Matchbooks - Hotel Saugatuck, Maplewood, Pine Crest

Object/Artifact

Saugatuck Douglas Historical Society

Name/Title

Matchbooks - Hotel Saugatuck, Maplewood, Pine Crest

Entry/Object ID

1994.01.02

Description

Four books of paper matches advertising the Hotel Maplewood, Pine Crest Cabins and Hotel Saugatuck/Old Crow Bar (two sizes). The Hotel Maplewood matchbook mentions owner-manager W.B. Carr, "Selected Clientele" and that the Rotary Club meets there every Thursday at 8 p.m. The Old Crow Bar side of the Hotel Saugatuck matchbook reminds smokers that "some of your friends will be here tonight" beneath an illustration of a top hat-wearing scarecrow and lists the owner D.J. Crow. The items were originally cataloged as 94-B-002 A, B, C, D

Collection

Clubs and social organizations, 1930+ Tourism, lodging, hotels and B&Bs, Racism

Cataloged By

Winthers, Sally

Acquisition

Accession

1994.01

Acquisition Method

Donation, unconditional

Dimensions

Dimension Description

larger matchbooks, closed

Height

2 in

Width

1-1/2 in

Location

Box

216 Branded Items

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

White Dog Inn/Jocko's/Pine Crest Inn 1938-2012, 428 Butler/Maplewood Hotel b.1860/facade 1923, 220 Water/Coral Gables/Hotel Saugatuck/Columbia Hotel/Leiendecker's Inn/Ebmeyer Shingle Mill, Rotary Club, Saugatuck-Douglas, Carr, Warren Brownell "Bud" 1909-1968, Crow, Dale John 1899-1953

Create Date

April 7, 2026

Update Date

April 7, 2026