Angebilt Hotel Postcard
Dublin Core
Title
Angebilt Hotel Postcard
Alternative Title
Angebilt Hotel Postcard
Subject
Orlando (Fla.)
Hotels--Florida
Postcards--Florida
Buildings--Florida
Description
Postcard showing the Angebilt Hotel, located at 37 North Orange Avenue, was constructed between 1921 and 1923. Plans to build the hotel were announced in June of 1921 and construction cost $1 million. Florida's first registered architect, Murray S. King designed the building in the twentieth century commercial story, complete with eleven stories and 240 hotel rooms. The hotel opened on March 14, 1923. The original owner was Joseph Fenner Ange, who moved to Orlando in 1913 from Martin County, North Carolina.
After two months of the building's opening, Ange sold his interest in the hotel. In November 1924, a group of Orlando businessmen purchased the hotel for $1.25 million. Since its opening, the building housed the Angebilt Hotel, the Bank of Orange and Trust Company, and the offices for two radio stations including WDBO ("Way Down By Orlando"), which was the first regular radio station in Orlando. As of 2010, it also holds business offices and two restaurants.
After two months of the building's opening, Ange sold his interest in the hotel. In November 1924, a group of Orlando businessmen purchased the hotel for $1.25 million. Since its opening, the building housed the Angebilt Hotel, the Bank of Orange and Trust Company, and the offices for two radio stations including WDBO ("Way Down By Orlando"), which was the first regular radio station in Orlando. As of 2010, it also holds business offices and two restaurants.
Creator
Genuine Curteich-Chicago
Source
Original 3.5 x 5.5 inch color postcard by Genuine Curteich-Chicago: Orange News Company, Orlando, Florida: Private Collection of Thomas Cook.
Publisher
Orange News Company
Date Created
ca. 1924
Date Copyrighted
ca. 1924
Is Format Of
Digital reproduction of original 3.5 x 5.5 inch color postcard by Genuine Curteich-Chicago: Orange News Company, Orlando, Florida.
Is Part Of
Postcard Collection, Thomas Cook Collection, RICHES of Central Florida.
Requires
Format
application/pdf
Extent
569 KB
Medium
3.5 x 5.5 inch color postcard
Language
eng
Type
Still Image
Coverage
Angebilt Hotel, Orlando, Florida
Spatial Coverage
28.542859, -81.378798
Temporal Coverage
1924-01-01/1924-12-31
Accrual Method
Donation
Mediator
History Teacher
Geography Teacher
Provenance
Originally created by Genuine Curteich-Chicago and published by Orange News Company.
Rights Holder
Copyright to this resource is held by Genuine Curteich-Chicago and is provided here by RICHES of Central Florida for educational purposes only.
Curator
Cook, Thomas
Digital Collection
Source Repository
Private Collection of Thomas Cook
External Reference
Antequino, Stephanie Gaub, and Tana Mosier Porter. Lost Orlando. Charleston, S.C.: Arcadia Pub, 2012.
"Downtown Orlando Historic District Walking Tour." City of Orlando. http://sanfordhistory.tripod.com/Links/wtour.pdf.
Johnson, Katherine. "Built to Last." Orlando Magazine (March 2007): 38-40. http://www.execusuitesinc.com/features/angebilt-history/.
Rajtar, Steve. A Guide to Historic Orlando. Charleston, SC: History Press, 2006.
Transcript
O-34--Angebilt Hotel, Orlando, Fla.
SB-H1C61
POST CARD
PLACE STAMP HERE
ORANGE NEWS CO., ORLANDO, FLA.
GENUINE CURTEICH-CHICAGO "C.T. ART-COLORTONE" POST CARD (REG.U.S. PAT. OFF.)
SB-H1C61
POST CARD
PLACE STAMP HERE
ORANGE NEWS CO., ORLANDO, FLA.
GENUINE CURTEICH-CHICAGO "C.T. ART-COLORTONE" POST CARD (REG.U.S. PAT. OFF.)
Still Image Item Type Metadata
Original Format
1 color postcard
Physical Dimensions
3.5 x 5.5 inch
Collection
Citation
Genuine Curteich-Chicago, “Angebilt Hotel Postcard,” RICHES, accessed April 16, 2024, https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/omeka/items/show/1350.