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from Old Louisville
(Vintage Post Cards from Old Louisville)
Hotels in Old Louisville
Old Louisville once had its share of Hotels and Motels. The Puritan, opened at 4th & Ormsby in 1917, was one of the most prestigious in the city. It was a favorite of President Truman when he visited the city. In 1926, the Mayflower opened next to the Puritan as another apartment hotel and restaurant, (now the site of Bucks). The Cortlandt, on 4th near Kentucky was in business at least by the 1930s. in the 1940s and 50s, a Victorian Old Louisville home (since demolished) formed the entrance to Marquette Terrace at 3rd & Ormsby, now the site of the Hildebrandt House.
The Puritan Apartment Hotel
4th and Ormsby
Built 1917
1940s-50s views
"Cortlandt Hotel, Louisville KY"
4th and St. Catherine
1930s-40s
View during the 1937 Flood
The Marquette Terrace and Toddle House Restaurant
3rd and Ormsby
~1950s
Vintage Postcard Views of Louisville
Old Louisville
Second Street
Third Avenue
Fourth Avenue
St James Court
Central Park
The Confederate Monument
Churches
Hotels
Schools
The 1937 FloodLouisville (the rest of the city)
Churchill Downs and the Kentucky Derby
The Old Court House
City Hall
East to West along Broadway
The Seelbach Hotel
Railroad Stations
Churches
Without extended descriptions:
Fourth Street
The Armory
Hotels
The Old Post Office and Customs House
City Parks
Cemeteries
Miscellaneous
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