Saint Louis, MISSOURI - New Jefferson Hotel - Rendezvous Lounge

Description: Saint Louis, MISSOURI - New Jefferson Hotel - Rendezvous Lounge - 1937 - ART DECO: The Hotel Jefferson is a historic hotel in downtown St. Louis, Missouri. It opened in 1904 to serve visitors to the Louisiana Purchase Exposition and was named in honor of Thomas Jefferson. The original east half of the building was designed by Barnett, Haynes & Barnett; the Classical Revival structure features terra cotta decorations. The hotel was opened to the public for the first time on April 2, 1904, for a charity ball sponsored by the St. Louis chapter of the Daughters of the Confederacy and the Confederate Memorial Society. The hotel opened to overnight guests on April 29, 1904, the day before the World's Fair. The Democratic National Convention was held at the hotel in 1904 and 1916 The hotel was sold in 1927 and in 1928 the new owners constructed a huge addition on the west side of the hotel designed by the firm Teich & Sullivan, doubling its capacity and adding two banquet rooms. The Jefferson Plaza Garage was added to the hotel in the same year; the garage includes elements of the Art Deco and Tudor Revival styles. The garage helped to alleviate St. Louis' downtown traffic congestion and serve visitors with cars; the Hotel Jefferson is the only historic downtown hotel with its own original parking garage. The hotel finally closed on July 23, 1975. It reopened in 1977 as a residence for the elderly called the Jefferson Arms Apartments. The building was added to the National Register of Historic Places on October 24, 2003. This Linen Era (1930-45) postcard shows the Rendezvous Lounge. The card is in good condition, but there is some soiling. "C.T. Photo Colorit” Chicago. No. 4A-H1893.

Price: 8.5 USD

Location: Brooklyn, New York

End Time: 2025-01-23T02:52:53.000Z

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