PPIE: Key Route Inn

Key Route Inn

Oakland's Refined Family Tourist Hotel

Key Route Electric Trains Direct

to and from San Francisco, World's Fair Entrance

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THE 1915 PANAMA PACIFIC INTERNATIONAL EXPOSITION
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in New York and San Francisco
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Santa Fe Station, San Diego, California

The Santa Fe Station is conveniently located within a few blocks of San Diego's business center.

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Ricketts Restaurant -- Chicago

RICKETTS

"that popular restaurant"

103 East Chicago Avenue

Near Michigan Blvd. 

Recommended by Duncan Hines

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New York World's Fair: Standard Brands Building

The flags shown on the face of this card represent only a few of the 118 countries where Standard Brands quality products are sold.

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Union Bus Depot & Warren Cafe -- Manhattan, Kansas

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Map: Hotel Lakeland, Willmar, Minnesota

HOTEL LAKELAND

WILLMAR, MINNESOTA

WESTERN MINNESOTA'S FINEST HOTEL

Coffee Shop and Dining Room

On U. S. Highway 12 and One-Quarter Mile West of Highway 71

NYWF: Zoological Society Exhibit

The exhibit building of the New York Zoological Society features a huge reproduction of the bathysphere, the steel-walled globe of tremendous pressure resistance, in which Dr. William Beebe has descended miles deep in the ocean to study its remarkable animal and vegetable life. "Pandora," the giant panda from China, only two of which are known to be in captivity, is shown. Also there are displays of live fishes and birds to show how lavish Nature is in coloring her creatures. Dioramas portray the site of New York as it was 25,000,000 years ago. The exhibit building was designed by Harold Sterner.

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Map: Hotel Louis Joliet

HOTEL LOUIS JOLIET

JOLIET, ILL.

Modern — Fireproof

Famous for fine food.

Map: Dunlap Hotel, Jacksonville, Illinois

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THE DUNLAP HOTEL

JACKSONVILLE, ILLINOIS

Central Illinois Finest Hotel

Every Guest Room Air-conditioned

Air-Concitioned Coffee Shop 

and Cocktail Lounge

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postmarked 1955

Map: Hotel Hermitage, Nashville, Tennessee

HOTEL HERMITAGE

OF NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE

was named after the home of President andrew Jackson, — "The Hermitage", situated twelve miles from this hotel.

It is very comparable with

Washington's Home at Mt. Vernon

NYWF: Westinghouse Building

WESTINGHOUSE BUILDING — featuring the Time Capsule, the Singing Cascades, the Great Halls of Power, Science and Electrical Living. Elektro the Moto-Man and Sparko his pup, the Battle of the Centuries, the Micro-blitzkrieg, and many other outstanding Fair hits.

THE WESTINGHOUSE SINGING CASCADES — a symphony of sound, light and water. At any given instant six tons of water can be seen tumbling down the series of fifteen separate cascades. 120 feet high, it is one of the world's highest man-made waterfalls.

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Map: Lycoming Hotel, Williamsport, Pennsylvania

LYCOMING HOTEL

on the

Susquehanna Trail — WILLIAMSPORT, PA.

Home of Little League Baseball

235 Outside Rooms, All with Baths

Air-conditioned Coffee Shop and Cocktail Lounge

We feature fine foods and old time hospitality

GGIE: Bank of America

A "TREASURE HOUSE" FOR TREASURE ISLAND

Gone are the mausoleum-like bank buildings of yesterday. Bank of America's exhibit at the Golden Gate International Exposition on San Francisco Bay is a thing of glowing color, of live beauty, of real "eye appeal." A complete, fully operating branch of the parent institution, it is an exposition of  "The Bank of Tomorrow," setting the pace in modernity and streamlined efficiency.

THIS IS THE DAY OF "STREAMLINED" BANKING

It's new! It's different! Modern as your new automobile, the interior of the Bank of America branch at the Golden Gate International Exposition on Treasure Island gives the visitor a preview of what tomorrow's banks will be like. Streamlined in its appointments, glowing in rich colors of blue, red and gold, adorned with mural masterpieces, air conditioned and scientifically lighted, the whole atmosphere breathes warmth and welcome. "It's a pleasure to come here," say the visitors. "It's a pleasure to BE here!" say the employees.

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Map: William Sloane House Y.M.C.A.

WILLIAM SLOANE HOUSE
WEST 34th STREET and NINTH AVENUE

 

• New York City's Y. M. C. A. for transient young men and enlisted personnel of the Army, Navy, Marine Corps and Coast Guard. In addition to 1493 sleeping rooms there are available to resident members, Personal Counseling, Employment Service, Recreation Information, Sightseeing Trips, Writing Room, House Physician, Barber Shop, Baths, Bootblack, Tailor Shop, Cafeteria, Grill, News Stand, Telephones, Check Room, Laundry, Bible Breakfasts, Musicales, Inspirational Lectures, Billiard and Social Rooms.

Minneapolis Art Museum: 1915 – 2015

2015 is the 100th Anniversary of the  Minneapolis Institute of Arts, which was officially dedicated on January 7, 1915. The building is located along E. 24th Street in south Minneapolis. It was designed by the architectural firm McKim, Mead and White in a neoclassical style and was built at a cost of $500,000..

This is an early postcard view of the Minneapolis Art Museum, originally made in 1914. It appears to be based on a drawing of the building and surrounding streets, with automobiles and people added by the postcard artist.