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Circa 1937. "Spanish Inn, 43 George Street, St. Augustine, Florida. Dr. Chatelain's photographs. P.A. Wolfe, photographer." Also known as the De Mesa-Sanchez House. Safety negative, collection of Frances Benjamin Johnston. View full size.
When my wife and I quit work in the early 1980s and returned to grad school in Pittsburgh we moved into a place a lot like this. She was not a happy camper. We traded home improvement labor for rent and greatly improved the row house which at one time had been a house of ill repute. The things the youthful will do.
This is a room just waiting to be restored! Love it!!!
Remove the bulb, and 100 years fall away.
Traveling in remote regions of the Southwest, I rented rooms not much better than this. Now it reminds me of my post-divorce days. Jail might seem more agreeable.
This room makes me itch.
The free breakfast included with this suite was one of the first to feature the now microscopic blueberry muffins. But back in the day, when this was shot, you needed two hands to lift them to your face.
dot com complaints department please. Yes, I will hold.
If they have reliable wi-fi I'll take it. I can sleep in the rocker.
Yes, please. Do come in. Towels? Si, si.
We have a little problem up here in #13.
But we're sending Norman over with a broom, Miss Samuels. Here's the bath if you'd care to freshen up ...
This place was rated one Dangling Bulb.
You didn't have to worry about electric irons, air conditioning, indoor plumbing, elaborate ceiling fixtures, or vacuum the floors. I've been cozened so much by modern conveniences that I'd probably get heat rash staying in the Spanish Inn for more than one night.
The photograph is gorgeous, though. What an eye! What an artist! What a woman! How wonderful it would be to have a large-scale retrospective of her work at the National Gallery.
"Old Spanish Inn, 43 St. George Street. One of St. Augustine's oldest surviving buildings, it has been restored to resemble an early 18th-century inn in Spain. Nine rooms are furnished with authentic Spanish pieces brought from Madrid, Toledo, Seville, Granada, and Barcelona."
You pay to stay, I can't like it!
Only the top rated hotel rooms come with an ironing board although they usually also include a bed. Nice antique washstand though.
What a cool, retro-look mount for a Flat-Screen!!
That would be a great way to study all the photos here on Shorpy.
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