File ID f067p1225
Date.Digital2002-06-14
Date.Originalc. 1903
DescriptionThe Epworth League built the Hotel Epworth to house visitors to the St. Louis World's Fair in 1904. The Hotel reportedly had 500 rooms, assembly rooms for Sunday and weekday services, and a roof garden. Rooms rented for $1.00 and up per day. It was only three blocks from the Fair Grounds and near street car lines to connect guests with all parts of the City. It was just a few blocks away from the Woman's Magazine Building, Edward Gardner Lewis' new publishing headquarters. The Woman's Magazine Building is just visible on the left with scaffolding still in place on the southwest facade. After the World's Fair, the Hotel Epworth became a residential hotel and was renamed the Park Hotel.
SourcePhotograph, warped, damage right edge, staining upper center, 7.95" by 5.82"
SubjectUniversity City (Mo.)--Pictorial Works
SubjectWoman's Magazine Building (University City, Mo.)
SubjectPark Hotel (University City, Mo.)
SubjectHotel Epworth (University City, Mo.)
Subject.KeywordBuildings--Missouri--University City
TitleHotel Epworth under construction


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