Hotel Bass

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Title

Hotel Bass

Alternative Title

Hotel Bass

Subject

Orlando (Fla.)
Hotels--Florida

Description

Hotel Bass, which was operated under that title from 1946 to 1965. The hotel was owned by Walter C. Bass (1900-1973) and his wife, Ethel Bass. Located at 217 South Orange Avenue in Downtown Orlando, Florida, the building itself was built in 1907 and functioned as a hotel. The hotel has changed hands multiple times throughout its existence. Upon Bass' death his wife sold the hotel to Conway Kittredge for $52,000 and it was remodeled as an office space. This lot, as well as the rest of the block, was later replaced by the CNA Tower and Barnett Plaza.

Source

Original black and white photograph: Orlando Remembered Exhibit, Downtown Orlando Information Center, Orlando, Florida.

Date Created

ca. 1946-1965

Is Format Of

Original color digital image by Robert Randall, September 22, 2014.

Is Part Of

Downtown Orlando Information Center Collection, Orlando Remembered Collection, Orlando Collection, Orange County Collection, RICHES of Central Florida.

Format

image/jpg

Extent

249 KB

Medium

1 black and white photograph

Language

eng

Type

Still Image

Coverage

Hotel Bass, Downtown Orlando, Florida

Accrual Method

Donation

Mediator

History Teacher
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Rights Holder

Copyright to this resource is held by the Orange County Regional History Center and is provided here by RICHES of Central Florida for educational purposes only.

Contributing Project

Curator

Herrera, Angelena
Cepero, Laura

Digital Collection

Source Repository

External Reference

Bacon, Eve. "Post-War Building Era Begins." In Orlando A Centennial History, 138. Vol. 2. Chuluota: Mickler House, Publishers, 1977.
R. L. Polk & Company "Street Directory." Buyers' Guide and Complete Classified Business Directory. Richmond, Va: R. L. Polk, 1940.
R. L. Polk & Company "Street Directory." Florida Polk's Orlando City Directory: Including Winter Park and Orange County. Richmond, Va: R. L. Polk, 1941.
R. L. Polk & Company "Street Directory." Florida Polk's Orlando City Directory 1943-44: Including Winter Park and Orange County. Richmond, Va: R. L. Polk, 1944.
R. L. Polk & Company "Street Directory." Florida Polk's Orlando City Directory: Including Conway, Maitland and Winter Park. Richmond, Va: R. L. Polk, 1945.
R. L. Polk & Company "Street Directory." Florida Polk's Orlando City Directory 1946-47: Including Winter Park and Orange County. Richmond, Va: R. L. Polk, 1947.
Sanborn Map Company. Insurance Maps of Orlando, Florida, 1925. New York: Sanborn Map Co, 1925.
Sanborn Map Company. Insurance Maps of Orlando, Florida. New York: Sanborn Map Co, 1956.

Transcript

Economy
SUPPLY STORES INC.

HOTEL
BASS

Citation

“Hotel Bass,” RICHES, accessed June 3, 2024, https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/omeka/items/show/4582.

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