Lookout Inn Brochure

Publication

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Picnooga

Name/Title

Lookout Inn Brochure

Entry/Object ID

2021.023.005

Description

Lookout Inn Brochure Quatro-fold brochure with illustration of the inn on the rear. The front reads "GEORGE BANCROFT, the eminent historian, at the age of 87, standing near the spot where LOOKOUT INN now stands, April 21, 1887, said: "This is the Grandest View I ever saw. In all my travels I have never seen any scene to excell it in Sublime Grandeur." THE GREAT HISTORIC HEALTH AND PLEASURE RESORT OF THE SOUTH. LOOKOUT INN LOOKOUT MOUNTAIN, TENN. Open throughout the year MS. Gibson, Manager Mercury Publishing Co., Newport, R.I. The next page includes a description of Lookout Mountain, including descriptions of the views, area geography, etc as well as nearby natural attractions. The inner pages describe the Inn itself, including descriptions of the amenities, the inn itself, and its "sanitary arrangements" The illustration is a panoramic of the inn's front façade and has two photos to the right; one of a mountain view and the other of the road up to the mountain. The sub-heading reads "Trains on the CHATTANOOGA AND LOOKOUT MOUNTAIN RAILROAD Connect in Union and Central Depots with all Trains entering Chattanooga and run direct to the INN without charge. Electric Cars make trips to the Mountain every fifteen minutes."

Collection

Lookout Mountain Collection

Publication Details

Publication Type

Brochure

Place Published

* Untyped Place Published

Newport, Rhode Island

Date Published

circa 1900 - circa 1908