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Title: Adams Street, East from Summit Hotel, Creston, Iowa, Summit House
Description: One of the first hotels in Creston, Iowa, the Summit Hotel, was built in 1880 by a stock company composed of Swan & Becker and Colonel Beckwith, among others, and was destroyed by fire in 1896. The hotel owners rebuilt on the same site later that year, but shortly before midnight on December 1916 another fire destroyed the building. The loss was estimated at $200,000 and defective electrical wiring was believed to have caused the fire. Creston centennial card, 1869-1969.
Date Created: 1914
PID: grinnell:16226

Title: Black Hawk Hotel, Davenport, Iowa, Blackhawk Hotel
Description: Looking northeast at a seven story Italian Renaissance and Art Deco style building. The Blackhawk Hotel opened on February 16, 1915, and was built at a cost of $1 million by local businessman W. F. Miller. It was designed by local architectural firm Temple & Burrows and the building is located at 200 East Third Street, Davenport, Scott County, Iowa. It is listed in the National Register of Historic Places. Number 221148.
Date Created: 1925
PID: grinnell:16952

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: Brown Hotel, Fourth and Keo, Des Moines, Iowa, Iowa Department for the Blind and Physically Handicapped
Description: Looking southwest at a 11 story brick and stone building. Verso says: Brown Hotel, Fourth and Keosauqua, 244 Rooms, Moderately Priced, Iowa's Largest Garage across the Street, Coffee Shoppe. Located at 524 Fourth Street, Des Moines, Polk County, Iowa. Number 13 AT 119.
Date Created: 1960
PID: grinnell:16847

Title: Centropolis Hotel, Colfax, Iowa, Citizens State Bank, Hotel Centropolis
Description: Looking at the front entrance of Hotel Centropolis which was a sanitarium and hotel in one. Citizens State Bank was located on the main floor. 1910 postmark. Number 165570.
Date Created: 1910
PID: grinnell:13782

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: Colo Cabin Camp at junction of Hi-Ways 30 & 65, Colo, Iowa, Colo Motel, Colo Cabin Camp at junction of Highways 30 & 65, Colo, Iowa
Description: Looking northeast at a one-story motel. Throughout most of the 1920’s, Charlie Reed allowed travelers to pitch tents on open land at this site. Beginning in 1928, however, that camping space was filled by the Colo Cabin Camp, which was also known by the late 1940’s as the Colo Motel, the sole name used after the mid-1950’s. This was an early use in Iowa of the term “motel,” a contraction of “motor hotel.” Connoting “modern,” this new word originated in California and quickly spread across the country after World War II. The motel has been recently remodeled and is now in use for those in need of a night’s stay. Number 5122.
Date Created: 1945
PID: grinnell:16991

Title: Colony Inn, Amana, Iowa, Amana Hotel, Colony Inn Restaurant
Description: Established as the Amana Hotel in 1860, the Colony Inn is still running today as a hotel and restaurant. Listed in the National Register of Historic Places under Amana Villages.
Date Created: 1940
PID: grinnell:13455

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