Woolnough's Maple Heights Inn and cottages sits on a bluff overlooking Lake Minnetonka, with a long staircase leading from a gazebo to the shore, post office address: Woolnough, Minnesota.
Outside front view of the Wilson House on East Main Street in Detroit, Minnesota (became Detroit Lakes, Minnesota, in 1926). Eri "Peg" Jordan is beside the door. The building to the left was the Union House owned by Eri Jordan.
West Hotel dinner menu featuring blue point oysters, mock turtle a la Francaise, filet of beef a la Chartreuse, and soft shell crabs a la Creole. The West Hotel, designed by prominent architect LeRoy Buffington, occupied the corner of Fifth Street and Nicollet Avenue from 1884-1940. The Queen Anne-style building sported a Moorish-inspired dining room and boated the nation's largest hotel lobby.
Contributing Institution:
Hennepin County Library, James K. Hosmer Special Collections Library
Building made of wood, gable front with shutters and large front windows. Wood picket fence, beer sign. Nick Walerious is the proprietor. 19 people are in front of building and two women are in upper story windows; they are family members of the proprietor. Border Collie type dog stands at a mans side.
The Transit House Hotel was the first hotel in New Brighton, built by its first mayor, Jack Davies. The hotel was located on Tenth Street and Fifth Avenue. Davis is standing in the doorway. The hotel was built for travelers to the stockyards and packing plants.
This long three-story wooden building in its shaded setting provides a porch along its entire first floor, and a tower that climbs to four stories giving additional views of Lake Minnetonka. This postcard was printed as an advertisement. The message announces that fancy balls, dancing parties, musicales and concerts, banquets, conventions, yacht races, and rowing regattas are of frequent occurrence at Tonka Bay, and it is only two miles from Big Island with its 65-acre park .
Third Street looking toward Lake Bemidji in 1898. On the left is a shoe store, Schroeder Brothers Feed and Seed, and Naylor and Young furniture. On the right is a furniture store, Hotel Northern, and Bank of Bemidji. (description from, "The Bemidji Area Looking Back" Pediment Publishing, 2004).
The Sauk Centre House was an early hotel, social gathering place, and used as a stage coach pick-up. It was destroyed by fire but rebuilt and renamed, The Palmer House.
The Minton House hotel was an anchor at the main intersection of downtown Glenwood from pioneer days as a log cabin through rebuilding and renovations until it was razed in 1970.
Pictured is the interior of the Lakeview Hotel which stood where the Legion Hall stands now on Lincoln Street. Also pictured is Mr. Henry Dickinson who managed the hotel in the early 1900s. It is said that in 1908 the Dickinson's served a three course Easter dinner for $0.35.
Exterior view of the Telemarken Hotel, Thief River Falls. Osmund Navalson, 4th from left. The hotel was later purchased by Dr. Swedenburg for his clinic, on Knight Avenue. Osmund Navalson helped build the hotel and stayed there at times.
Business district at the NW corner of River and St. Paul Streets, Preston, Business district located east of the Fillmore County courthouse on St. Anthony Street, Preston, Minnesota. Buildings shown include Preston Times newspaper office, Fillmore County Bank and the Park Hotel.
The Hotel Del Otero's entrance has a wooden sign overhead, in addition to a sign on each side, one advertising special dinners and dancing, A.F. King, Proprietor, and the flag is flying from the tour seen through the trees.
The St. Charles Hotel was located on the Northeast corner of Washington (aka, Bismarck) Avenue and Cascade Street. This images also includes Charles J. Wright's office at 310 Cascade Street South and several men, women and children.
The Spina Hotel bus waits for riders in front of the Spina Hotel in Ironton, Minnesota. Five automobiles are parked in front with people standing by them.
The Spalding Hotel sits on Main Street, Crosby, Minnesota. On the far right stands Andrew Burud, Chief of Police. A child's wagon is parked beside the light pole and two horses stand on the side street. People are visiting on the street.
This is a view looking northeast to downtown Duluth. Superior Street is visible at the right. The large, dark building in the center of the shot is the Spalding Hotel. The building across from the Spalding with the scaffolding is the Lyceum Theater under construction. The Spalding opened in June of 1889. The 1,500 seat Lyceum opened in August of 1891. They are across Superior Street from each other at Fifth Avenue West. The hotel came down in 1963, the theater in 1966.
Contributing Institution:
University of Minnesota Duluth, Kathryn A. Martin Library, Northeast Minnesota Historical Collections