Hotel Bass Thermometer
Dublin Core
Title
Hotel Bass Thermometer
Alternative Title
Hotel Bass Thermometer
Subject
Orlando (Fla.)
Hotels--Florida
Description
A thermometer from Hotel Bass, which 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 thermometer: 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
Orlando Remembered Exhibit, Downtown Orlando Information Center, Orlando, Florida.
Downtown Orlando Information Center Collection, Orlando Remembered Collection, Orlando Collection, Orange County Collection, RICHES of Central Florida.
Format
image/jpg
Extent
154 KB
Medium
1 thermometer
Language
eng
Type
Still Image
Coverage
Hotel Bass, Downtown Orlando, Florida
Accrual Method
Donation
Mediator
History Teacher
Economics Teacher
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
External Reference
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
WALTER C.
BASS
Registered
Real Estate Broker
Homes - Groves - Acreages
Property Management
217 S. Orange
GA 2-7624
Orlando - Fla.
BASS
Registered
Real Estate Broker
Homes - Groves - Acreages
Property Management
217 S. Orange
GA 2-7624
Orlando - Fla.
Citation
“Hotel Bass Thermometer,” RICHES, accessed May 23, 2024, https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/omeka/items/show/4602.