Photograph
Hotel Emmerson
| The lobby of the Hotel Emmerson. In the back of the room are two men standing at the front desk. Opened in 1926 as the New Mt. Vernon Hotel, the building quickly became a Mt. Vernon Landmark. The hotel was five stories high, had 150 rooms and rates started at $1.75. Many Mt. Vernon residents remember the "human fly" who climbed the northwest corner of the hotel soon after its opening. The hotel was considered fire-proof because there were no wooden floors or walls in its construction. Between 1929 and 1933 the hotel changed its name to Emmerson in honor of the Illinois governor of that time, Louis Emmerson. In 1983 the hotel was demolished after remaining vacant for a short time and was replaced by a parking lot. |
| Image ID: | 72754 |
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| Creation Date: | date unknown |
| Creator Name: | Unknown |
| City: | Mt. Vernon |
| County: | |
| State: | Illinois |
| Collection Name: | Albertype Company photographs, circa 1880s-circa 1950 |
| Genre: | Photograph |
| Original Format Type: | negative, original |
| Original Format Number: | (A6)01560 |
| Original Dimensions: | 5 x 4 inches |
| Architecture |
| Ceilings |
| Columns |
| Flowers |
| Furniture |
| Indoor photography |
| Men |
| Hotels |
| Clothing and dress |
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| Location: | Wisconsin Historical Society Archives, 4th Floor, Madison, Wisconsin |
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