Hotel Robidoux, Fifth & Francis, c. 1920, Exterior View, looking at 9-story building from corner of 5th & Francis.
Entry/Object ID
2007.33.794A
Description
Hotel Robidoux, Fifth & Francis, N.W. corner, c. 1920. Designed in 1907 by Eckel Architects with Eames & Young. The hotel was demolished in 1976.
Exterior View, looking at 9-story building from corner of 5th & Francis. Taken from an upper story on a building 'catty" corner from the hotel, so looking down on the 1st level front porch with its "lawn" chairs in a row just east of the front entrance. A full view of the front of the hotel and its east side up 5th Street.. Model T type automobiles are parked facing south along the 5th Street curb. Canopies over two entrances on the 5th Street side. Lyceum (Theater) sign is painted on a building behind (north) the hotel. A portion of a lighted sign for Tootle Theater makes up the left (south) edge of the photo. 4-globed street lamps along curb, linen backing, c. 1920.
Collection
Eckel-Brunner
Made/Created
Studio
Cook Photo Co.
Date made
1907 - 1920
Place
City
St. Joseph
State/Province
Missouri
Notes
Date: 1920
Medium: Photographic Paper
Lexicon
Nomenclature 4.0
Nomenclature Secondary Object Term
Print, Photographic
Nomenclature Primary Object Term
Photograph
Nomenclature Sub-Class
Graphic Documents
Nomenclature Class
Documentary Objects
Nomenclature Category
Category 08: Communication Objects
LOC Thesaurus for Graphic Materials
Hotels
Search Terms
Francis Street, and Fifth Street, Robidoux Hotel, Hotel Robidoux, Francis Street, Eckel Architects, Eames & Young, Architects, World War I
