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[REV 25-NOV-2014]
Vintage photos of:
Lake George, New York, circa 1908. "The cafe, Fort William Henry Hotel." Welcome to the Purgatory Room, with cocktails and dancing nightly in the Limbo Lounge. 8x10 inch dry plate glass negative. View full size.
... why do I get the feeling he would begin chanting "Redrum, redrum!"
It's a round of musical chairs for Lurch's relatives!
You can see the floorboard spacing under the carpet. Im noticing lots of carpet wear, or maybe its just the light.
I'd love to live in a house with steam heat again. Radiators make little noises while they operate.
Agree, it's creepy, though, at the time, it was probably a different looking place in a normal pair of eyes.
Wonder which of these guys started it?
Then don't come here! I've been to more upbeat funerals than this. Perhaps they all hate their jobs or the management is too rigidly stuffy. C'mon Henry, let the good times roll! Don't you hate to eat with a lump in your throat?
Stephen didn't have anything on this, with the shadow images, and the second man from the left with four legs and half a head!
Your description is apt. This photo is super creepy in full size.
Ready for your closeup, Mr. Nicholson.
The cardinal rule of Fort William Henry Hotel Cafe waiters appears to be "When waiting for customers, waiters must stare intently into space."
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