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The Continental: 1902
Submitted by Dave on Tue, 04/24/2012 - 6:04am.
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1902. "Hotel Continental -- Atlantic Beach, Florida." Henry Flagler's massive wood-frame hostelry opened in 1901 and burned in 1919. 8x10 inch dry plate glass negative by William Henry Jackson, Detroit Publishing Co. View full size.
Show Me The Money
Submitted by scoobylou on Tue, 04/24/2012 - 4:27pm.
Sweet! I love Henry Flagler! Thanks for posting one of his masterpieces. He had many. Feel free to post more!
You never come out ahead
Submitted by bgriff57 on Tue, 04/24/2012 - 1:52pm.
I think the most risky business during that period must have been insuring Hotels against fire. Wood, ocean breeze,and enclosed groups of people were apparently not a good idea.
Replace all divots.
Submitted by Bull_Durham on Tue, 04/24/2012 - 9:05am.
From FloridaMemory.com, "Golf links and palm trees, Continental Hotel - Atlantic Beach, Florida". Postcard postmarked July 1 1906. The beach is definitely the place to be in July in north Florida.
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