Claypool Hotel, Indianapolis, Indiana, circa 1910
| Description: |
Washington Street facade of the Claypool Hotel on the corner of Washington and Illinois Street. The eight-story, 495-room hotel boasted more bathtubs than any other hotel in the country, as well as the largest lobby. Telephones in every guest room were also a much touted luxury. It also housed a theature, assembly hall, roof garden, atrium cafe, and several restaurants.The building was razed in 1969, after a devastating fire in 1967. |
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| Origin: | 1910, circa |
| Source: |
http://indianaalbum.pastperfectonline.com/photo/421909C3-09F3-45DF-B2A3-987809591095 |
| Collection: |
Indiana Album |
| Rights: | http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NoC-US/1.0/ |
| Geography: |
14 North Illinois Street, Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana, United States |
| Subjects: |
Evan Finch Collection Hotels Indianapolis (Ind.) Marion County (Ind.) |
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