Knights of Columbus Club Hotel, 1939 - Gary, Indiana : 無料・フリー素材/写真
Knights of Columbus Club Hotel, 1939 - Gary, Indiana / Shook Photos
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| 説明 | LOOKING EAST ON FIFTH AVE.,SHOWING KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS CLUB HOTEL,GARY, IND.Date: 1939Source Type: PostcardPublisher, Printer, Photographer: E. C. Kropp (#56, #2811N)Postmark: March 30, 1939, Gary, IndianaCollection: Steven R. ShookRemark: The imposing ten-story Knights of Columbus Club-Hotel, the first set-back type of architecture in the city, was erected in 1926 at a cost of $2,000,000. It is one of the finest club hotels in the state with 120 rooms for men. In addition to its magnificent lodge rooms, it includes a swimming pool, bowling alleys, ballroom and smaller recreational parlors.------The following news item appeared in the July 29, 1926, issue of The Chesterton Tribune:LOCAL-SOCIAL-PERSONALThe cornerstone of the million dollar Knights of Columbus building at 5th and Madison streets, Gary, will be laid at 4:30 o'clock Sunday afternoon, August 8, the Rt. Rev. John F. Noll, bishop of Fort Wayne, officiating. Bishop Noll, high church dignitaries and national leaders of the Knights of Columbus will be honored guests. The new building is of steel and brick construction with terra cotta trim. According to its builders it is the first New York "set-back" or tower style building to be erected in the middle west.Source:The Chesterton Tribune, Chesterton, Porter County, Indiana; July 29, 1926; Volume 43, Number 21, Page 5, Column 4. Column titled "Local-Social-Personal."Copyright 2009. Some rights reserved. The associated text may not be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise, without prior written permission of Steven R. Shook. |
| 撮影日 | 2009-02-06 02:23:23 |
| 撮影者 | Shook Photos , Moscow, Idaho, USA |
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