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Title: Bob's Tip-Top Restaurant, Ames, Iowa, Tip Top Lounge, Bob's Tip Top Lounge
Description: "Restaurant at Junction of U.S. Highways 30 and 69, Ames, Iowa."--t.p. verso. Mr. and Mrs. Robert Jones opened Bob's Tip Top Sandwich Shop in 1949, a popular restaurant along the Lincoln Highway. It was later purchased by Jim Overturg, who dropped the Bob from the name and transformed it into a lounge. It is now a popular hangout for both college students and Ames residents. Located at 201 E Lincoln Way, Ames, Story County, Iowa. 1955 postmark.
Date Created: 1955
PID: grinnell:14253

Title: Clark Hotel, Albia, Iowa, Hotel Clark, Monroe Hotel
Description: Looking southeast at the Clark Hotel on Clinton Street. There are Western Union and AAA signs near the entrance. In 1932, O.A. Clark of Clarinda bought the Monroe Hotel from J.C. Stevens and changed the name to Hotel Clark. 1932 postmark. Number 0841.
Date Created: 1932
PID: grinnell:14463

Title: Continental Hotel, Centerville, Iowa, Hotel Barber Shop, E.A. Travis, Proprietor
Description: Looking southeast at the second, three-story, brick Continental Hotel which was rebuilt in 1893 after a fire destroyed the original building. Hotel Barber Shop, E.A. Travis, Prop. is printed on the awning. The building was restored in 1996 by Morgan Cline and it operates as an upscale hotel and is home to a leading restaurant in the area. It is located at 217 North 13th Street, Centerville, Appanoose County, Iowa. 1915 postmark. Number A-53171.
Date Created: 1914
PID: grinnell:14586

Title: Hildreth Hotel, Charles City, Iowa
Description: Looking northwest at the three story brick Hildreth Hotel was built in 1893 by Azro Benjamin Franklin (A.B.F.) Hildreth who was a successful entrepreneur and member of the Iowa State Board of Education and the Iowa General Assembly. The building was destroyed by fire in the 1930s and was located at 401 N. Main Street, Charles City, Floyd County, Iowa. 1911 postmark.
Date Created: 1911
PID: grinnell:14594

Title: Hotel Dempsey, Davenport, Iowa
Description: On front: Hotel Dempsey, fireproof, garage in connection. The 3 story brick and stone hotel was constructed in 1913 and the building is located at 408 Main Street, Davenport, Scott County, Iowa. 1916 postmark.
Date Created: 1916
PID: grinnell:16956

Title: La Fayette Hotel, Clinton, Iowa, Cromwell Hotel, Lafayette Inn, Lafayette Hotel
Description: Looking south east at the "state of the art" venue for vaudevillians who frequented Clinton and often stayed there. The hotel opened in 1906 and was named after its key investor, Layfayette Lamp. It is currently known as the Lafayette Apartments and located at 143 Sixth Avenue South, Clinton, Clinton County, Iowa. On the Lincoln Highway, Horton & Warden. First Trans-Continental Sign erected on the Lincoln Highway. --title page. 1916 postmark. Number R-46249.
Date Created: 1916
PID: grinnell:13503

Title: Lake Shore Hotel, Clear Lake, Iowa
Description: The Lake Shore Hotel was built in the late 1800's and razed in 1966. "Lake Shore Hotel, a fine resort hotel on the east shore of beautiful Clear Lake, Clear Lake, Iowa." --t.p. verso. Number 66034. Copyright 1952, The L.L. Cook Co.
Date Created: 1952
PID: grinnell:14475

Title: M-B Motel, Corning, Iowa
Description: The M-B Motel located 1 mile west on 34. It accepts A.A.A., A.M.H.A.. It is strictly modern, heated, insulated, OPEN ALL YEAR. Mr. and Mrs. Glen Inlow, Managers; Francis Mack & Clifford Bradley, Owners. "A nice place for nice people." - Verso.
Date Created: 1945
PID: grinnell:16246

Title: Montrose Hotel, Cedar Rapids, Iowa, Sheraton Montrose, Hotel Montrose
Description: Looking south at the 6 story brick and stone hotel building built in 1906 on the corner of Third Street and Third Avenue and owned by hoteliers Jackson E. Montrose and Charles McHugh. The hotel was taken over by Eugene Eppley in 1917. Grant Wood was noted as painting murals for the hotel's mezzanine. While the original plans for the hotel called for seven stories, the top floor was not added until the early 1920s. Unlike the floors below, it did not feature balconies on the Third Avenue side of the building. The Montrose was demolished in 1988. 1912 postmark. Number 2771.
Date Created: 1912
PID: grinnell:14121

Title: Rogers Hotel, Clear Lake, Iowa, Elk Hotel, Park Hotel
Description: Looking south at the Rogers Hotel. A three-story brick and stone building, originally known as the Elk Hotel and then changed to Rogers Hotel and then Park Hotel, was built in 1901. The Park Hotel was demolished in April 1987. It was located at the corner of Main Avenue and Third Street. Number H-237.
Date Created: 1935
PID: grinnell:14060