Cawthon Hotel

Cawthon Hotel

The oaks of Bienville Square were still recovering from the hurricane of 1926 when this photo was taken. Towering to the west is the Cawthon Hotel, constructed in 1906 using a steel frame and reinforced concrete. Atop the hotel was a glass enclosed roof garden, added after 1906, where people held da...

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Main Author: Erik Overbey
Format: Electronic
Published: University of South Alabama Archives, McCall Library
Subjects:
Mobile
Online Access:http://cdm17217.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/usa01/id/114
format Electronic
collection Eric Overbey Collection
building University of South Alabama Archives, McCall Library
publisher University of South Alabama Archives, McCall Library
topic Mobile
spellingShingle Mobile
Cawthon Hotel
Erik Overbey
fulltopic Mobile
Business and Industry; Geography and Environment;
Mobile; Bienville Square; Cawthon Hote; Mobile Optical; Gus Mayer and Company; trees; parks;
Alabama ; Mobile ; Architecture;
Hurricane damage -- Alabama -- Mobile ; Architecture -- Alabama -- Mobile ;
description The oaks of Bienville Square were still recovering from the hurricane of 1926 when this photo was taken. Towering to the west is the Cawthon Hotel, constructed in 1906 using a steel frame and reinforced concrete. Atop the hotel was a glass enclosed roof garden, added after 1906, where people held dances and banquets. To the left, beneath a tiled roof, were a series of retail shops housing Mobile Optical, Staubs Gift Shop, and Gus Mayer and Company. The hotel fell victim to the fashionable 1960s motor motels.
spelling Cawthon HotelBusiness and Industry; Geography and Environment;Mobile; Bienville Square; Cawthon Hote; Mobile Optical; Gus Mayer and Company; trees; parks;The oaks of Bienville Square were still recovering from the hurricane of 1926 when this photo was taken. Towering to the west is the Cawthon Hotel, constructed in 1906 using a steel frame and reinforced concrete. Atop the hotel was a glass enclosed roof garden, added after 1906, where people held dances and banquets. To the left, beneath a tiled roof, were a series of retail shops housing Mobile Optical, Staubs Gift Shop, and Gus Mayer and Company. The hotel fell victim to the fashionable 1960s motor motels.Erik OverbeyThe Doy Leale McCall Rare Book and Manuscript Library, University of South Alabama1941ImagejpegN1540Erik Overbey Collectioneng.Mobile, AlabamaU.S. and international copyright laws may apply to this digital image. Use of this image without the prior permission of The McCall Library is prohibited. Please contact The McCall Library for permission to use this image.Alabama ; Mobile ; Architecture;Hurricane damage -- Alabama -- Mobile ; Architecture -- Alabama -- Mobile ;http://cdm17217.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/usa01/id/114
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