tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-59690634601145894452024-03-19T02:12:41.721-07:00The Life of an Anglo-AmericanExcepts from the life of the long lost Anglo-AmericanThe Life of an Anglo-Americanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05621618406468234577noreply@blogger.comBlogger126125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5969063460114589445.post-50066411005749305692023-08-04T16:17:00.001-07:002023-08-04T16:17:13.236-07:00Endless Mountains<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8oaJlvCGB2UNnRUb4e0a9-M7CvRuZe2NT4HU6rJSS7FHOia7PbHZG8yARlx4GaUEhPfnzSc4lsEyiz3OIg1uPJYZL9CUtthnJoNPY83E23zd8CgU9cvxGSprQqbyjuDv7026vT8d5AvgI27ljTnhvIcc9avV4Q8Nm2bQd9emuq_G-YvObXY-4whqAfbM/s4000/IMGP2929.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3200" data-original-width="4000" height="256" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8oaJlvCGB2UNnRUb4e0a9-M7CvRuZe2NT4HU6rJSS7FHOia7PbHZG8yARlx4GaUEhPfnzSc4lsEyiz3OIg1uPJYZL9CUtthnJoNPY83E23zd8CgU9cvxGSprQqbyjuDv7026vT8d5AvgI27ljTnhvIcc9avV4Q8Nm2bQd9emuq_G-YvObXY-4whqAfbM/s320/IMGP2929.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg07C6D3OEgfWh1RoHYaLKosA9j3n89l7UaxLVhpixttJz0VDGUK_Y6F7WGamNkU1M21jHMTlMEz08cvUcspactL3fHtHI30MhMnFhFtSTUpdYTf-ER9bYXA6-jFuV_fVpSdOmiUbI_3R74cftAAClgGG6tqVZaFngLrGKCKp4os-2OrDjWUSLgaF5VoEc/s2945/IMGP3103.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2356" data-original-width="2945" height="256" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg07C6D3OEgfWh1RoHYaLKosA9j3n89l7UaxLVhpixttJz0VDGUK_Y6F7WGamNkU1M21jHMTlMEz08cvUcspactL3fHtHI30MhMnFhFtSTUpdYTf-ER9bYXA6-jFuV_fVpSdOmiUbI_3R74cftAAClgGG6tqVZaFngLrGKCKp4os-2OrDjWUSLgaF5VoEc/s320/IMGP3103.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBpWXiIHCxkZP-k45IY-oyjKPXGWMSEkXc9O_8jYhqeaDpcX9K6QtFPLJ874Yr9apyAlYK3il6Ns81mIbp3vOUBRjWfGO4rYCbGKe4Lq5c5Somd7ZCPPqkMOQgLfHMATuEJ7YwZrxjaLZwHET1GACFMIQcZaXS7OyIF37KorZCvnGdR5Go8DU8esjLoXc/s4509/IMGP3166.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3006" data-original-width="4509" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBpWXiIHCxkZP-k45IY-oyjKPXGWMSEkXc9O_8jYhqeaDpcX9K6QtFPLJ874Yr9apyAlYK3il6Ns81mIbp3vOUBRjWfGO4rYCbGKe4Lq5c5Somd7ZCPPqkMOQgLfHMATuEJ7YwZrxjaLZwHET1GACFMIQcZaXS7OyIF37KorZCvnGdR5Go8DU8esjLoXc/s320/IMGP3166.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /> <p></p>The Life of an Anglo-Americanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05621618406468234577noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5969063460114589445.post-6733908632423111022021-03-23T19:58:00.004-07:002023-04-10T18:41:28.353-07:00Essential Gardening Tools... Spring is here!<p><span style="font-family: georgia;">For the past 15+ years, I've had the pleasure of having my own garden. From a small fenced garden to a much larger parcel, two things have remained constant, first that gardens take work and work delayed or put off becomes even more work later, and second that having the right tools for the job do make gardening easier. I've learned the hard way about both things.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia;">The the first point, I will try to keep this as simple as I can, but I was once told "one year to seed, seven years to weed." The basic premise is that if you let your garden go to seed just one year, you will be spending the next seven years weeding out that mess. My suggestion is to develop your garden slowly over time. While we all might want that instant garden which looks glorious in print and social media, sometimes it is best to let to evolve in phases. This not only saves your bank account, but it lets you learn about the soil, light, climate and even those animals which decide that your garden (even ornamentals and flowers) looks like the most delicious all you can eat buffet. Knowing those factors can help you select the best plants for your own garden.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia;">To the second point, I've purchased a variety of tools over the years, and have learned, sometimes the hard way, there is no cheap solution which works, but having the right tool for the job can make the work much easier, and easier work is usually more enjoyable.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia;">While perhaps not all inclusive, this is what I've found works best for me over the years:</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-DFoOURMdEA0/YFqexIG6BaI/AAAAAAAAC7E/DawJ68BXW80XtVqNT580DTyhAAjczYu4ACLcBGAsYHQ/s1000/briers1_1024x.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1000" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-DFoOURMdEA0/YFqexIG6BaI/AAAAAAAAC7E/DawJ68BXW80XtVqNT580DTyhAAjczYu4ACLcBGAsYHQ/s320/briers1_1024x.jpg" /></span></a></div><p><span style="font-family: georgia;">Briers Professional Gardening Gloves: <span style="background-color: white; color: darkslategrey;">I find that gloves wear out over time, for me the first seem to go at the fingertips. After reading online, I went with Briers Professional Advanced S</span><span style="background-color: white; color: darkslategrey;">mart Gardening Gloves. They have generous padding in the palm and fingers, ensuring a comfortable and secure grip. It also has a breathable back fabric to keep your hands cool, while at the same time providing protection from thorns. The Velcro at the wrists keeps the gloves locked on and they have seemed pretty impervious to dirt so far. And I will add that my first pair lasted 3 years in the garden, which is pretty fantastic.</span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-L0NJL_u6fq0/YFqfJIBEnvI/AAAAAAAAC7M/jHtG-kF0DZ4Wh16XcYM80tzG5oN2iZrCACLcBGAsYHQ/s1200/Gardening-Gloves-Showa-451-1.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1200" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-L0NJL_u6fq0/YFqfJIBEnvI/AAAAAAAAC7M/jHtG-kF0DZ4Wh16XcYM80tzG5oN2iZrCACLcBGAsYHQ/s320/Gardening-Gloves-Showa-451-1.jpg" /></span></a></div><p><span style="font-family: georgia;">Showa Thermo Gardening Gloves: <span style="background-color: white; color: darkslategrey;">This is a new addition for me, but one which I am glad I have added. I've selected the Showa Thermo gardening glove. It's got a "stick-grip" on the palm and fingers which hold up to gardening </span>and are excellent for handling firewood without worry of splinters.<span style="background-color: white; color: darkslategrey;"> The extra long cotton wrists and brushed cotton lining provide comfort in cold winter weather. </span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="background-color: white; color: darkslategrey;">Hunter Wellington Boots: I've worn a variety of footwear working in the garden over the years. Some have been out of convenience or a pair of shoes no longer serving their original purpose, but the Wellington Boot has reigned supreme. For one they keep the dirt out. It may be surprising, but dirt will get into the top of any shoe. Not the case with these boots. And they provide one excellent barrier against pesky mosquitos biting at bare ankles. East to slip on and off the classic Hunter Wellington boot, is my garden work boot of choice. The classic green isn't about a fashion plate, it's about being functional. I'm sold on these any day of the year.</span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia;">For tools I've migrated to Bulldog tools made in England. This was the line of tools Smith & Hawken began selling when they opened in 1979 and before they introduced their own line of "pretty" but worthless Chinese made crap.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia;">Bulldog Tools have been manufacturing and supplying British made gardening, contractors, and farming tools since 1780 in Wigan, England. All their digging tools are tested to surpass British Standard and can typically take a load in excess of 200 lbs. Tools are forged from their own high quality manganese steel and fitted with "A" grade Ash handles.</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-FskhSGPfJpo/YFqmfv90W3I/AAAAAAAAC7U/BMSOtPzy8cggFHV-C7awyvGPnAUvcJOxQCLcBGAsYHQ/s900/bulldog%2Bspade%2Bwith%2Btreads%2B5610012820_900x.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="900" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-FskhSGPfJpo/YFqmfv90W3I/AAAAAAAAC7U/BMSOtPzy8cggFHV-C7awyvGPnAUvcJOxQCLcBGAsYHQ/s320/bulldog%2Bspade%2Bwith%2Btreads%2B5610012820_900x.jpg" /></a></div><p><span style="font-family: georgia;">Digging Spade with Treads: </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #4a4a4a; font-family: georgia;">The Bulldog Treaded Digging Spade is perfect for digging unprepared ground in preparation for the planting of new shrubs, seeds and vegetables. The Ash handle provides a very a comfortable grip and the treads are welded onto the top edge of the spade, providing protection for your shoes or boots. They also help to avoided slippage in damp conditions. The digging spade is also useful for moving larger quantities of bulk material, and with its carbon steel head, which is solid forged, it is both durable and strong meaning it can withstand repetitive use.</span></p><div><span style="background-color: white; color: #4a4a4a; font-family: georgia;">Standard Digging Fork: This is one of the old British import digging forks imported by Smith & Hawken from England and while I can't be positive, it certainly looks and feels like a Bulldog Standard Digging Fork. It's</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #4a4a4a; font-family: georgia;"> perfect for digging compacted soil, breaking down lumps and levelling the ground. The sharp prongs are ideal for aerating and turning soil.</span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-zFC16WYFyok/YFqnaLmbrQI/AAAAAAAAC7c/pcBRxUkeTfM3amnAuGr-n9MpaogE-URJwCLcBGAsYHQ/s900/merlin%2Brubber%2Brake%2B9150N_900x.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="900" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-zFC16WYFyok/YFqnaLmbrQI/AAAAAAAAC7c/pcBRxUkeTfM3amnAuGr-n9MpaogE-URJwCLcBGAsYHQ/s320/merlin%2Brubber%2Brake%2B9150N_900x.jpg" /></a></div></div><div><span style="background-color: white; color: #4a4a4a; font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="color: #222222; font-family: georgia;">Merlin Rubber Rake: This is a </span><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: #4a4a4a; font-family: georgia;">smaller version of the wizard rake and is useful when working with tight spaces, such as around the bases of shrubbery and flowers. The longer shaft also relieves the pressure on the users back, which is particularly useful when using this tool repetitively.</span></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-X0lg-p65pDQ/YFqp5GttW1I/AAAAAAAAC74/-onoCd1DjekXOGlnO75mtRWZ3FRo2Q3wwCPcBGAYYCw/s900/bulldog%2Bhand%2Btrowel%2B1031000680_900x.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="900" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-X0lg-p65pDQ/YFqp5GttW1I/AAAAAAAAC74/-onoCd1DjekXOGlnO75mtRWZ3FRo2Q3wwCPcBGAYYCw/s320/bulldog%2Bhand%2Btrowel%2B1031000680_900x.jpg" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></div><div><span style="background-color: white; color: #4a4a4a; font-family: georgia;">Bulldog Premier Hand Trowel: After mending my previous trowel, I reached out to Bulldog for what I hope will be the last I will ever need to buy. </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #4a4a4a; font-family: georgia;">This trowel is the perfect hand tool for planting bulbs and seedlings, or any small digging you need to do around the garden. The shaped wooden handle provides a comfortable grip, and the trowel blade is made from carbon steel which means it is wear resistant and strong with a heavy duty tang to secure the head to the handle.</span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-N6IczXvvKiE/YFqp5KzjouI/AAAAAAAAC7k/R49eURdyfTQC5WlCZFwRNs74uTvFR_nzQCPcBGAYYCw/s900/bulldog%2Bdaisy%2Bgrubber%2B1023N_900x.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="900" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-N6IczXvvKiE/YFqp5KzjouI/AAAAAAAAC7k/R49eURdyfTQC5WlCZFwRNs74uTvFR_nzQCPcBGAYYCw/s320/bulldog%2Bdaisy%2Bgrubber%2B1023N_900x.jpg" /></a></div></div><div><span style="background-color: white; color: #4a4a4a; font-family: georgia;">Bulldog Daisy Grubber: I've worked with many different shapes to remove weeds, but this one has worked well for me. </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #4a4a4a; font-family: georgia;"> The shaped wooden handle provides a firm, but comfortable grip, and the blade is narrow entering at a "V", allowing the trowel to pull weeds with minimal damaged. Like the trowel, the head is made from carbon steel which means it is both strong and wear resistant, perfect for all weathers in your garden.</span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-EwdH_eZARDc/YFqp5JttzJI/AAAAAAAAC70/b9uRVmTaEk4a632tkWT4C41Dj8W0bLQnACPcBGAYYCw/s1512/bulldog%2Bpruning%2Bshears%2BPGPBYP_1512x.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="934" data-original-width="1512" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-EwdH_eZARDc/YFqp5JttzJI/AAAAAAAAC70/b9uRVmTaEk4a632tkWT4C41Dj8W0bLQnACPcBGAYYCw/s320/bulldog%2Bpruning%2Bshears%2BPGPBYP_1512x.jpg" width="320" /></a></div></div><div><span style="background-color: white; color: #4a4a4a; font-family: georgia;">Professional Bypass Pruner: My old pruners met their end a year or so ago and I bought these as a replacement. </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #4a4a4a; font-family: georgia;">These shears use two blades that bypass each other. This is the perfect tool for thicker stems and live wood in the garden including roses, shrubs and fruit bushes. The 3/4" capacity shears also have soft grip handles that provide a comfortable grip. I won't have to worry about the locking mechanism falling off or the grips sliding off these shears like my previous pair.</span></div><div><span style="background-color: white; color: #4a4a4a; font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="background-color: white; color: #4a4a4a; font-family: georgia;">So, that's what is working for me in the garden right now. Yes, some of these are a bit more expensive than cheap Chinese imports, but I when it comes to garden tools, I need something long lasting and comfortable. And that's what I think I've finally manage to find.</span></div>The Life of an Anglo-Americanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05621618406468234577noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5969063460114589445.post-12704976414760957252021-03-10T15:28:00.000-08:002021-03-10T15:28:02.370-08:00Clubbical Baltimore of Days Gone By... The Arundell Club<p>Once upon a time, Baltimore, like many American cities, has a number of private clubs. Formed for a variety of purposes a few still survive to this day, but quite a few succumbed, first to the Great Depression, and secondly to the economic decline of cities in the 1960s and 70s as well as a movement away membership in such organizations.<br /><br />Yet today, you can still find reminders of these clubs of days gone by in the architecture of American cities. Their buildings have been adapted and reused for a variety of purposes, but they remain part of the landscape.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-lzsfMuuDAwA/YEkzVhNtPGI/AAAAAAAAC6c/Ebgw7z9hsTUG1oIsvFp-9UahSjrsE2JmQCPcBGAYYCw/s1200/216%2Bwest%2Bmadison%2B473e29207b3eab15ff28d80e7879ede4-uncropped_scaled_within_1536_1152.webp" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="896" data-original-width="1200" height="299" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-lzsfMuuDAwA/YEkzVhNtPGI/AAAAAAAAC6c/Ebgw7z9hsTUG1oIsvFp-9UahSjrsE2JmQCPcBGAYYCw/w400-h299/216%2Bwest%2Bmadison%2B473e29207b3eab15ff28d80e7879ede4-uncropped_scaled_within_1536_1152.webp" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-small; text-align: left;">Madison Street Clubhouse of the Arundell Club on the right</span></div><div><br /><div>In April 1894, forty women met at the home of Mrs. William Woolsey Johnson at 32 East Preston Street and organized the Arundell Club. The founding members of the club wished to know more about history, sociology, and economics. They also wanted to do philanthropic work and right some of the wrongs to which their eyes had been opened. And they wanted to make Baltimore and Maryland a healthier and happier place to live. Cultural activities were a part, but only a part, of this objective. The objects of the club were stated to be "the advancement of its members in literature, science, and art; the promotion of social intercourse among them; the acquisition and maintenance of a library; and the collection and care of materials and appliances relating to the above objects."</div><div><br /></div><div>Through the club's influence, school attendance was made compulsory to a certain age. It helped finance the introduction of a nurse into the school system, was instrumental in introducing home economics into the school curriculum, and later in helping to secure the appointment of women to the school board. They were instrumental in the creation of a juvenile house of detention separate from the adult population, organized a campaign the mandatory birth registration, helped preserve the Shot Tower, provided war relief and operated it's own Red Cross chapter which helped prevent the spread of flu in 1918 at Camp Holibird. </div><div><br /></div><div>Initial quarters for the club were secured at 313 North Charles Street in two rented rooms above the dressmaking and millinery shop of Madame Margaret O'Connor.</div></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Pog57wqhUP4/YElVExUC7vI/AAAAAAAAC6k/TCcvq9fq6hw35wUvN7eTjH3F-moluY7lgCPcBGAYYCw/s1152/216%2Bwest%2Bmadison%2Bbad2fa80767f20fc244a4a6a6e810105-uncropped_scaled_within_1536_1152.webp" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1152" data-original-width="864" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Pog57wqhUP4/YElVExUC7vI/AAAAAAAAC6k/TCcvq9fq6hw35wUvN7eTjH3F-moluY7lgCPcBGAYYCw/s320/216%2Bwest%2Bmadison%2Bbad2fa80767f20fc244a4a6a6e810105-uncropped_scaled_within_1536_1152.webp" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">Entrance Hallway of the Madison Street Clubhouse</span></div><br /><div>On October 24, 1894 the Arundell Club opened its first true clubhouse at 216 West Madison Street. It featured a spacious reading room, finished in dull oak and red, with comfortable chairs and a piano, as well as the latest reviews and magazines. This room opened to a yellow and green tea room. These large rooms would from time to time be able to accommodate the audiences invited for various talks held at the club. Upstairs there were beautifully furnished committee rooms, where members interested in literary, scientific, artistic, or economic subjects could meet for study or discussion. There were also bedroom and dressing rooms for out-of-town members.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-QQQZoNVxzjE/YElVY5ILNgI/AAAAAAAAC6s/yOGiTHjjDxYk1jNQwYDPu74ljWAaaCezQCLcBGAsYHQ/s1200/216%2Bwest%2Bmadison%2Bapt%2B2f%2B2949c3dd0a4eb688d678f44b46b9a640-uncropped_scaled_within_1536_1152.webp" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="932" data-original-width="1200" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-QQQZoNVxzjE/YElVY5ILNgI/AAAAAAAAC6s/yOGiTHjjDxYk1jNQwYDPu74ljWAaaCezQCLcBGAsYHQ/s320/216%2Bwest%2Bmadison%2Bapt%2B2f%2B2949c3dd0a4eb688d678f44b46b9a640-uncropped_scaled_within_1536_1152.webp" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">Former Committee Room at the Madison Street Clubhouse</span></div><div><br /></div><div>In October 1896, the Arundell Club moved to a new location, an attractive brownstone at 1000 North Charles Street, on the North-West corner of North Charles and Eager Streets, formerly the residence of Mr. Stephen Bonsal. Initially the club rented the house but formed the Arundel Club Stock Company and in June 1897, purchased the house through that company.</div><div><br /></div><div>The club formally incorporated on January 18, 1898 "to create and maintain for women a center of organized work for social and intellectual intercourse and for that purpose to acquire and provide a clubhouse."</div><div><br /></div><div>The final meeting of the club was held on April 24, 1946 and on May 1, 1946 moved down the street to the College Club at 821 North Charles Street. The clubhouse at 1000 North Charles Street was later torn down and is a parking lot today. In April 1952 the club disbanded. Their silver was returned to the families of members who donated it to the club. much of the furniture was given to the Society for the Preservation of Maryland Antiquities for use at Hampton, a portrait of Lady Anne Arundell and a sofa was given to the Maryland Historical Society, and the sideboard over which the portrait hung was given to the College Club.</div>The Life of an Anglo-Americanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05621618406468234577noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5969063460114589445.post-36434870831978855342020-12-06T10:34:00.004-08:002020-12-06T19:39:10.738-08:00Bringing Some Sparkle to Your Table: Vintage Silver Plate and the Holidays<p> Over the past week or so, I've had a chance to see many of my friends posting photos of their Dinner tables as they were set for the American Thanksgiving Holiday. It's been a rather weird year for most, if not all of us and this holiday was no exception.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-xMZTU20_cgs/X80iqYOHuyI/AAAAAAAAC4k/oxBGayMqnUQJjflYO9MpP_Oa_JdiqEjWACLcBGAsYHQ/s1417/silverplate%2B7.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1417" data-original-width="1085" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-xMZTU20_cgs/X80iqYOHuyI/AAAAAAAAC4k/oxBGayMqnUQJjflYO9MpP_Oa_JdiqEjWACLcBGAsYHQ/s320/silverplate%2B7.jpg" /></a></div><p>Many of us who entertained a packed table of family and/or friends saw our tables filled only with those who actually live under our roof. And those who travelled to join family and friends suddenly were faced with creating their own celebratory dinner, either alone or with a reduced gathering of a few at their table. In one case a dinning room was used for the first time in 20 years of living in their house. Those with sterling silver began polishing their pieces preparing for the holiday meal. And for those who do not regularly entertain, this meant pulling out long unused wedding presents for service, or using the daily kitchen service for the celebratory dinner centered typically on turkey.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-FkMY9atSbrQ/X80i0b5ipUI/AAAAAAAAC4o/-nMbXQWm01Q7hpj4Mlk0643aOnVOpXRoQCLcBGAsYHQ/s1600/s-l1600.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1239" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-FkMY9atSbrQ/X80i0b5ipUI/AAAAAAAAC4o/-nMbXQWm01Q7hpj4Mlk0643aOnVOpXRoQCLcBGAsYHQ/s320/s-l1600.jpg" /></a></div><p>This made me think about ways in which in this time of new challenges how we can brighten up the dinner table in an otherwise grim time. And I've come up with a interesting idea, one which is not only fairly inexpensive, but also could be considered "green" in its ability to reuse items which have fallen from use. Silver Plate.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Xcxpk6CJPAc/X80i9J50miI/AAAAAAAAC4w/nj5DnmTQO-wdXskamHNkA4bEta1AdATlwCLcBGAsYHQ/s1418/silverplate%2B1.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1418" data-original-width="1110" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Xcxpk6CJPAc/X80i9J50miI/AAAAAAAAC4w/nj5DnmTQO-wdXskamHNkA4bEta1AdATlwCLcBGAsYHQ/s320/silverplate%2B1.jpg" /></a></div><p>Silver plate has existed since the creation of Sheffield plate in 1743, in which layers of silver and copper and fused together. In about 1840 the process of making plate changed with the invention of electroplating. In this method, the one commonly associated with modern silver plate, a thin layer of silver is applied to a base metal, typically copper or nickel silver. Due to the very low silver content, it has no real metal value to be melted down as in the case of sterling silver which is 92.5% silver and has its value closely associated with current silver prices.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-x7MSbTbfIyQ/X80jFAJhOZI/AAAAAAAAC44/UMrg34uNR2ID6zi1Uxr4lSNWImuNq_TXQCLcBGAsYHQ/s1600/silverplate%2B8.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1245" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-x7MSbTbfIyQ/X80jFAJhOZI/AAAAAAAAC44/UMrg34uNR2ID6zi1Uxr4lSNWImuNq_TXQCLcBGAsYHQ/s320/silverplate%2B8.jpg" /></a></div><p>Silver plate though is quite affordable, with a recent set selling on eBay for just over $20 and consisting of 12 four-piece place settings and three flatware service pieces. That's less than $0.50 per piece. Even when you look at companies online like Replacements, which tends to sell at premium prices, individual flatware pieces can be found in the area of $5 per piece. Large sets can commonly be found on eBay for around $60.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-2JezHKdLoKU/X80jOHjLnQI/AAAAAAAAC5A/7rH6ijzt8hknCD8B3a1kga3qUlDPcdjUACLcBGAsYHQ/s1419/silverplate%2B10.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1419" data-original-width="1092" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-2JezHKdLoKU/X80jOHjLnQI/AAAAAAAAC5A/7rH6ijzt8hknCD8B3a1kga3qUlDPcdjUACLcBGAsYHQ/s320/silverplate%2B10.jpg" /></a></div><p>And the vintage pieces were made in the USA, during a time when quality meant something. The workmanship in the base metal pieces was high quality and unless the pieces are damaged/have lost plate, it would take an trained eye to tell the difference, unless they went to "flip" the pieces. It is on the back you can see the marks and unless it says sterling in the USA or has a sterling makers mark in the UK, it is plate. Other terms such as EPNS indicate silver plate.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-LakNZplgZto/X80jT1dgZcI/AAAAAAAAC5E/F2hBBbPvlXYzJ45T8WcAv8LxJEWt-2OnwCLcBGAsYHQ/s1394/silverplate%2B12.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1394" data-original-width="1081" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-LakNZplgZto/X80jT1dgZcI/AAAAAAAAC5E/F2hBBbPvlXYzJ45T8WcAv8LxJEWt-2OnwCLcBGAsYHQ/s320/silverplate%2B12.jpg" /></a></div><p>Patterns of silver plate are available in a variety of styles, from Victorian, to Edwardian, to Colonial Revival, to Art Deco, and event to Modern pieces designed in the 1950s and 1960s. The sky is the limit for place settings. You can pick anything you want, you can be creative and have different patterns for each place at the table, or mix and match the pieces if you want. Or you can do the "old school" thing and have everything match. The choice is yours!</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Nj-EAk7VKRw/X80jeEta8II/AAAAAAAAC5M/vs4pYrLKQvECaV0UegDCJ_c3oS_pfN_-wCLcBGAsYHQ/s1600/silverplate%2B4.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1202" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Nj-EAk7VKRw/X80jeEta8II/AAAAAAAAC5M/vs4pYrLKQvECaV0UegDCJ_c3oS_pfN_-wCLcBGAsYHQ/s320/silverplate%2B4.jpg" /></a></div><p>So if you want to add some sparkle to your table and make the holiday shine a bit more than it might using the kitchen stainless, take a look at vintage silver plate. You might find something you like.</p><p>For interest sake, here is a link to a website which has a listing of many different silver plate patterns.</p><p><a href="https://centennialantiques.com/pages/silver-plate-pattern-identification-guide">https://centennialantiques.com/pages/silver-plate-pattern-identification-guide</a></p><p>They are a retailer and I don't endorse the site, but it does provide a nice look at the patterns. Be sure to check prices from other sources like eBay, Replacements, Silver Queen, and others before making a purchase.</p>The Life of an Anglo-Americanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05621618406468234577noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5969063460114589445.post-57925018683695617502020-06-09T19:14:00.000-07:002020-06-09T19:14:03.195-07:00Revisiting a Cordings Linen Suit, Three Years Later...<span style="color: black; font-size: 10pt; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: small;">Three years ago, I posted about Cordings of Piccadilly and their
linen suits. I did so having purchased a jacket and two pairs of trousers in
April of that year, and I could not have been happier about my decision. Now
three years later, I thought it time to again write about the very same suitings.
If you are looking for something smart to wear this summer, don't wait to make
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state on their website, "Can there be anything more evocative of an
Englishman in the summer months than a linen jacket?" Made of 8-ounce
Italian linen, it is cut to their classic three button style, with a single
back vent, working four button cuff, ticket pocket, and it fully lined in 100%
Viscose. For those who might not be familiar with the "working cuff"
this simple means that the cuff buttons are not decorative, they really do
unbutton. Another feature of the jacket is the lapel button hole which allows
you to add a lapel pin or flower, as the back of the lapel features loops to
secure the lapel flower stem. Small details that many do not notice or even
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linen trousers, one in sand and the second in olive green. In American terms,
these equate to khaki and British khaki respectively. Also made of the same 8-ounce
Italian linen, they are flat front with a button fly.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">Since those initial purchases, I have added even more of their
linen items to my wardrobe. Two months later I added two classic linen shirts
to my wardrobe, one sky blue and the other white. These lightweight shirts feature
single cuffs a traditional unfused collar, one left hand breast pocket, and
have a traditional generous cut, perfect for hot humid days, with longs tails
which ensure they stay tucked into your trousers. They pair perfectly with the
linen jackets and trousers, and are well suited for the casual to the more
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">By the following Spring, I decided to add a sand linen jacket to
my wardrobe. With the matching sand trousers which I had ordered previously, I
now had my first linen suit. I also made the decision to add a sand linen
waistcoat to my wardrobe. Perhaps I was influenced by Gareth Southgate, but as
an American, I was going out on a limb a bit here as you don't usually see men
wearing three-piece suits these days. But whether you are slim or portly, the
waistcoat does give you a slimmer more tailored look. I definite plus to the
wardrobe. The waistcoat is single-breasted and made in the UK of Italian linen.
It has five buttons, is fully lined and features a traditional two-part collar.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">I've worn these trousers, shirts, and jackets quite a bit during
the few rather hot and humid days we've experienced over the last three summers
and still to this day wonder why it took me so long to throw off even the
lightest of wool jackets I've worn most of my life, in exchange for linen. And paired with a Panama Hat, it is a classic look which is not only sharp looking, but extremely comfortable.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">Yes,
linen does wrinkle a bit more than wool, but both require the same dry-cleaning
care so I am saving nothing in maintenance from one to the other. But what I am
saving is my own personal comfort. And nothing beats these linen suitings on a
summer day! If you live in places with hot and/or humid summers, then this is a
wardrobe staple.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">I ordered them in the exact same sizes as all the suits the suit I
have purchased from Cordings. So, if you get fitted in London at their shop,
you can order online with ease and confidence knowing that they remain true to
the size of the clothing you bought in London. For those ordering online
without visiting Piccadilly, I found that the Cordings jacket was the same fit
as my American jackets, but that the trousers needed to be ordered two inches
larger by size at the waist than my American trousers. (This was pointed out to
me in London during the fitting when the staff member immediately suggested the
trousers in the larger waist size, but provided both sizes for me in the
fitting room. Needless to say he was spot on!)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">So if you are looking for the perfect suit, or jacket and trousers
for less formal events, this summer, be sure to take a serious look at the
linen offerings from Cordings.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">Cordings advertises a "no quibble returns" so as long as
none of the clothing has been altered, you may want to take a chance on an
online order without visiting London, though I can't imagine not visiting their
shop in Piccadilly if you have the chance, as it is an experience not to be
missed. Also, note that their website prices include VAT of 20% so this is
removed from your order before payment is made.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">You can find Cordings online here at <a href="http://www.cordings.co.uk/">www.cordings.co.uk</a></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">I
eagerly look forward to my next visit to Cording of Piccadilly later this year
and will be sure to leave space in my luggage for new acquisitions I am
positive I will be making!</span></span></div>
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The Life of an Anglo-Americanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05621618406468234577noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5969063460114589445.post-22602895025035631392020-04-29T05:43:00.002-07:002020-04-29T05:43:14.455-07:00Lost To Time And Redevelopment... The Southern Hotel<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">One of Baltimore's
lost hotels, is The Southern Hotel, which opened for business March 6, 1918 on
the site of the 18th Century Fountain Inn at which George Washington stayed.
Later the site was occupied by the Carrollton Hotel, famous in Baltimore history
as a house of public entertainment, but destroyed in the great fire of 1904. A
bronze tablet, which was originally located at the Carrollton Hotel was
unveiled April 12, 1918 in the lobby of the Southern Hotel by the Colonial
Dames of America, Chapter 1, carried this inscription: This Site was Formerly
Occupied by the Fountain Inn, where GENERAL GEORGE WASHINGTON Lodged upon the
Following Memorable Occasions: May 5, 1775, on His Journey to Philadelphia as a
Delegate from Virginia to the Second Continental Congress; Sep. 8, 1781, on His
Way to the Reduction of Yorktown; April 17, 1780, when Proceeding as
President-Elect to His Inauguration at New York.</span></span><br />
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">The new hotel was promoted by A. J. Fink. He secured
an option on the site, interested capital, and the magnificent Southern Hotel
was the result. The Southern fronted west 93 feet on Light Street and south 148
feet on Redwood Street. The structure was fourteen stories, contained 345 bed
rooms, all with private bath, and represented an investment of $1,250,000 in
1918 dollars of which the site cost $150,000, the structure $900,000, and the
furnishings $200,000. The hotel was designed by Otto G. Simonson and built of
mainly brick, stone, concrete, terra cotta and hollow tile, with the partitions
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">The Southern differed from the vast majority of hotels
in the it had but one entrance. That entrance, into a parlored lobby, had a
spacious semi-public lounging room just within the front door, and a ladies
room adjoining, so that the home atmosphere welcomed both male and female
guests directly at the threshold. The lobby was luxuriously furnished, the rug
covered marble floor, accented with mahogany furniture.</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">The private dining
rooms had paneled walls in a French gray finish, and the furnishings included
elaborate carved sideboards and cabinets, with leather seat chairs of a special
pattern, and quaint window dressings. All the dining rooms had convenient and
roomy pantry service, and were conveniently connected to the main kitchen by a
stairway and service elevator.</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #333333;"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">The decorative furnishings of the Southern Hotel
were very carefully planned, insuring a thoroughly harmonious blending of
colors. The result was that an entering guest of artistic sensibilities had the
impression of the sudden rise of a curtain upon a scene of beautiful interiors
with the comforting promise of other delights to eye and mind, linked with
luxurious catering to the usual requirements of one's physical well-being. The
foundation of the general color scheme was laid in the carpeting, the wall
coverings, draperies and furniture having been selected with the utmost care
that no note of discord was found in the completed work.</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #333333;"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">Upon entering the
hotel, the lobby, lounge and mezzanine met the eye at one glance. Here the
draperies were of a soft brown sunfast velour with a rose backing, giving a
shimmering iridescence in autumn tones. <span style="background: white;">The
spacious elevator lobby was flanked with two private dining rooms, and a
banquet room directly in front of the elevators. Damask in shades of blue
and mauve decorated the private dining rooms and </span>the main dining room
was furnished in rose, the table lights and wall lamps having shades of
gold-colored silk. This blending of rose and gold afforded a soft yet brilliant
illumination.</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #333333;"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">In the ladies'
reception room and the second-floor banquet rooms the decorator's art was
carried out in delft-blue velour.</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #333333;"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">The Old Colony Club
had a home on the second floor of the Southern Hotel. It occupied the entire
Light street front of the second floor. At the time of the hotel's opening, the
Old Colony Club had a membership of 14,000 with dues of $25.00 per year. In
1918, there were fourteen Old Colony clubs distributed over America, only one
headquarters in any city. The membership was privileged to use any Old Colony
Club as their club home when in that city. The membership was composed of
business men, and the club quarters were utilized not only for the home
conveniences, but also for business appointments and the like. All of these
club homes were located in hotels, and the following hotels had the necessary
furnished quarters: The Muehlebach, Kansas City; the Planters, St. Louis; the
Bellevue-Stratford, Philadelphia; the Manhattan, New York; the Bellevue,
Boston; the Gibson, Cincinnati; the LaSalle, Chicago; the Raleigh, Washington;
the Hollenden, Cleveland; the Pontchartrain, Detroit, as well as the Southern,
Baltimore. Damask in shades of blue and mauve decorated the Old Colony Club
rooms on the second floor.</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #333333;"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">The 345 bed rooms
were in the main abundantly lighted, and three-fourths of them were what was
termed front rooms. Every room <span style="background: white;">had either bath
or shower, the majority of the rooms with tub baths. The woodwork is gumwood,
with a mahogany finish, and the walls are papered in light colors, with small
pleasing patterns. The furniture is mahogany and walnut, built by the White
Furniture Co. of Mebane, N. C. The beds are mostly wood and the dressers have
glass top, with a "dresser scarf" of light brown blotting paper which
looked like silk fabric under the glass, and with an attached light over center
of mirror. A pincushion, pin tray, candle stick, etc., were included as
dresser top accessories. The carpets were Whittal and Sanford, all of neutral
brownish tones, except those for the corridors, which were red. The rugs are
Whittal Anglo-Saxon.</span> <span style="background: white;">The writing desks
were of the Statler Hotels type. and the arm chairs were Karpen upholstered.
The window draperies were of Orinoka fabric of special design by the Orinoka
(Philadelphia) Mills, those over lace curtains. The waste baskets were wicker
and the illumination was by ceiling bracket and portable lights. The bed light
was shaded and adjustable. The windows had Chamberlain weather strips and
Hartshorn shades and every window had both light and slumber shades. The walls
were hung with French prints, and each room had vacuum bottle for cold water,
and was plugged for light, telephone, and electric fan. A linen laundry bag was
provided for sending clothing to the laundry, and the guests' laundry was
returned to rooms in a fiber-box. The room doors were mahogany, three hinge,
and each corridor door was equipped with a rigid knob occupancy indicator. A
daily newspaper was placed under the door of every occupied bed room every
morning, the paper stamped "Good Morning, Compliments of the Southern
Hotel."</span></span></span></div>
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were also 26 sample rooms ranging from 20' x 24' to 24' x 31' in the hotel,
which were designed for travelling salesmen and trunk shows.</span></span></div>
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halls of the hotel averaged seven feet wide, wainscoted with burlap and papered
above. At each corner there were signal lights directing patrons to the
elevators. At each landing there was a pay station telephone, a synchronized
Howard clock, a Cutler mail chute, and also a settee and French mirror. There
were two ice water fountains and stack of paper cups in each hall.</span></span></div>
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fourteenth-floor ballroom, which occupied the east end of the floor, was a
marvel. This room, 46' x 85', was lighted with tall windows on three
sides, the ceiling was slightly arched and finished in delicate relief, and had
a pure Adams treatment with "Wedgwood" medallion ornaments. The color
scheme is gray and gold, with window draperies of striped derby damask, the
wisteria, green and gold combinations lighting up a veritable fairyland of
fancy. The chair coverings were also of this wisteria theme. The floor was
resilient for dancing, and one end of the room was fitted with a stage. The
acoustic properties of the ball room were very good and at the time it was the
largest room of its kind in the city.</span></span></div>
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floor, in addition to the ballroom, also had a roof garden which occupied the
west end of the floor. It was arranged to give Baltimore a social headquarters
all year round and furnish roof garden facilities of the most desirable kind. The
west and south sides of the roof garden were covered with a pergola and were
glass enclosed during the winter season. The floor of the roof garden was in
red Welsh tile. And the view from the roof garden commanded a panorama of
the city and surrounding hills which was a delight to the eye.</span></span><span style="color: #333333;"></span></div>
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the ballroom and the roof garden was a sub-kitchen and serving room, admirably
arranged for facilitating the service of banquets and roof garden refreshments.
A wide marble floored corridor which connected the two rooms. The kitchen
serving the ball room and roof garden had Sexton equipment and a Blakeslee
Niagara dishwasher, and the floor was of the same red Welsh tile as the roof
garden.</span></span></div>
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the entire hotel, specially shaped flat valances were used instead of
old-fashioned dust-catching heavy draperies. The draperies were designed and
executed by the Hutzler Brothers Co. of Baltimore.</span></span></div>
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hotel also had a bar which was finished in the Adams period, a very attractive
room. The back-bar equipment was Bichop-Babcock. There was also a barbershop in the basement of the hotel with
seven chairs, and a manicure department.</span></span></div>
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kitchen, located in the basement, was of the "open to inspection"
type. It was equipped by the Sexton Stove Co., with copper and aluminum
utensils. The kitchen machinery was run by electric power, and in keeping with
the time in which it was built, there was a separate kitchen for the white
help. The bake shop has a brick oven and the usual equipment.</span></span><span style="color: #333333;"></span></div>
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elevators were Otis and operated by women, who were found to be competent for
this work, a breakthrough for the time and partially caused by the labor
shortages of the Great War.</span></span></div>
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<span style="background: white; color: #333333;"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">When
the hotel opened, the china was supplied by Warwick of Wheeling, West Virginia,
most of it marked with the hotel crest. The hotel silver was provided by the
Wallace Silver Company, and the glass was provided by the Central Glass Works
of Wheeling, West Virginia. The dining room chairs were upholstered mahogany
with cane backs.</span></span></div>
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June 11, 1918 the roof garden opened for the first time to a</span><span style="background: white; color: #b00000;"> </span><span style="background: white; color: #333333;">large
and constantly increasing crowd.</span><span style="background: white; color: #b00000;"> </span><span style="background: white; color: #333333;">The roof abounded in fresh hanging</span><span style="background: white; color: #b00000;"> </span><span style="background: white; color: #333333;">greens
and growing flowers, electric lights draped effectively in red,</span><span style="background: white; color: #b00000;"> </span><span style="background: white; color: #333333;">white
and blue shades, with flags of</span><span style="background: white; color: #b00000;"> </span><span style="background: white; color: #333333;">the allied nations of the Great War
attractively arranged.</span><span style="background: white; color: #b00000;"> </span><span style="background: white; color: #333333;">During the evening appropriate favors</span><span style="background: white; color: #b00000;"> </span><span style="background: white; color: #333333;">were
presented to guests, and Beatrice</span><span style="background: white; color: #b00000;"> </span><span style="background: white; color: #333333;">Van Loon and her all female orchestra furnished
a most enjoyable musical program. The Southern Hotel roof</span><span style="background: white; color: #b00000;"> </span><span style="background: white; color: #333333;">garden
would undoubtedly be a very popular place for dining in the open that Summer,
and for many summers to come.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="background: white; color: black;">Known
for its culinary delights, a few of the recipes from the Southern Hotel have
been preserved for posterity. In 1932 recipes for </span><span style="background: white; color: #333333;">Baked Oysters Lafayette, Grilled Oysters
Baltimore, Casserolette of Crab Meat, Stuffed Shad Roe Fountain Inn, Broiled
Smelts Maitre d'Hotel, and Old Fashioned Fried Chicken Maryland Style </span><span style="background: white; color: black;">were published in "Eat, Drink And Be Merry
in Maryland," which had been provided to the author by A.J. Fink, managing
director of the hotel.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="background: white; color: black; line-height: 107%;">The hotel finally closed its doors in 1964, after only 46 years of service. </span><span style="background: white; color: #333333; line-height: 107%;"><span style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; float: none; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; orphans: 2; word-spacing: 0px;">In 1967, the hotel was purchased by the Maritime Engineers
Beneficial Association, which operated a seaman's training center there until
turning off the lights for good in 1984. The hotel was torn down in 1998.</span></span></span><br />
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</span>The Life of an Anglo-Americanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05621618406468234577noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5969063460114589445.post-57469226940234235192020-04-07T15:14:00.001-07:002020-04-07T15:14:41.721-07:00Before the Ban Part 7 - Pre-Prohibition Baltimore Breweries - Thomas Beck Brewery/Dukehart Brewing Company/Maryland Brewery<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">By 1861, Thomas Beck
opened a brewery known as the known as the Rock Springs Brewery, which was
known for its production of beer in kegs and ginger beer in bottles. In 1871 in
partnership with his son August Beck, the brewery became known as Thomas Beck and
Son.</span></span><br />
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">At some point after 1882, the brewery was taken over
by Thomas M. Dukehart. Dukehart had previously taken over the old Medtart
Brewery, known for the production of ales, porters, stouts, and malt extract,
on Holliday Street near Centre Street in 1872, and moved this operation to the
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">In 1891, through a reorganization, the first of
several, the Dukehart Brewing Company took over the Ale & Porter Brewery of
Thomas M. Dukehart. At this time the brewery complex consisted of a large and
commodious brewhouse, extensive underground vaults, a large ice house, stables,
a cooperage, a 3-story brick hotel corner of Baltimore and Calverton Streets,
and the brewery had a 30,000-barrel annual capacity.</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">In 1900 the brewery was sold as a receiver sale and
taken over by the Dukehart Manufacturing Company. At this time the brewery
consisted of a brick brewery buildings and bottling house, brick and frame
stables, a washhouse, blacksmiths’ and wheelwrights’ shops, sheds, a 3-story
brick hotel with 2-story brick back building. The brewery also listed as assets
10 wagons, 2 buggies, 1 copper cooler, 1 copper bottom mash tub, 2 boiling
kettles, 8 fermenting tubs, and 12 vats.</span></span></div>
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the bottling house and old ice-storage building to the Cahn, Belt & Company
for one year.</span></span></span><span style="color: black;"></span></div>
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On November 2, 1908, their Dukehart's Porter was tested by the State of
Maryland and found to have a 3.5% alcohol content.</span></span></span><span style="color: black;"></span></div>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">As of 1911, with William Obermann serving as manager<span style="background: white;">, the brewery had 1-35-ton Pennsylvania Iron Works
compression ice making machine made by the Pennsylvania Iron Works of
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, a direct expansion refrigeration system, and 45,266
cubic feet of cold storage space.</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">While remaining
independent of the great Baltimore brewery mergers of 1899 and 1901, the
brewery eventually closed in 1913.</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">Today all that
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its 2-story brick back building at the corner of Baltimore and Calverton
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America through the second decade of the 20th Century, Cumberland, Maryland
took upon itself to add to the "Queen City" with the construction of
a new hotel, to serve not only travelers on the new National Highway as
well as potential new convention business, but also as a gathering place for
important local events. Originally planned to open July 1, 1917, stock in the
company was entirely subscribed to locally.</span></span><br />
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</span><span style="color: black; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">Construction on t<span style="background: white;">he Fort Cumberland Hotel began in 1917 when the
Cumberland Hotel Company gave the contract to Kean & Clark of Cumberland to
build the hotel.</span> <span style="background: white;">Located on the northwest
corner of Baltimore and North Liberty Streets is a six-story, fireproof brick
hotel. Designed by Fred Webber, of Philadelphia, it was built at over a cost of
$250,000. As built, it contained 180 rooms, 150 with their own bathroom.</span></span></span></span></span></div>
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on January 10, 1918. this block-like brick hotel, with classically inspired
applied stone ornaments is one of two hotels in Cumberland remaining from the
age of railroad transportation. The main entrance with "marquee" is
located in the east side along North Liberty Street, with several commercial
fronts along Baltimore Street. The principal windows of the second story, which
are doubles, have bracketed entablatures. Two belt courses band the street
sides between the fifth and sixth floor windows with panels of stone carving
below the top floor openings. The structure is crowned with a dentilled stone
cornice and a frieze of carved panels and triglyphs below and a closed parapet
above. Clusters of flowers drop from the triglyphs flanking the upper story
windows. The carved panels are floral arrangements with mermaids. </span></span><span style="color: black; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"></span></div>
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<span style="background: white; color: black;"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">Generally,
hotels from this period provided a lobby, dining room, and a ballroom or
smaller gathering rooms on the first floor. These first-floor spaces were often
used by local organizations, which hotel owners encouraged to create greater
ties between their business and the community. The upper floors contained the
guest rooms. By the 1920s most guest rooms in small city hotels had their own
bathrooms, while just three decades earlier individual bathrooms would have
been quite rare.</span></span></div>
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Known for its culinary delights, a few of the recipes from the Fort Cumberland
Hotel have been preserved for posterity. In 1932 recipes for Lobster Thermidor
and Braised Duckling Bigarrade were published in "Eat, Drink And Be Merry
in Maryland," which had been provided to the author by Ivan W. Poling,
manager of the hotel.<b><i><s><u><sup><br style="mso-special-character: line-break;" /></sup></u></s></i></b></span></span><span style="background: white; color: black;"><br /></span></div>
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the Cumberland Arms, closed in 1976 when it was turned into senior housing.
Today the building is a 69-unit low income housing property still known as the
Cumberland Arms run by The Hampstead Companies.</span></span><br />
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Eigenbrot Brewery on Willard Street in West Baltimore was actually founded by
Ferdinand Joh, formerly of the <span style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; float: none; orphans: 2; word-spacing: 0px;">Philip Odenwald & Ferdinand Joh brewery on
what is today South Calverton Street,</span> in 1873. Joh died in 1876,
however, and the brewery was inherited by his daughter Louisa, who married
Henry Eigenbrot the same year. Eigenbrot was a thirty-year-old machinist, the
son of a saloon keeper. Though he became the manager, Louisa retained title to
the brewery. The brewery was not incredibly successful, but it did enough
business to continue, and to support the Eigenbrots in a comfortable style. In
1878 the brewery sold 3,936 barrels of beer and in 1879 it sold 3,195
barrels of beer.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">In 1892, however, a reorganization of the brewery came
about, and Alexander L. Straus, the son of malt supplier Levi Straus, became
the new manager. (As a result of their role as malt suppliers, the Straus
family had a great deal of power in the brewing industry.) A new company was
formed, and Alexander Straus became the principal owner along with Louisa
Eigenbrot. The brewery underwent a great deal of expansion and modernization
under Straus. The plant was enlarged and new equipment, including refrigeration
units, was installed, In 1891, the year before Straus took over, the brewery
produced about 14,000 barrels of beer, but by 1895 production reached about
45,000. A fire at the brewery in 1896 precipitated the erection of a new and
larger brewhouse, and in 1897 a new large storage building was erected as well.</span><br /><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><br />
The majority of the Eigenbrot Brewery Company was built in 1873 by Ferdinand
Joh. This group of structures includes those which border South Warwick Street
at the foot of Lipps Lane. Central to this early group is a two-story brick
building with a gable roof which later served as a "wash and storage"
room. This was probably part of the original brewhouse. North of this building
and adjacent to it is a one-story brick building which later became part of the
brewery's bottling plant. South of it is a three-story hops storage building
with a highly decorative brick cornice. In 1892 the brewery began a
modernization program which greatly increased its capacity. Key to this was the
installation of a refrigeration system to expedite the cooling of the wort. An
elaborate boiler house and compressor house fronting on Willard Street housed
the unit. The former has a rooftop lantern now in badly deteriorated condition.
In 1896 and 1897 a new brewhouse and cold storage warehouse was added. The
brewhouse is a five-story brick structure fronting on Willard Street just north
of the office. The warehouse is also five stories but is much higher, each
floor having sufficient clearage for the large wooden fermenting vats and storage
tanks.</span><br /><br />
<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">In 1899, the Maryland Brewing Company, a newly formed
conglomerate, purchased the Eigenbrot Brewery along with seventeen other
Baltimore breweries, namely George Bauernschmidt Brewing Company, George Brehm,
Wehr, Hobelmann & Gotlieb Co., National Brewing Co., Germania Brewing Co.,
Darley Park Brewery, Bayview Brewery, Mount Brewery, Vonderhorst Brewing Co.,
Baltimore Brewing Co., George Gunther Sr. Co., Oriental Brewing Co., S.
Helldorfer's Sons, John F. Weissner & Bro., and John B. Berger. Now known as the Eigenbrot Brewery, Straus was retained as manager, but Eigenbrot retired
at this time. In the year ending February 28, 1901 the brewery sold
45,535 barrels of beer.</span><br /><br />
<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">The Maryland Brewing Company was sold to the
Gottlieb-Bauernschmidt-Straus Brewing Company in 1901. This sale included the
Eigenbrot property. Henry Eigenbrot died in 1906. The company added three new
structures in 1906 to house its expanded distribution facilities, a two-story
brick stable along Hollins Street, a new stock house, and a two-story 50'x150'
bottling and storage warehouse addition to the bottling plant designed by Otto
C. Wolf of Philadelphia. In 1909 a new refrigeration plant was built between
the 1873 and the new warehouse.</span><br />
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<span style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">In 1909, concrete floors, electric lighting and
steam heat were installed, and in 1911 a 75-ton ammonia condenser and new
vertical single acting compressors were added. As of 1911 the brewery had 1-75-ton
Erick ice making machine, 2-50-ton Wolf-Linde and 1-25-ton Wolf-Linde
compression ice making machines made by Fred W. Wolf of Chicago Illinois, and a
brine circulation-direct expansion refrigerating system. Also, in 1911, F.E.
Beall designed a 40'x45' modern garage, built by Adam Kratz, for the brewery. Straus
left the brewery in 1912, and Charles Bach became brew master and manager. He
retained this position the Gottleib-Baurenschmidt-Strauss Brewing Company
closed brewery in July 1918 in order to conserve fuel, ammonia and materials.
Trade would continue to be served by the Globe and National breweries of the
Gottleib-Baurenschmidt-Strauss Brewing Company. A moving and storage company
took over the property in 1920. It is currently owned by a furniture
distribution company. The Brewery still stands today.</span></span></span></span><br />
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project conceived by Dr. William A. Moale, was designed by Charles E. Cassell
and built by William Ferguson & Brother. Construction began around
September 1892 and by March 1893, construction had reached the sixth floor. It
was intended first as an apartment house and the rooms are arranged with this
view, but in December 1893 it was decided to open as a hotel, with a portion of
the rooms, still divided into suites for family use and leased for that
purpose. These suites could to be divided into single rooms as desired. Each
floor consisted of eight suites of three bedrooms each, with interior finishes
in hardwood. With an 80-foot frontage on Washington Place, and standing 12
stories tall, it made quite a statement and was one of the contributing factors
to a height restriction eventually being place on new construction on that part
of Baltimore.</span></span><br />
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">The hotel was
completed and opened by July 1, 1894. The front and sides of this fireproof
hotel were Pompeiian bricks and brownstone in the Romanesque style. The main
entrance led to a tilled hallway decorated in Romanesque designs. Soft
monotints of the wall and ceilings were relieved with friezes and borders in
conventional patterns flecked with gold. To the right of the hallway was the
ladies' reception room, entered by a separate street entrance, and decorated in
the Louis XVI style. Adjoining is room was the main office, private office, and
elevator entrance.</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">On the left of the
hallway was the main dining room carpeted in crimson, and with oak furnishings.
The table appointments were all marked with the Stafford coat of arms, and the
central panel in the front window of the dining room was formed of the coat of
arms in colored glass. All the brass electric light brackets and chandeliers
bore reproductions of the Stafford arms. To the rear of the dining room was the
café, smoking and lounging rooms, bar, barber shop, and coatroom.</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">There were also iron
and stone stairways encircling the central rotunda of the of the building,
which was lighted through a skylight. Two passenger elevators and a freight
elevator also gave access to the upper floors. <span style="background: white;">There was also a newsstand located in the rotunda.</span></span></span></div>
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The second floor contained the ladies' parlor and drawing room facing
Washington Place, with a writing room adjoining. A café was also on this for
ladies traveling unattended and for permanent guests who did not care to go to
the public dining room. White and gold decorations and furniture gave this room
an attractive appearance. Private dining rooms, adjoining a reception room for
their occupants, occupied the back of the second floor.</span></span><br />
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">On the upper floors
were 140 bedrooms and 30 private parlors in suites. Each floor had connecting
rooms for the convenience of families and parties occupying them. Eighty
bathrooms were scattered among the suites. The hotel also featured a bridal
chamber which was finished in delicate shades of carpet and hangings, with
ivory and gold furniture to correspond. The other chambers and parlors were
finished with solid colored carpets and furniture of oak, birch and maple of
handsome design. The hallways throughout the hotel were carpeted in crimson to
great effect. And each room was connected by telephone with the hotel office
and was lighted with incandescent lamps.</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">The twelfth floor
contained a trunk room for guests’ baggage.</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">Decorating of the
original hotel was done by Emmart & Quarterly, with J.W. Putts and Company
providing the crockery and Reed & Barton providing the silverware.</span></span></div>
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By 1906 it was time to update the hotel, which though modern for its time when
built, was in need of updating foe the 20th Century. Charles E. Cassell &
Son were selected as the architects for the improvements and Edward Brady &
Son was the contractor doing the work on the hotel. With a budget of $50,000,
the remodeling included new furniture in every bedroom, as well as the
reception rooms, dining room, lobby, rotunda and other apartments. The major improvements
were however to be on the first floor and basement of the hotel.</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">Partitions were
installed on each side of the entrance corridor, dividing the dining room. The
ladies’ reception room and office were removed. The dining room was widened as
far back as the rotunda and all of the space on the other side of the dining
room was be occupied as a lobby or lounging room. The dining room was divided
off by a French beveled plate glass partition with glass doors. The glass
partition was trimmed with bronze and had a marble base. French plate glass
mirrors, resting on marble bases, were hung on all the walls of the dining room
and the large marble columns which were on the south side of the dining room,
and had been decorated with numerous electric wall lights were removed. T<span style="background: white;">he woodwork if the dining room was of a Verde antique
bronze finish. Candelabra with colored shades were placed on the tables and
projecting from the ceiling were electric lights. The lights were covered with
the coat of arms of the hotel and large prism glass globes.</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="background: white; color: black;">
Lights similar to those in the dining room were installed in the lobby. Sheraton
style furniture was ordered for the hotel, the first-floor chairs and couches
were of mahogany and antique woodwork, being finished in crimson leather, the
larger pieces bearing the crest of the hotel. The A.B. & E.L. Shaw Company
of Boston supplied the lobby furniture.</span><span style="color: black;"> <span style="background: white;">The crest was also hung crest now hangs on the walls
of the entrance corridor. This crest represented the original coat of arms of
the Duke of Stafford who was a relative of Dr. Moale who established the hotel.</span></span></span></div>
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The partitions at the rear of the rotunda which had formed the barber shop,
toilet, package and storage rooms were removed and the space devoted to the
office, telegraph and telephone booths, and check room. To the north of the
lobby was now the ladies retiring room which contained a dresser, mirror and
washstand. The roof of this retiring room was of glass and from it suspended
droplights. The hotel office was now situated in the space formerly occupied as
the public toilet and cloak room, the news stand, and barber shop. Mont Blanc
marble, with a beautiful red vein running through it, divided the office.
Opposite the office was now the telegraph station and news stand. The cafe and
bar were redecorated with bright colors on the walls, and the woodwork was re-polished.
A marble stairway was installed to connect the basement and first floor. </span></span><span style="color: black;"></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="background: white; color: black;">On
the south side of the basement, directly below the dining room a grill room was
created. Entrance to the grillroom was gained by a corridor which was reached
by the new marble stairway leading from the office above. The grill room
featured a floor of mosaic and the woodwork finished in quartered fumed oak,
the panels and the ceiling to correspond. The caps of the marble columns were
solid gilt with gilded ornaments at the intersections of the main ribs. </span><span style="color: black;">T<span style="background: white;">he chairs of the grill were of
mission style. </span>T<span style="background: white;">he electric fixtures were
of hammered brass. <span style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; float: none; orphans: 2; word-spacing: 0px;">Reminiscing in </span><span style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; float: none; orphans: 2; word-spacing: 0px;">1944, <span style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; float: none; orphans: 2; word-spacing: 0px;">James
P.A. O'Connor, first manager of the bar, who worked at the hotel from </span>1894
to 1911, described the original bar as thimble sized with the proverbial black
leather upholstered furniture. </span> </span></span></span></div>
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</span><span style="color: black;">On the north side of the corridor in the basement a
men's toilet, barber shop and bootblacks’ rooms were created. The floor of both
the basement and the first floor were of white marble and mosaic with colored
borders which kept with the architecture of the hotel.</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">A number of changes
were made on the fourth, fifth, and sixth floors. These bedrooms were enlarged
with the removal of partitions. New mahogany furniture was ordered for each
room, as well and other rooms of the hotel, and new satin finish brass beds
were purchased for the 150 bedrooms.</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">The entire hotel was
re-carpeted with Persian rugs, every room and corridor repapered and repainted,
new draperies of silk tapestry hung, and a new range installed in the kitchen.</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">With renovations
complete, the first floor which had previously seemed crowded by the office and
the ladies’ reception room in the front was now roomy and up to date.</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">On June 28, 1908
Princess Lwoff-Parlaghay arrived at the Stafford Hotel taking the entire second
floor of 13 rooms which had been reserved for her, staying until the next
Thursday.</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">In 1911 dining room of the hotel was again
redecorated, painters and decorators making the white room a veritable bower of
gilt and white.</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">By 1918 the hotel
boasts 132 rooms and a staff of 93 people, to include: 9 chambermaids (2 in
linen room), 3 day scrub women, 3 night scrub women, 2 housemen, 2 passenger
elevator men, 2 freight elevator men, 1 painter, 5 bellboys, 2 parlor maids, 11
waiters, 1 waitress, 1 busboy, 2 captains, 1 porter, 1 yardman, 1 fireman, 1
watchman, 15 kitchen help, and 11 pantry help.</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">In 1931 the hotel was
taken over by the Stafford Hotel Apartment Company which ran the hotel until at
least 1960. That year, with the new ownership, extensive alterations were
commenced on the hotel, with the entire hotel being repainted and refurbished,
and the entire lobby and dining room were greatly enlarged and completely
redecorated. At least a portion of the original hotel furnishing we disposed of
at this time.</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">The hotel was again
remodeled and redecorated in 1934, with the bar/grill being rechristened the
Hunt Room by Manager Morton A. Grant. Only the old mahogany bar top remained of
the former furnishings. The room was now bright and snappy with pastel shades
and mirror finishes. The bar, which accounted for 40 to 50 percent of the
profits of the hotel, was formerly a dreary wood paneled bar. It opened
September 6, 1934 as the Hunt Room Cocktail Lounge, S. Dickson Wright manager
at the time. At it's opening it was called a "classic mirror bar in our
new Grecian Hunt Room." This bar remained through at least 1948. The
remodeled dining room also opened that day.</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">The hotel was again
redecorated in 1935 and underwent another refurbishing in 1936. The later
refurbishment resulted in the lobby being decorated in pink and silver. One of
the famous guests at this time was F. Scott Fitzgerald who checked in on
December 26, 1936 into room 409 and ran up a $22.35 bar and restaurant bill.</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">By 1944, few of the
original furnishings remained, a few coffee pots, several silver trays, and
several old prints of hunt scenes that once adorned the bar. However, brought
back to sight about that time was the original marble mosaic floor in the foyer
which had been covered by carpets for many years. But gone was the plate glass
wall separating the dining room from the foyer. That wall was removed when the
dining room was moved to the second floor. Gone also was the tiny circular
elevator that operated in the rear corner of the foyer. This disappeared when a
new elevator was placed in the well made by a circular staircase which was once
the pride of the hotel especially because of its wrought iron railing. Still remaining
at this time was the marble and tile lined cellar. Also still in operation was
the boiler room under the bed of Washington Place with a manhole though which
coal was fed to the boiler room. As mentioned above, tiny bar with its with
black leather covered furniture, and adjoining barbershop of thimble size, had
all disappeared and the entire space given over to a large modern lounge.</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">In 1946 the 52-year-old
marquee was removed, an old iron canopy which was held in place by huge chains
and reached from the building to the curb line.</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">By 1960 the bar had
been rechristened the Coach Room Bar. In 1962 the lobby was remodeled,
enlarged, repainted and new lighting was installed. At this time the dining
room and the banquet rooms were repainted, and new lighting and new wall to
wall carpets installed. The following year the lobby corridors were remodeled
was well as the hotel rooms, the later being enlarged and redecorated. They
also converted the first floor Mount Vernon Room into a dining room, which was enlarged,
redesigned, and relighted.</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">The hotel finally
closed on January 15, 1973 after nearly 79 years in business, being taken over
by the Facilities Management Corporation. Later that month the hotel was
"gutted." Cleaned out in a few hours in what was described in the
newspapers of the days as a "loot riot" and "ten story flea
market." Solid brass chandeliers sold for $45, bathtubs for $10, room
numbers for $2. Other items included marble topped night stands, framed
pictures, lamps and Sheraton style dressers with inlaid wood décor and glass
tops.</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">Today the building
still stands, now used for apartments, little if any of the interior design
features remaining.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="color: #333333;"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">Havre de Grace,
Maryland was once famed as a rendezvous for devotees of rod, gun and track,
could very well have been termed the metropolis of Harford County, although not
the county seat. One notable feature of its glory days was the Hotel Bayou, in
its day a strictly up-to-date hostelry, with accommodations for 150 to 200
guests, four stories high, with commodious basement floor, and equipped with
all the appointments of a metropolitan hotel of the first class. It was located
on a bluff overlooking the broad Susquehanna River, commanding a fine view of
this far-famed stream, down to where it merges into the Chesapeake Bay, with
the lofty shores of Cecil County in the distance, and surrounded by well-kept
grounds and the beach front on the river.</span></span><br />
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During the open season for duck shooting, hundreds of sportsmen from almost
every section of the country, visited Havre de Grace and the vicinity to try
their skill and luck on the wary birds which flock about the Susquehanna flats
and nearby localities. Here were to be had the canvasback duck, the red head,
black head, mallard, goose and other wild migratory members of the feathered
tribe. Hunting was often arduous and tiring work and hunters, after a siege in
the blinds, appreciated the comforts that a a hotel like the Bayou could offer.
Then there is the shad seine hauling season, which is made annually in the
spring of the year, the scene of which was but a short distance from the city.</span></span></div>
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Every spring and fall there were short seasons of horse</span><span style="color: #b00000;"> </span><span style="color: #333333;">racing at Havre de Grace, which attracted thousands
of turf devotees from a radius of two hundred miles or more. The fine mile
track saw records made and broken by mounts from the most notable stables in
the United States. Owners, trainers, managers and what not comprise another
class of clientele for the modern hotel and they showed their appreciation of
the hospitality of the Bayou. </span></span></div>
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From the beginning, the hotel was under the management of Baltimore restaurateur
William Pinkney West, familiarly known as "Pink" West, a boniface
known to nearly every bon vivant in the land for the epicurean delights he
created. His name was a synonym for gastronomic pleasure and the cuisine was
maintained on the standard of his reputation.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="color: black;">The hotel building is
a three and a half story, 60x128 foot, eleven bay by five bay building built of
vari-colored Maryland field stone from Harford County, Maryland. The hotel was
designed by </span><span style="background: white; color: #333333;">John B. Harmon of Lancaster, Pennsylvania
and built by Edwin F. Piersol.</span><span style="color: black;"> Originally intended
to be the Shadyside Inn, construction began about 1919. In July 1921 the
project was taken over from E.J. Piersol by the </span><span style="background: white; color: #333333;">Bayou Club, Albert S.J. Owens, President, to finish the hotel.
After many delays and postponements, the formal grand opening of the Hotel
Bayou was held on October 15, 1921.</span></span><span style="color: black;"></span></div>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">A Colonial Revival porte-cochere
with a deck above it shelters the entrance and extends across the driveway. It
is supported by four posts resting on brick piers. Across the five recessed
bays of the rear elevation, facing the water, is a one story, five bay enclosed
porch, having fluted applied-columns between the bays. The railing around the
top of the porch is the same as on the porte-cochere. Rubble stone balconies
are found on the third floor of all elevations.</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">The hotel is entered
through a large Tudor arch in the center bay. Within the arched opening are
double glass doors framed with wood. The hotel originally contained 52 bedrooms
and suites, a large dining room, three smaller dining rooms, a roof garden, and
a sun parlor.</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">The below grade entrance
to the basement, reached by stairs, is also on the front of the hotel. The full
basement originally contained the hotel's kitchen. </span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">The property also
contained a large fireproof garage and a 20x60 foot indoor swimming pool.</span></span></div>
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<span style="background: white; color: black;"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; float: none; orphans: 2; word-spacing: 0px;">Known for its culinary delights, a few of the
recipes from the Hotel Bayou have been preserved for posterity, despite the short life of the hotel. In 1932 recipes
for Smothered Cat Fish and Stewed Maryland Snapper were published in "Eat,
Drink And Be Merry in Maryland," which had been provided to the author by </span>the
hotel.</span></span><span style="color: #333333;"></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">The hotel closed in 1934 when "Pink" West
left the hotel. <span style="background: white;"><span style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; float: none; orphans: 2; word-spacing: 0px;">The building was then purchased by the Franciscan
Sisters and was used as a home for old ladies, named St. Francis Villa. In
1953, when the Order vacated the building, it was purchased by Dr. Charles
Foley, who converted it into apartments. In 1976, Dr. Foley sold part of the
property to the county/state and donated the remainder, including the Hotel
Bayou building, to the City of Havre de Grace. The City acquired the property
with the idea of saving the area between Tydings Island and Concord Point from
future commercial development. While the structure sat vacant after 1976,
several fires were set by vandals, causing thousands of dollars of damage to
the interior of the structure. In August 1978, a public hearing was held to
discuss a proposed City Charter amendment to allow sale of the property without
public referendum. The hearing provided a podium for expression of the strong
citizen interest in retaining ownership of the Hotel Bayou building. The Hotel
Bayou was sold in July of 1983, to Havre de Grace Ventures Limited Partnership
for the purpose of restoring it to its original grandeur and using its basic
architectural style to provide luxurious rental units.</span></span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="background: white; color: black;">The Lord Baltimore Hotel is the last
surviving pre-war grand hotel of Baltimore. The Lord Baltimore Hotel Company
was incorporated in Maryland on March 31, 1927. On May 28, 1928 the first stone
was laid and the hotel opened on December 30, 1928, a 22 story, 120' X 150'
building </span>on north-east corner of Hanover and Baltimore Streets in
downtown Baltimore<span style="color: black; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">,<span style="background: white;"><span style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; float: none; orphans: 2; word-spacing: 0px;">
located on the former site of the Caswell Hotel which opened in April 1905
following the Great Fire of 1904. Originally surrounded by the manufacturing,
wholesale, retail, legal and financial districts, the hotel was also near the
steamship piers and railroad stations and close to the theatrical district and
other important centers.</span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: xx-small;">William Lee Stoddart, New York</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">Rising over 300 feet
in height, with a frontage of 120 feet on Baltimore Street and 150 feet on
Hanover Street, the hotel occupies a site of 18,000 square feet and covers
almost an entire city block. With each floor containing 18,000 square feet, the
hotel has a total floor space of 330,000 square feet.</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">The Lord Baltimore Hotel designed by William Lee
Stoddard after three years of careful study in conference with the owner Mr.
Harry Busick. Stoddard was known at the time as the architect of The Georgian
Terrace in Atlanta, Georgia, the George Vanderbilt in Asheville, North Carolina
(now low income apartments), the Hotel Winthrop in Takoma, Washington (now low
income housing), the Francis Marion in Charleston, South Carolina, the
Poinsette in Greenville, South Carolina, the Charlotte Hotel, in Charlotte ,
North Carolina (no longer standing), the Patrick Henry in Roanoke, Virginia
(now upscale apartments), the Penn-Harris in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania (no
longer standing), and the Yorktown Hotel in York, Pennsylvania.</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">The hotel was built by the Consolidated Engineering
Company of Baltimore. While little known today they were well known in
Baltimore in the 1920s having built the North Avenue Sanitary Market, the
Baltimore War Memorial, the Maryland Casualty Office Building, many of the
Johns Hopkins University and Hospital buildings, the Welch Memorial Library,
the Hecht Company Department Store, the Warrington Apartments, and the
Apartment Building at 100 University Parkway, among other buildings.</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">The base of the hotel, from the street level to the former main dining
room, now the Versailles Room, is made of highly polished Crotch Island
granite. From the third floor to the seventeenth floor, the façade is made of
deep red native brick with trimmings of Benedict stone, manufactured at the
Benedict Stone Company's Baltimore plant. The main roof was designed so that it
could be readily converted into a roof-garden if desired, and is today the
location of the Sky Bar.</span></span></span></div>
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laundry was located on the twentieth floor. </span>Capable of washing more than
7 tons of laundry a day, the floor of the laundry was made of cork and lead so
that no vibrations from its operation were transferred to the rest of the
hotel.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: xx-small;">Radio Room</span></div>
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<span style="background: white; color: black; line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">A tower which rises
from the center of the hotel is covered with a copper covered mansard roof with
carved stone dormer windows. This five floor tower was devoted to the various
service departments of the hotel. On the first floor of the tower was a service
room which contained telephone switch boards, carpenters shop, and lockers for
the laundry employees. Above this was the fan room, for all of the fan
machinery. Above this was the elevator machines and motors. Above this was the
tank room which contained two 20,000 gallon tanks and above this in the mansard
roof was radio equipment. And atop the hotel was originally a vertical
revolving searchlight of 3,000,000 candlepower and was the airmail beacon for
Baltimore.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: xx-small;">Main Lobby</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="color: black; line-height: 107%;">One of the main entrances to the hotel is on
Hanover Street and upon entering you are greeted by the beautiful effect of a
spacious lobby. This lobby designed in the Italian Renaissance style, occupied
5,377 square feet, with a high coffered and richly decorated ceiling. The
floors of the main lobby were finished with Terrazzo marble, which consisted of
imported colored marble lined off in squares by leans of brass strips. All the
wood panel wainscoting in the lobby was of American walnut. The walls were
finished with imported marble of rose Tavernelle, with a base of imported
Italian Levanto marble. From the floor tower eight immense marble piers, each
with a beautifully carved Corinthian capital in gold. Hanging from the center
of the lobby ceiling is an elaborately cast bronze chandelier. This with other
bronze trimming such as numerous side lighting brackets, those decorating the
main offices, counter screens, elevators and revolving doors at the main
entrance, combined to make a sight of rare beauty.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="background: white; color: black; font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">To
the right, or Baltimore St</span></span></span></span><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="background: white; color: black;">reet side of the lobby is a grand marble stairway,
which once led the main dining room, now known as the Versailles Room, and
private dining rooms. The stairway has a carved Tavernelle marble balustrade,
which continues as a railing between the lobby and the former main dining room
foyer. The main marble stairway also leads down to the Baltimore Street
entrance. Another marble stairway which leads from the lobby to the mezzanine
floor is also directly off the elevator lobby. </span><span style="color: black;"> Directly across from the lobby and at the extreme rear were the
general offices, a space now devoted to the LB Tavern. To the left is a bank of
five high speed gearless traction passenger elevators which originally ran at a
rate of 600 feet per minute to the top of the hotel. In addition to these
elevators, the hotel had three geared traction service elevators, two
dumbwaiters, and a lift with a 1,800 pound capacity for automobiles and
other heavy pieces, capable to moving items to the convention hall for events,
all provided by the Atlantic Elevator Company of Philadelphia.</span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">Also to the <span style="background: white;">left of the
lobby was the grill, known as Ye English Room. This room to the rear of the
main lobby was decorated in the 16th century English manner with a plastered
ornamental ceiling, reproduced from a 16th century English original, and
quartered sawn white oak paneled walls, from top of base to ceiling. The floor
was of Terrazzo marble, composed of chipped imported marble lined off in
alternating squares of gold and black and Botticino marble. The steel casement
windows were glazed with stained glass designed to receive the shields,
the Lord Baltimore crest, and many other coats of arms. A total of 350 guests
could be assembled in the room at one time.</span></span></span></span></span></div>
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Also on this entrance level were numerous shops, entrance to them either being
through the arcade of the hotel or directly from the street. Also on this floor
were the porter's desk, cigar, newspaper, and flower stands, public telephone
booths, public stenographers, etc.</span></span></span></span></div>
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basement level was accessible from the main lobby grand marble stairway, the
elevators, or by the Baltimore Street entrance. The wall treatment of the
basement was wainscoting of blue and black mat glazed tile, with a Terrazzo
floor. To the left of the Baltimore Street entrance on this level was a large
barbershop operated by Terminal Barbershops, one of the best equipped in the
United States at that time, a space now occupied by the LB Bakery. To the right
of the Baltimore Street entrance on this level was a coffee shop and oyster bar
seating sixty-one customers, with revolving high-back chairs and high table
counters and a long counter laid out in the Greek Key fashion, now the
International Room. The floor of the coffee shop was finished with varicolored
Spartan tile. There were also public telephone and washing rooms located on
this floor.</span></span><span style="color: black; font-size: 11pt;"></span></span></span></div>
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Continuing down the main marble stairway, there was a rather unusually finished
Cafeteria foyer, which could be reached by way of a separate Baltimore Street
entrance. Here an elevated vault arch treatment was used, from which sprung
forth four ornamental decorative pier capitals. Below the arches, the walls
were finished with imitation Travertine, and the floor imported Terrazzo. This
cafeteria with a 60 foot cafeteria counter had the capacity to serve over 3,000
persons daily.</span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: xx-small;">May 1929</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">The main dining room,
today known as the Versailles Room, is a well lighted space, in the Italian
Renaissance style. It has a high and elaborately decorated beam ceiling, the
beams made of channel iron, metal lath, and plaster. A series of large windows
overlooking Baltimore Street makes it a warm, sun lit room of great
attractiveness. Originally at one end of the room and standing out in bold
relief was an artistic fountain. It consisted of a figure of a youth holding a
fish, modeled and cast in the studios of T. Milton Oler, from which water
flowed upon which played special electric lighting effects. The background of a
high arched mirrored niche design reflected the spirit and life of the
fountain. All the wood panel wainscoting was of American walnut. Crystal
chandeliers and shaded lamps completed the room.</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">The mezzanine floor overlooks the lobby and was
originally amply provided with an abundance of lounging spaces, 15 to 20 private
dining rooms with selected grain walnut floors, a library, ladies' and men's
rooms, and a beauty parlor in the modern French style. This floor, originally
of selected grain walnut, extends around all four sides of the lobby and is
finished with a bronze railing. The parlor and lobby were decorated in the
style of Louis XVI, with floors of gray marble tile with Belgium block inserts.
The walls were of Botticino and marble was used in the columns, the ceiling
finished in ornamental plaster decorated in creams and gold. Special telephone
booths were also installed here for the ladies.</span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: xx-small;">Calvert Banquet Hall</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">The entire second floor, today known as the Ballroom Level, is given over to an immense convention and banquet hall, and the Calvert Ballroom, in the style of the Italian Renaissance. It was fitted with three large crystal chandeliers, and numerous side lights to augment the large number of imposing windows with arch tops. This space when built was second to size to only the Fifth Regiment Armory and could accommodate 1,250 banqueters at tables, and more than double that when used as an auditorium. The floor, like the Mezzanine, was originally of selected grain walnut. Soundproof movable partitions along the sides were installed so that many private dining and social rooms could be formed in which meetings could be held simultaneously without interruption. A balcony, with a rail embodying the crest of Lord Baltimore, runs around three sides of the room providing additional seating for 300 people. The ceiling was made of Macoustic plaster, an innovation designed to make the acoustics of the hall perfect., and was finished with a highly decorated design in water colors in keeping with the rest of the space. This floor is accessible from the street by three stairways and five elevators. Adjoining the convention hall foyer are a coat room and the men's and ladies lounging and toilet rooms.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: xx-small;">(most likely a corner room)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="background: white; color: black; line-height: 107%;">Beginning on the
third and extending to the sixteenth floor were originally 700 guest rooms and
suites, the third floor now being given over to hotel offices and additional
meeting rooms with some additional meeting rooms on the fourth floor.
Originally designed in colonial and other periods, each bedroom had a private
bath, something not always common in the 1920s. Each floor also has its own
independent floor clerk, all of which were women, with a desk of selected grain
walnut facing the elevator foyer in full view of the corridors, elevator and
stairways. She would greet each guest and hand them their room keys, any mail
or telegrams, and was trained to answer any questions about the hotel or
Baltimore in general. She also served as a form of security for the guests, as
no one could enter the floor without being observed by her. Each room featured
a small night bedside table which held the telephone, but also acted as the
rooms radio receiver. Inside a drawer in this table was a headset, permanently
attached with a cord, long enough for the guest to listen comfortably to one of
two radio programs which were available, the selection made by a switch on top
of the receiver box in the drawer. Corner rooms in the hotel had radios of
Gothic design with loudspeakers as they would not interfere with other rooms
with the noise. The radio equipment was provided by Western Electric. The rooms
were provided with china dresser trays and match holders made by the </span>Onondaga
Pottery Company, later known as Syracuse China, and distributed by H.P.
Chandlee Sons Company of Baltimore. With 700 rooms, the initial order consisted
of 1,440 pieces and consisted of an ivory ground, with a coin gold edge line
and the hotel crest in gold.</span></span><br />
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was devoted entirely to salesmen and offered rooms off sufficient size to be
used as sample rooms. The beds in these rooms were Holmes Concealed Beds on
rollers, and the bed and dresser could be placed into a cupboard, so that the
entire room could be used as display space. If more space was needed, two or
more rooms could be combined into one. The doors on this floor were also wider
that the other guest rooms so that large trunks and other display cases could
be taken in and out of the rooms. And they featured exceedingly large closets
so that they could be used for the storage of samples while the room is
converted into a luxurious living room. A large service elevator ran directly
from the service entrance at street level to this floor.</span></span></span></div>
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dining room and the banquet hall, so that it would be possible to feed down to
one and up to the other by electric dumbwaiters. Additional service kitchens
were located off the main dining room, grill, coffee shop, cafeteria, and
banquet hall. The automatic dishwasher in the hotel had a capacity to wash
10,040 pieces an hour and the bakery could make 2,500 loaves of bread and
15,000 rolls a day.</span></span></span><br />
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Baltimore Hotel have been preserved for posterity. In 1932 recipes for Oyster
Fritters, Crab Cakes Baltimore, Lobster Maryland Style, Rabbit Pie Maryland
Style , and Chicken Maryland were published in "Eat, Drink And Be Merry in Maryland," which
had been provided to the author by <span style="background: white;">Mr. W.L.
Jackson, Managing Director of the Lord Baltimore Hotel.</span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">Both the banquet hall
and the main dining room used a service plate which were rare masterpieces of
ceramic art. The background was in "old ivory" tones with a border of
coin gold. In the center was a reproduction of the celebrated Meyer painting of
"The Landing of Lord Baltimore and His Colony, March 25, 1634." As
there were twenty different colors to be reproduced, each one being laid and
fired at a separate time, it was necessary for the plate to go through many
processes. Around the edge are three medallions in color, one a reproduction of
oil painting portraying Baron George Calvert, the First Lord Baltimore. To the
left of this are the crest of Baron George Calvert, and to the right the crest
of the State of Maryland. Onondaga Pottery Company, later known as Syracuse
China, which had for years produced high-grade porcelain and china, considered
this service plate for the Lord Baltimore Hotel the ultimate in ceramics. The
hotel ordered 2,400 of these service plates for its opening. The rest of the
china used in these rooms, also supplied by H.P. Chandlee Sons Company of
Baltimore, complimented the other pieces used, and was the pink
"Shanghee" pattern. The initial order for the hotel opening for this
pattern was 29,832 pieces.</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">The cafeteria and coffee shop used a more modern style
of decoration, a most attractive fruit design of bright hues, decorated
entirely by hand. Known by the manufacturer as "Fruit Moderne," the
original order required 7,806 pieces of china for the hotel opening.</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">The glassware of the hotel, made by the Sensca Glass
Company of Morgantown, West Virginia, had the Lord Baltimore crest etched into
each footed piece which had amber bases to conform with other tableware, such
as goblets. Silver plate for the hotel was provided by the International Silver
Company.</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">In the summer of 1927, James H. Chambers of the H.
Chambers & Company of Baltimore was selected to go forth to the markets of
the world to select the furnishings for the hotel. After several trips to
Europe and cross the United States, purchased were made from the leading firms
to decorate the hotel. Among other firms providing furnishings for the hotel
were Campbell Residential Type Windows made in Baltimore, tile and marble work
by the Columbia Mosaic & Tile Company, site preparation by the venerable
and still extant Potts & Callahan of Baltimore, sheet work, metal work and
waterproofing by W.A. Fingles Inc. of Baltimore, refrigerators by Ottenheimer
Brother Inc. of Baltimore, pain by J. Harlan Williams Inc. of Baltimore,
interior woodwork by Oettinger Lumber Company of Greensboro, North Carolina,
plaster work and scagliola by John H. Hampshire Inc., room artwork by the
White-Seldenman Company of Baltimore, laundry equipment by the Troy Laundry
Machinery Company, plumbing heating and ventilation by the Lloyd E. Mitchell
Company Inc. of Baltimore, electrical equipment by the Blumenthal-Kahn Electric
Company of Baltimore, guest room paneling by the Milton W. Bosley Company of
Baltimore, tables for the dining room, convention and banquet hall, and grill
by the Reischmann Company of New York, furniture by the Sligh Furniture Company
of Grand Rapids, Michigan, lighting fixtures by the Black & Boyd
Manufacturing Company of New York, ornamental iron work by the Herzog Iron Works
of St. Paul, Minnesota, sand and gravel by the Arundel Corporation of
Baltimore, chairs by the Michigan Chair Company of Grand Rapids, Michigan,
carpets by Messrs. A. & M. Karagheusian Inc. of Freehold New Jersey,
Turkish towel woven with the Lord Baltimore crest by John E. Hurst Company of
Baltimore, Irish linens by The Brookfield Linen Company of Ireland, pique
bedspreads woven with the name and crest of the hotel by the Stevens Mills of
Fall River, Massachusetts, among many other suppliers of materials and services
to the hotel.</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">The true scale of what was needed to build the hotel
is epic. To transport all the materials and furnishings for the hotel it would
have required nearly 3,000 railroad cars. 5,200,000 pounds of steel were used
in the framework of the hotel, as well as an additional 400 tons of reinforced
steel. If all the piping in the hotel were joined, it would be 42 miles long,
the distance from Baltimore to Washington. Fifteen railcar loads or ornamental
metalwork and ten railcar loads or hollow metalwork were used. Ten railcar
loads of fine walnut and quarter oak were used in the doors, wall trimmings and
wainscoting. Ten railcar loads of millwork were used in the hotel. 10,000
square feet of gypsum partitions were needed. 200,000 linear feet of paneling
were used. 600,000 square feet of terra cotta was used. 7,000 tons of concrete
were used as well as 200 tons of lime. Eight railcar loads of marble chip
terrazzo were used. 40,000 linear feet of bronze strip were used. 150 miles of
electric wire and cable were used. If a one-inch paint brush were used for the
purpose, the paint required throughout the hotel would make a center road line
from Boston to San Francisco with paint remaining for addition mileage. The
hotel required 90,000 man work days to complete.</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">Built in a little over seven months, the Lord Baltimore Hotel was, and
remains today, one of the architectural masterpieces of Baltimore. Over the
years it has changed not only ownership, but with the times, to continue its
tradition of hospitality.</span></span></span>The Life of an Anglo-Americanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05621618406468234577noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5969063460114589445.post-33234641883370265192020-03-29T14:15:00.001-07:002020-04-11T21:37:28.836-07:00Oh Say Can You See... The Francis Scott Key Hotel<div style="color: black; font-variant: normal; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;">
<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="background: white; color: black; line-height: 107%;">While not the
metropolis of Baltimore, Frederick Maryland had its own visions of municipal
modernism after the Great War. At the time Frederick had a population of about
eleven thousand people, just off the National Highway and about 45 miles from
both Baltimore and Washington. One of the town projects post war was the
establishment of a modern hotel to serve both travelers and the community at
large.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="background: white; color: black;"><span style="background: white; color: black; line-height: 107%;">On January 8, 1923,
the Francis Scott Key Hotel opened. Named after the author of the Star Spangled
Banner, a Frederick native who was also buried there, the hotel was a community
project, residents of the town subscribing one million dollars towards its
completion. This new 200 room fireproof hotel, designed by Frederick Weber, was aimed to attract tourists off the
National Highway, as well as provide an elegant setting for the important
social events of the town.</span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="background: white; color: black;">The entrance to the lobby is from
both streets, the main entrance being from Court Street. When it opened it was
furnished with good taste and presented a comfortable atmosphere. The walls
were a buff color, and the columns trimmed with walnut panels. There was a
lounge on either side of the lobby, and the reception desk still faces the main
entrance, with the dining room originally to the left.</span><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"></span><br />
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dining room could accommodate 150 guests and was supported by two square
columns faced with mirrors. The color scheme was similar to the lobby, and the
decoration was of cameos placed at the tops of the columns and bordering the
room. The white figures stood out with pleasing effect on the blue background
enclosed in a decorative border, and the windows and doorways were arched and
had heavy blue drapes. The chandeliers were silver with crystal hangings and
the table lamps had gray shades, with black colonial figures on them. The
chairs in the dining room were mahogany with blue upholstered seat and the
floor was carpeted over marble. Wallace supplied the silver, and Maddock of
Trenton, New Jersey originally supplied the china. When Maddock was acquired by
Scammell, the new firm continued production for the hotel. In the early 1930s
china was supplied by Hutschenreuther Porcelain Factory in Selb Germany under
the Black Knight trade mark.</span></span></span></span></span></div>
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the right of the Patrick Street entrance, also having a separate entrance
directly off Patrick Street. The shop had <span style="background: white;">30
stools and tables to accommodate an additional 44 guests. The color scheme of
the shop was light blue. They also had a chilled pastry cabinet inside the
counter which did efficient work as a silent salesman by displaying the
products of the pastry department. The wooden stools at the counter had a small
back, and the marble counter was supplied by the Appalachian Marble Co. of
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: xx-small;">Commissioned by the local Kiwanis Club for the Hotel</span></div>
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located behind the reception desk, and opposite them was a ladies' parlor, as
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over the reception desk were the public stenographer, men's lavatories, ladies'
rest room, and the orchestra. Also off the mezzanine was the banquet room,
which could has accommodation 275 guests, and was of a style similar to the
main dining room, light buff being the prevailing color. There was also a
private dining room on this floor large enough for a party of 30 guests. It had
a striking black and white leaf</span> </span><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">design. Because of its
favored location it had light on three sides.</span></span></span></span></div>
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located in the back of the building, between the main dining room and the
coffee shop. It was connected by a stairway with the private dining room and
the banquet room. The layout gave ample room for the various departments, and
the construction of the building provided for light and air. A small service
kitchen connected with the main kitchen and was maintained for the coffee shop.
Stairs led down to the grill room in the basement, also to the storeroom and
meat box, sharp freezer, vegetables, milk and butter boxes. The pantry was
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comfortable and tastefully furnished. A typical room had a Simmons bed with
attached light on the headboard, and a walnut finish. The dresser had a light
over center of the mirror. There was trunk stand, a writing desk, with a lamp
of art metal finish, a telephone on the desk, a metal waste basket, an
upholstered arm chair, and a spindle back chair. The clothes closet gave ample
space. Each room also had two windows, which were screened, and with cretonne
drapes. The bath rooms had white enameled walls, with six-inch tiled base
curved from the floor, and built in tubs.</span></span></div>
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chair barber shop, a public lavatory with pay toilets, and an attractive grill.
The Blue and Gray Grill was dedicated to the American Legion of Frederick, the
Blue and Gray division, and had the insignia of that organization mounted on
the fireplace. The color scheme was in keeping with the name of the division it
represented. The walls were of rough mottled plaster of light blue with gray
panels. The floor, a few steps below the general level of the basement, had a
red tile border about five feet in width, the balance being of studded tile. A
large wrought iron circular chandelier hung from heavy iron chains was in the
center of the room. The huge fireplace, directly opposite the entrance, stood
as an everlasting welcome to the guest. Green stained arm chairs with black
leather seats were also used. In keeping with the civic nature of the hotel,
meetings of the Rotary, Kiwanis, and Lions were held in the grill, which had
seating available for 125 guests. There was a small lounge outside the grill
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operate until 1975 and today, which it still graces the town as a landmark, it
no longer serves the civic nature it once did. Restored and with a new lease on
life, it now is used as apartments.</span></span></span></span></div>
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The Life of an Anglo-Americanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05621618406468234577noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5969063460114589445.post-81538039989221878342019-05-09T20:18:00.002-07:002020-04-04T11:08:34.340-07:00Before the Ban Part 5 - Pre-Prohibition Baltimore Breweries - Jacob Seeger Brewery/Baltimore Brewing Company<span class="dropcap">B</span>orn in Reutlingen in the Kingdom of Wurtemburg in 1809, John “Jacob” Seeger emigrated to the United States when he was about 22 years old. Raised by a father who was an accomplished silver-plater in what became part of the German Empire<span id="more-1727"></span>, Seeger followed in his patriarch’s vocation.<br />
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Upon arrival in the city of Baltimore in 1831, Seeger accepted a position as an apprentice in the craft.</div>
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Saving his earnings over the next 3 years, Seeger amassed enough of his money to open his own proprietorship. Establishing his business on German Street in 1834, Seeger quickly achieved a reputation for being a competent and quality plater.</div>
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In 1835 Seeger married and started a family. For the next 20 years Seeger’s business prospered and flourished, and he fathered two daughters. The period was not without tragedy, however, as in 1845 his wife died. Five years later Seeger married a second time, and resumed his pursuit of fathering a family.<br />
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In 1854 Seeger diversified his business pursuits. Having witnessed first-hand the various successes of Baltimore’s local brewers, Seeger decided pursue the beer making business himself. With capital accrued over the years through the success of his silvering business, Seeger purchased property on the corner of Baltimore’s Frederick and Pratt Streets. There, on his acquired property, he constructed a new brewery with the goal of producing lager beer. Unlike other local brewers, Seeger was the first to brew lager beer in Baltimore.</div>
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And as was common for the era, Seeger’s brewery included a public beer garden where his customers could congregate, eat, and drink. Using his storefront on German Street as the brewery’s business office, Seeger combined the management duties of both his enterprises. Branded under the names Crystal Brewage, Seeger’s, and Jacob Estate, his brews quickly became a local favorite. Locals developed a taste for his beverage, and soon Seeger realized hefty profits from this second venture.</div>
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By 1866 Seeger abandoned his silver-plating business altogether, selling off his interest in the craft.</div>
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No longer a distraction, Seeger was thus enabled to fully focus his attention on brewing, which, at this point, had become a local economic powerhouse. Paul August, a son from his second marriage, joined the business. Sometime in 1876 Seeger developed health problems which rendered him immobile. Despite his health challenges, he continued running the business, with his son working by his side. In <span style="background-color: white; color: black; display: inline; float: none; font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;">1878 they sold 10,005 barrels of beer and in 1879 7,362 barrels of beer.</span></div>
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</span>The Life of an Anglo-Americanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05621618406468234577noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5969063460114589445.post-30239586139790815072019-05-05T14:55:00.002-07:002020-04-04T11:10:05.849-07:00The Aintree of America... Fair Hill<div class="mod-phillyarticletext mod-articletext" style="color: black; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;">
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: xx-small;">The 13th Fence at the 1941 Foxcatcher National Cup Steeplechase</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: xx-small;">1938 General View of the Grandstand showing the Judges' Stand in the foreground</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: xx-small;">Let to Right: Mr. James Stokes, Mr. Alfred Du Pont, Mrs. Conrad Thibault, and Mr. Conrad Thibault</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: xx-small;">Mrs. Lawrence Bevans and Mr. C.E. Hoffman at the 1938 Foxcatcher National Cup</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">The trophy for the Foxcatcher
National Cup Steeplechase was silver, presented by W. Plunket Stewart and
rumored to date back to the time of Queen Anne, engraved on the inside
"long life to the chase, the turf and the road." In addition to the Foxcatcher National Cup, there was the Fair Hill Steeplechase, for which a gold cup about 20 inches high with a pre-war value of $3500 was awarded.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: xx-small;">1937 Trophy Presentation of the Foxcatcher National Cup</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: xx-small;">Left to Right: Mrs. W. Plunket Stewart, Mr. Campbell Weir owner of the winner Soldier's Fate, and Mrs. William du Pont, Jr.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: xx-small;">1938 Trophy Presentation of the Foxcatcher National Cup</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: xx-small;">Left to Right: Mrs. W. Plunket Stewart, Mr. A.W. Baltazzi owner of the winner Ad Lib, and Mrs. William du Pont, Jr.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">In 1937 and 1938 the Foxcatcher National Cup had the second largest prize in horse racing behind the Grand National at Belmont Park.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: xx-small;">Ad Lib in the final stretch of the 1938 Foxcatcher National Cup</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: xx-small;">Ad Lib with H. Harrison up, an 8-1 shot, comes up from behind in the final stretch</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">Some things came to the Foxcatcher which were never seen at other steeplechases. In 1937, ten planes hazarded a landing in the infield of the course. <span style="background-color: white; color: black; display: inline; float: none; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;">To prevent accident, in August 1938 a new landing field was created directly north of the grandstands on the north side of Route 273 and adjacent to the course.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: xx-small;">1938 Aerial view of the landing field created on the north side of Route 273</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">Eventually, duPont held two race meets on two successive Saturdays in September, with a horse show prior to the first race and a cattle show prior to the second. The races were organized by the Foxcatcher Hounds Hunt Club and the Cecil County Breeders Fair and du Pont invited all his neighbors to show their animals and offered good prize money without collecting any entry fees. He hosted a lunch for all the local farmers in the “Tea Barn” behind the race stands. All the farmers who farmed the estate or who bordered the estate were given free passes to the races, a tradition that continued after his death and until the State of Maryland purchased the land.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: xx-small;">The bookies, as they were surrounded by the crowd placing bets, at the 1937 Race Meet</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">In 1942 the races were cancelled due to World War Two, resuming in 1948.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">The site today has a grandstand and box seats, a rarity at American hunt meets. Until recently with parimutual betting coming to the Virginia Gold Cup, Fair Hill was unique among hunt meets in that it had legal betting. Fair Hill's
natural-brush fences have been gone for many years, and today races
are run over artificial brush fences, a shadow of the former fences. DuPont's turf continues to
be in excellent shape and requires only normal maintenance to this day. Other improvements to the course have been paid for by the State of
Maryland, which owns the race course and the portion of the former
Foxcatcher Hounds hunting grounds within the State.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: xx-small;">The paddock and saddling boxes at the 1937 Fair Hill Races</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">While the race may be a shadow of its former glory, this course was once a rival to Aintree as being one of the toughest steeplechase courses in the world. Maybe one day the jumps will be reconstructed to their former selves and we can once again experience the Aintree of America.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">1934 Melita - R.B. Young - W.B. Streett 10,000 spectators</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">1935 Luckite - S.H. Hirst - J.W.Y. Martin 15,000 spectators</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">1936 What Have You - P.D. Reid - Mrs. Frank M. Gould 25,000 spectators</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">1937 Soldier's Fate - James S. Harrison - Campbell Weir 20,000 spectators</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">1938 Ad Lib - James S. Harrison - S.A.W. Baltazzi 15,000 spectators</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">1939 Farndale - Sidney Watters - Emile Pfizer 20,000 spectators</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">1940 Cartermoor - Sam Banks - Holmdel Stable 10,000 spectators</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">1941 Corrigan - W.G. Jones - Carroll K. Bassett 8,000 spectators</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">1942 - 1947 Not Held</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">1948 Replica II - Jimmie Murphy - Richard K. Mellon</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">1949 Replica II - Jimmie Murphy - Richard K. Mellon 11,000 spectators</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">1950 Canford - Joe Snyder - Mrs. Esther duPont Weir 8,000 spectators</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">1951 Palaja - John L. Cotter - Justin Funkhouser</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">1952 Cherwell - Warren Lane - Mrs. Esther duPont Weir 7,500 spectators</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">1953 Palaja - Melvin Ferral - Morris H. Dixon, Sr. 5,000 spectators</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">1954 Mighty Mo - Al Foot - Montpelier Farm</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">1955 Repose - John L. Cotter - Mrs. Michael G. Walsh</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"></span><br /></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">Fair Hill Steeplechase - 2 mile 14 brush jumps</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">1934 Swansea - N. Brown - John Bosley, Jr.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">1935 Well Played - A. Fowler - Richard V.N. Gambrill</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">1936 Crooning Water - Sidney Watters - Mrs. J.C. Brady, Jr.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">1937 Crooning Water - J. Magee - Mrs. J.C. Brady, Jr.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">1938 Paper Maker - J. McGovern - F. Ambrose Clark</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">1939 Whaddon Chase - James S. Harrison - C. Mahlon Kline </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">1940 Dundrillin - E. Roberts - D.H. Read</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">1941 Kellsboro - L. Smith - Alvin Untermyer</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">1942-1947 Not Held</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">1948 Little Sammie - H. Harris - G.H. Bostwick</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">1949 My Good Man - Tommy Field - Stephen C. Clark, Jr.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">1950 Sea Legs - Montpelier Farm</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">1951 Grandgent - Mrs. William Coze Wright</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">1952 Astronomer - T. Lyons -</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">Big Elk Flat Race - 1 mile 7 furlong turf</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">1934 - Keep Out - William du Pont, Jr. - Foxcatcher Farm</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">1935 - Annapolis - C.K. Bassett - Mrs. T.H. Somerville</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">1936 - Tool Box - J.V.H. Davis - Richard K. Mellon</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">1937 - Tool Box - J.V.H. Davis - Richard K. Mellon</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">1938 - Old Dom - Charlie R. White -J.E. Ryan</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">1939 - Farragut - E. Jennings - Montpelier Farm</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">1940 - Hants - W. Passmore - J. Brooks Parker</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">1941 - Binder - J. Magee - Mrs. E. duPont Weir</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">1942-1947 Not Held</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">1948 - Navy Gun - R. McDonald - </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">1949 - unknown</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">1950 - Marcheast - Happy Hill Farm - </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">1951- unknown</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">1952 - Army Canteen - C. Cushman - </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">1953 - unknown </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">1954 - Young Colony - David R. Williams - </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">Lewisville Flat Race - about 7 furlong turf</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">1934 - Sable Muff - C.K. Bassett - Mrs. T.H. Somerville</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">1935 - Sable Muff - C.K. Bassett - Mrs. T.H. Somerville</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">1936 - Itsaboy - James E. Ryan - Mrs. Marion Gibson </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">1937 - Itsaboy - J.V.H. Davis - Mrs. Marion Gibson</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">1938 - Eolien III - Rigan McKinney -E.B. Schley</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">1939 - Hants - James S. Harrison - J.Brooks Parker</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">1940 - Winged Hoofs - Nick Coe -unknown</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">1941 - unknown</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">1942-1947 Not Held</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">1948 - Hals Pal - R. Belanzer - G.H. Bostwick</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">1949 - unknown </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">1950 - Moroccan - Pat Smithwick - Morris Dixon</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">1951 - unknown</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">1952 - Tico Tico - A.P. Smithwick -</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">1953 - (1st Division) Sea Hero - Rulon - </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">1953 - (2nd Division) River Jordan - Phelops - </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">1954 - Donar - R.R. Guest -</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"></span><br /></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">Cecil County Steeplechase - 3 mile over hunt country post and rail fences</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">1949 - Invulnerable - George Stephens - Mrs. L.H. Kelly</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">1950 - unknown</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">1951 - unknown</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">1952 - Done Sleeping - E.E. Weymouth - </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">Andora Chase - 2 miles over brush</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">1950 - Trepid - Mrs. F Ambrose Clark</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">Exhibition Race 1 7/8 miles</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">1953 - Sea Term - Hobales - </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">Claiming Race - 2 miles brush</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">1953 - Moot - Thomas -</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">Cowentown Hurdle 1 mile 6 furlong hurdle</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">1953 - Fleur de Joie - Carter - </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">Christians Hurdle</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">1954 - St. Vince - C. Mahlon Kline</span><br />
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The Life of an Anglo-Americanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05621618406468234577noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5969063460114589445.post-82258565003640631722018-03-20T16:05:00.001-07:002020-04-29T19:14:04.344-07:00Revisting A Cordings Tweed Suit, One Year Later... <br />
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<span style="color: black; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0px;">Last August I posted about Cordings of Piccadilly and their tweed
suits. I did so having purchased the suit in early March, which unfortunately
gave me a very short window of opportunity to wear the suit. Now a year later,
I thought it time to write again about the very same suit. And while you may
have to wait until next year to wear one the Cheltenham, the Maryland
Steeplechase season is almost upon us, which if the current state of the
weather is any indication of what the weeks ahead may bring, will bring ample
opportunities to wear tweed.</span></div>
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<span style="background: white; color: #222222; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0px;">While I have a rather tidy collection of
American Tweed Sack Coats, this suit is entirely different. You just don't see
tweed suits this, the American, side of the pond. I’m not sure why, but after
enjoying my tweed suit from Crodings for the past year, I am already making
plans to add another to my wardrobe.</span></div>
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<span style="background: white; color: #222222; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0px;">J.C. Cording & Company began business as an
outfitter and waterproofer in 1839. By 1843, Cordings was selling the
Mackintosh, which is still sold today. This is a waterproof coat made possible
by Charles Mackintosh who perfecting the process of dissolving rubber and
binding it to cotton to allow the creation of waterproof garments. </span></div>
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<span style="background: white; color: #222222; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0px;">Cordings was awarded a Royal Warrant in 1909 as
waterproofers to the Prince of Wales, and future King George V. In 1922, the
Prince of Wales, and future Duke of Windsor adopted Cordings as one of his
outfitters. It was at this time that their famous Newmarket boots were
patented, boots which were made for Elizabeth, mother of the current Queen
Elizabeth, the Duke of Windsor, and Mrs. Simpson. Unfortunately, Cordings no
longer makes these waterproof canvas and leather boots. It was during the 1920s
and 30s that Cordings established the five core items which they are still
known for to this day, the covert coat, Mackintosh, tweed jackets, corduroy and
Moleskin trousers, and Tattersall shirts.</span></div>
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<span style="background: white; color: #222222; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0px;">In 2003, after weathering the Second World War,
the post war years, the rejection of tradition, and the years of outsourcing
production from the UK by man businesses, the current management team
approached their best customer, Eric Clapton, and asked if he would assist them
in a management buyout. </span><span style="background: white; color: #333333; font-size: 10pt; letter-spacing: 0.1pt; margin: 0px;">“I first became aware of Cordings in my
mid-teens,” Clapton explains. “I come from the country and it was the highlight
of our week to come up to London and listen to the musicians. It was difficult
to get home late, so I would spend that time till dawn just walking the West
End. I remembered Cordings. It stuck in my mind as a place of tradition; the
heritage of England.”</span></div>
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<span style="background: white; color: #333333; font-size: 10pt; letter-spacing: 0.1pt; margin: 0px;">Thanks to the assistance of Cordings friendly and
extremely helpful staff, I was outfitted in their House Check Tweed in short
order with turnups on my trousers ready in a few days. </span></div>
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<span style="background: white; color: #333333; font-size: 10pt; letter-spacing: 0.1pt; margin: 0px;">Their House Check Tweed
jacket is made of 14 ounce 100% Scottish Tweed woven exclusively for Cordings,
and features a three button front, with a single back vent, working four button
cuffs, and a ticket pocket. As I mentioned in the previous article, f</span><span style="background: white; color: #222222; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0px;">or those who might not
be familiar with the "working cuff" this simple means that the cuff
buttons are not decorative, they really do unbutton. This jacket, like every
one I have purchased from them also features a functional lapel button hole
which allows you to add a lapel pin or flower, as the back of the lapel
features loops to secure the lapel flower stem. Small details that many do not
notice or even feel they are missing, but details which set this jacket apart
from the rest of the crowd and make it a staple jacket in my wardrobe.</span><span style="color: black; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0px;"> </span></div>
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<span style="background: white; color: #333333; font-size: 10pt; letter-spacing: 0.1pt; margin: 0px;">The trousers are also made
of the same 14 ounce 100% Scottish Tweed, are half lined in 100% cotton, and
feature a pleated front and button fly.</span></div>
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<span style="background: white; color: #333333; font-size: 10pt; letter-spacing: 0.1pt; margin: 0px;">The weight of this fabric
is wonderful, and something not seen in many American off the peg suits with
their wispy fabric to attempt to create a four season suit but creates one suit
not suitable for much. This is a weighty suit, though not the heaviest weight
Cordings offers. </span></div>
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<span style="background: white; color: #333333; font-size: 10pt; letter-spacing: 0.1pt; margin: 0px;">I have some limited
experience with the suit last Spring, but this past Autumn and Winter the suit
really made its mark on my opinion. Because of the natural wool fibers, this
suit was never too hot, but always just right throughout the Autumn and Winter.
I don't need a four season suit, that is why I wear different suiting for
different seasons, and this Tweed is excellent for the seasons for which it is
designed.</span><span style="color: black; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0px;"> </span><span style="background: white; color: #333333; font-size: 10pt; letter-spacing: 0.1pt; margin: 0px;">But
it is this suit which makes me enjoy the cooler days of those seasons and dread
the hot and humid days of summer which will cause it to be retired for a season
or two. </span></div>
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<span style="background: white; color: #333333; font-size: 10pt; letter-spacing: 0.1pt; margin: 0px;">As I mentioned before, the
jacket is true to my American size, but the trousers are slightly different. The
very helpful staff member at Cordings suggested a waist size 2 inches larger
than my American. Needless to say, he was spot on in his recommendation.</span></div>
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<span style="background: white; color: #333333; font-size: 10pt; letter-spacing: 0.1pt; margin: 0px;">I decided to not purchase
the matching waistcoat, as I thought it a bit much for me, though it does look
ever so smart! I’ve been regretting this decision ever since and will make this
an addition in the future.</span></div>
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<span style="background: white; color: #333333; font-size: 10pt; letter-spacing: 0.1pt; margin: 0px;">Another item which I did
not originally purchase were breeks. Offered as plus twos or plus fours, these
wardrobe items eluded me until last Autumn. I was out at a steeplechase race
and it was rather damp to say the least. I’d worn my Cordings tweed suit, as I
knew it would keep me comfortable all day. But with the rain I switched my country
brogues for a pair of wellies. I tucked my tweed trousers neatly into the boots
and went on my way dry and comfortable at the races. But unfortunately, the trouser
lining does not go much below the knee and the top of the boot began to rub
against the wool and in turn against my shin. Lesson learned, wool trousers are
not to be worn with wellies.</span></div>
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<span style="background: white; color: #333333; font-size: 10pt; letter-spacing: 0.1pt; margin: 0px;">The solution was obvious,
breeks. In two different lengths below the knee, two inches with plus twos or
four inches with plus fours, they are worn with long shooting stockings,
perfect for wear with wellies. Their were photos of this everywhere from print
magazines to websites, and I’d ignored them. But no more. Now I’ve got my
breeks and I’m ready for the rain and damp in true Cordings style. They might
not be for everyone, and perhaps as an American, you might feel a bit self-conscious about wearing these, but they are a classic British look designed for sporting events in the nasty damp, wet and cool weather, and Cordings will get
you outfitted in style.</span></div>
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<span style="background: white; color: #333333; font-size: 10pt; letter-spacing: 0.1pt; margin: 0px;">Tweed suits are not easy to
find in America and when you wear one from Cordings, even without a waistcoat,
you will stand out in a crowd, well dressed and comfortable.</span></div>
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<span style="background: white; color: #333333; font-size: 10pt; letter-spacing: 0.1pt; margin: 0px;">And while you are getting yourself outfitted with a suit, do not fail to pick up a pair of their boxcloth braces. More on these in a future blog post, but these are brilliant!</span></div>
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<span style="background: white; color: #333333; font-size: 10pt; letter-spacing: 0.1pt; margin: 0px;">Cordings make a wide range
of items in their House Check Tweed, including caps, bags, and accessories.
They also offer a number of other Tweeds in addition to their House Tweed. I
would be remiss in mentioning that they also offer Tweed Action Back jackets
designed for shooting, which give you superb ease of movement while at the same
time retaining the perfect silhouette associated with a Cordings jacket, as
well as Tweed shooting waistcoats which feature generous bellow pockets for
cartridges, Alcanta gun patches on both sides and inside shoulder insert
pockets for the addition of a recoil pad.</span><span style="background: white; color: #333333; font-size: 10pt; letter-spacing: 0.1pt; margin: 0px;"><br /></span></div>
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Over the past year, I have worn the suit jacket numerous times alone as a
sports jackets, as well as paired with the trousers as a suit, and cannot
recall a time when I have received so many compliments on my clothing as I have
wearing this suit.</span><span style="background: white; color: #333333; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0px;"><br /></span></div>
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</span><span style="color: black; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0px;">Cordings does advertise a
"no quibble returns" so as long as none of the clothing has been
altered, you may want to take a chance on an order without visiting London,
though I can't imagine not visiting their shop in Piccadilly, as it is an
experience not to be missed. Also, note that their website prices include VAT
of 20% so this is removed from your order before payment is made. For online
orders, they generally arrive in less than a week, but with their shipping
fees, but to place a larger order and spread the cost of shipping out over many
items rather than just one.</span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0px;">And for those buying in London, they will provide you with the
paperwork needed to recover your VAT payment at the airport when you are
leaving the UK.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #222222; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0px;">You can find Cordings online here at <a href="http://www.cordings.co.uk/" style="color: #888888;" target="_blank"><span style="color: #888888; margin: 0px;">www.cordings.co.uk</span></a>.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #222222; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0px;">I eagerly look forward to my next visit
to Cording of Piccadilly and as always will be sure to leave space in my
luggage for new acquisitions I am positive I will be making!</span></div>
The Life of an Anglo-Americanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05621618406468234577noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5969063460114589445.post-24323881216678847752018-02-19T11:30:00.004-08:002021-10-22T10:43:40.702-07:00Clubbical Baltimore of Days Gone By... The Baltimore ClubOnce upon a time, Baltimore, like many American cities, has a number of private clubs. Formed for a variety of purposes a few still survive to this day, but quite a few succumbed, first to the Great Depression, and secondly to the economic decline of cities in the 1960s and 70s as well as a movement away membership in such organizations.<br />
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Yet today, you can still find reminders of these clubs of days gone by in the architecture of American cities. Their buildings have been adapted and reused for a variety of purposes, but they remain part of the landscape.<br />
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The Baltimore Club was organized on January 9, 1878. Composed largely of the sons of members of the Maryland Club. It was to the Maryland Club what the Calumet was to the Union or the Rittenhouse was to the Philadelphia.<br />
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In 1887 a new clubhouse opened for the Baltimore Club. It was designed by J.A. & W.T. Wilson, specifically for the Baltimore club and built by Henry Smith & Sons. The cost of the building without furnishings was about $25,000. Located at 916 North Charles Street, it occupied 34 foot wide lot, with a 6 foot wide space on the north for light. The lot also possessed a grade which was 5 feet higher at the rear of the building than at the front. The exterior is of specially made red brick, 16 inches long, with moulded brick around the original double and triple windows, now replaced, and moulded brick mullions. The dormer was copper, and the roof was of dark brown glazed tiles. The first story and basement, with sills and lintels as the upper windows, are of Manassas red sandstone. The steps are 12 feet wide with stone seats on either side, into a vestibule originally wainscoted with polished Etowah marble from quarries near Marietta, Georgia. This was the first use of this marble in Baltimore. The floors of the vestibule and inner hall were of marble mosaic. </div>
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The outer and inner doors were originally of quartered oak, with massive elaborate hinges and lock-plates of hammered iron. A window to the small waiting room in the entrance hall and the upper light of the inner door were protected by handsome wrought iron grilles. The main hall was 31x23 feet and originally wainscoted 6 feet high with paneled work. A feature is the main staircase, 6 feet wide, to the second floor, originally with elaborate newels and columns to the ceiling. This was arranged to give a seat for messengers, etc, below the first landing. Originally the most prominent object upon entering is a large mantle in the main hall, 9 feet wide, with carved brackets supporting the massive shelf. On the frieze of this mantle was a quotation from an old English glee. The fireplace was 5 feet wide, faced with polished St. Bohem marble, and had a very handsome mosaic hearth. All the woodwork in the hall and stairway on both floors was originally quartered oak. The parlor was finished in natural cherry and has a wide bay window on Charles Street. Passing through the hall the café was reached. This was 20 feet square and communicated with the billiard room, 40x21 feet, originally with a raised platform for spectators on all sides. These rooms were originally of ash. The lavatory, opening out of the billiard room, was finished in polished white marble and enameled brick and was supplied with the most modern plumbing appliances. The partitions throughout the building were of fireproof construction. The large windows originally on the staircase, with main skylight and the reception room window, were filled with stained glass from Hester Brothers of New York.</div>
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The second floor, now essentially gutted for modern office space, was comprised of a library with an immerse triple window on Charles Street, two card rooms, public and private dining rooms, and a roof garden opening from the public dining room for use in the summer. This roof garden space was eliminated in a second floor expansion of the building some time after the Baltimore Club vacated the space. </div>
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The third floor contained four sleeping rooms for the use of members, with bathrooms and linen closets. The rear portion of the third floor was given up the kitchen department, with necessary storerooms, ice rooms, etc. A service stairway, which still exists, ran from the cellar to the roof, and there were numerous lifts for carrying food to the different floors, The steward's department was on the first floor, and was connected by electric bells and tubes with all parts of the building.</div>
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In the basement were the cellars and laundry, and in the front portion a telegraph office and barber shop was fitted up.</div>
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By 1907, the Baltimore Club was in need of a larger clubhouse and sought out the former Abell mansion. on the northwest corner of Madison and Charles Streets opposite the University Club purchased April 5, 1883 by Arunah S. Abell, founder of the Baltimore Sun from the Kremelberg estate. When Abell bought the house it already contained 25 rooms. Abell contracted for plans for the remodeling of the house by George A. Frederick. The lot, 60 feet on Madison and 150 feet on Charles Street and the house was gray painted bricks with white marble trimmings to the base of the second floor. The entrance had only a sill elevation and passed through a wide hall. All the finishings were hardwood, and highly polished with decoration to great effect. The first floor contained a large reception room, waiting room, parlor, library and other rooms. There were hand decorated ceilings throughout and a handsome winding staircase in the center of the residence towered to the roof. The second floor contained six rooms, and the third floor had as many rooms of similar character. On the fourth floor were the servants quarters. There was a garden between the stable and house which as on a level with the second floor. hand decorated ceilings. handsome winding staircase in the center of the residence towers to the roof. The purchase price of this house and lot for the new Baltimore Club was $106,000.</div>
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In December 1907, the Baltimore Club, still located at 916 North Charles Street, awarded a contract to John Cowan, for general alterations and construction of two additions to the new club building at the corner of Charles and Madison Streets. The plans devised by Ellicott & Emmert, provided for a complete remodeling of the interior, marble and mosaic tile work, installation of new electrical, heating and plumbing systems, pneumatic tubes, two electric elevators, a refrigerating plant, and electric dumbwaiters. The additions were a one story billiard room 29x60 feet and a two story restaurant 28x60 feet. The total cost for this work was more than $75,000.</div>
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A complete re-trimming of the interiors left nothing but the frame of the structure. The Madison Street entrance with colonial pillars was moved <span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; display: inline; float: none; font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;">10 feet to the west, </span>to the center of the building and made the main entrance. The Charles Street entrance was also rebuilt. The vestibules were of white marble with sienna and white marble border and the floor of the hallway on the Madison Street entrance was laid with the smallest size of vitreous mosaic tiles with a Sienna marble border. The stable of the Abell mansion was replaced with the two additions. This addition <span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; display: inline; float: none; font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;">in rear of the first floor was a billiard hall built of brick and painted pearl gray to match the rest of the building. </span>Between the two new buildings, which faced on Charles Street, connected with the main building corridors, was a garden. The old marble was be re-polished and new pieces were set where needed. The four marble newels to the iron stairway were reset as pedestals in the garden and the cast iron lamps were repainted and also used in the garden. The fountain was re-piped and consisted of two galvanized and painted cast iron frogs with spray jets in their mouths.<br />
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On the first floor of the main building was the was a large ballroom, next was the "strangers room" with telephones, the office and coatroom. B<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; display: inline; float: none; font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;">ehind that was the bar and finally the billiard room. R<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; display: inline; float: none; font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;">unning the entire length of the Charles Street side was the smoking or lounging room. The furniture on this floor was of oak. As</span></span> the hallway was dark, several partitions were knocked down and replaced with iron pillars. <br />
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On the second floor was <span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; display: inline; float: none; font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;">the drawing room, directly over the lounging room on the first floor and the most beautiful room in the house. Portraits of the <span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; display: inline; float: none; font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;">First and Second Lords Baltimore by Florence Mackubin</span> were hung on either side of the mantle there. Furniture on this floor was of mahogany. The drawing room was filled with Tiffany and Hayden furniture. A<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; display: inline; float: none; font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;">t end of drawing room was the roof garden, <span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; display: inline; float: none; font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;">with the steps of the roof garden leading down into the yard. O<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; display: inline; float: none; font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;">pposite the drawing room was the library and magazine room, in the rear of which was the main card room looking out over the garden. </span></span></span></span><br />
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New electric wiring and gas pipes were installed throughout the building as well as electric buttons and annunciators and a new heating system. A pneumatic tube system for sending orders to the dining room was also installed, as were two electric elevators, one for passengers and one for freight. A new telephone service connecting every room in the building was provided and as was also a refrigerating plant which occupied one side of the cellar, and a wine cellar the other side, and electric dumbwaiters. Outside, the yard walls on Charles Street, a retaining wall in area and the Abell mansion porch were taken down. </div>
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Upon completion, the club was filled with many famous etchings loaned by Mrs. Harrison Garrett.<br />
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On August 31, 1908, 50 members marched from 916 north Charles street to the new clubhouse, formally marking its opening. The old clubhouse was bought by Gustavus Ober and mainly used as a hall for religious purposes after it was vacated by the Baltimore Club.</div>
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In 1924 a memorial to 148 members of the club who served and four members of the club who died in the First World War, by Baltimore sculptor Hans Schuler, was unveiled.</div>
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Needing more space, an addition to the club designed by Buckler and Fenhagen was begun in the summer of 1927. This work done by Thomas Hicks & Sons cost about $75,000 and consisted of a 40 foot addition on Charles Street, four stories high which was expected to be completed by January 1 , 1928. </div>
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Another addition was acquired in the summer of 1928, as annex at 6 West Madison, the former home of Dr. Frank Goodnow. Plans called for a double and single squash court on the top floor, with galleries, dressing rooms, baths, etc. The second floor and other available space in rear was to be converted into bachelor apartments for members. The first floor and basement were to be converted into physicians offices. Buckler and Fenhagen architects were to be the architects and the Consolidated Engineering Company was to do the work.</div>
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With the onset of the Great Depression, the club closed July 23, 1932, with their members being welcomed into the Maryland Club.</div>
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Theodore Seeger and Edward W. Stiefel opened the Seeger and Stiefel Lager Beer Brewery on Frederick Road in Carrollton about 1858. This site, while in Baltimore County at the time of its establishment, is now within the bounds of Baltimore City. Stiefel was born in 1825 in Bavaria and came to Philadelphia in 1845 as a merchant. In 1857 came Stiefel moved to Baltimore and set up the first lager beer brewery in Baltimore with Theodore Seeger in Federal Hill. </div>
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It was one of the least productive breweries of this company and was closed in 1904 and sold to Rennous, Kleinle & Company, brush manufacturers. Today only the fermenting building, built between 1858 and 1869, survives.<br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">The architects for The Cavalier Hotel were the regionally known and prolific firm of Neff & Thompson. Neff & Thompson was active in Virginia from 1902 to 1932. Clarence Amos Neff Sr. was an architect and engineer who began his career in Norfolk in 1898 after obtaining his architecture degree from Columbia University. He also served as president of the Norfolk Federal Savings and the Princess Anne Country Club. Thomas P. Thompson was partners with Neff until Thompson became the Norfolk city manager. The two partners designed approximately 600 projects including many office buildings, personal residences, country clubs, and large scale commercial projects. Some of the most prominent and still extant include the Country Club of Virginia clubhouse in Richmond, Maury High School, and the Virginia Theater, now Granby Theater. Finally, Clarence Neff was the primary architect for the early campus of William and Mary in Norfolk (now Old Dominion University), including the main Education Building and Foreman Field. He also designed Granby High School and Center Theater and Arena Municipal Auditorium. Additionally a number of prominent commercial buildings still stand, including many in Norfolk. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">Opened in 1927, the seven story "Y" shaped building is which e</span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">very possible aspect of the design was chosen to reflect the relationship of the hotel to the ocean including views of the ocean from many public areas, a salt water swimming pool, salt water bath spigots in each room, and even the central cupola invoking a light house. The exterior evokes Classical Revival design and Jeffersonian concepts, many directly inspired by elements from Monticello and the University of Virginia, and echoed in the name of the hotel itself. The hotel is approached from walkways up the terraced hill or along a boulevard driveway from the side and, despite nearly eighty years of large scale hotel development in Virginia Beach, still offers the most commanding position on the ocean front. With the exterior much the same as when it was built, and prior to the restoration,the prominent interior public areas retained much of their historic features and character.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">The architects for The Cavalier Hotel were the regionally known and prolific firm of Neff & Thompson. Neff & Thompson was active in Virginia from 1902 to 1932. Clarence Amos Neff Sr. was an architect and engineer who began his career in Norfolk in 1898 after obtaining his architecture degree from Columbia University. He also served as president of the Norfolk Federal Savings and the Princess Anne Country Club. Thomas P. Thompson was partners with Neff until Thompson became the Norfolk city manager. The two partners designed approximately 600 projects including many office buildings, personal residences, country clubs, and large scale commercial projects. Some of the most prominent and still extant include the Country Club of Virginia clubhouse in Richmond, Maury High School, and the Virginia Theater, now Granby Theater. Finally, Clarence Neff was the primary architect for the early campus of William and Mary in Norfolk (now Old Dominion University), including the main Education Building and Foreman Field. He also designed Granby High School and Center Theater and Arena Municipal Auditorium. Additionally a number of prominent commercial buildings still stand, including many in Norfolk. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">The Cavalier Hotel featured the still relatively new concept of reinforced concrete construction. Neff & Thompson pioneered this construction method in Tidewater Virginia, utilizing it as early as 1906 in the Monticello Arcade. Also, the unusual V-shape of the Seaboard Air Line Railway Building can be seen as a precursor to The Cavalier Y-shaped design just one year later. The builder of The Cavalier was Roland Brinkley of Baker & Brinkley, a builder for many years in the Tidewater area. The Cavalier was the firm’s most important project, but they completed numerous commercial projects, particularly in Norfolk. The best known of these was the now demolished City Market, which dominated an entire city block in downtown for decades.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">When The Cavalier Hotel finally opened there was a week of events to celebrate the completion. The festivities opened with a ceremony and evening dinner and entertainment. There were daylight fireworks depicting life-sized Cavaliers on horseback to accompany the first official flag-raising at the hotel. Architect T.P. Thompson was toast master at the evening event which included a beefsteak dinner, elaborate decorations, a jazz band and a “display of bathing costumes by Saks’ of Fifth Avenue” by New York models around the new saltwater swimming pool.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">And this is where the hotel was in 2003. It retained much of its historic fabric, and a nice portion of the grounds around the hotel, including croquet courts and tennis courts on the lawns leading to the Ocean. The Beach Club was closed, but the offered beach chair service on the beach. The public rooms of the hotel were classic architecture fitting for the "Grande Dame of the South." But the private rooms of the hotel were in need of a face lift.</span></div>
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The Life of an Anglo-Americanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05621618406468234577noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5969063460114589445.post-8395047006215641292017-12-12T13:17:00.001-08:002017-12-16T08:06:15.199-08:00Before the Ban Part 3 - Pre-Prohibition Baltimore Breweries - The Odenwald & Joh/Sommerfeld/Lion BreweryNow long forgotten to history, Baltimore was once a major brewing city with over 45 breweries operating at one time. In this series, I hope to bring to life this long lost history.<br />
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The Philip Odenwald & Ferdinand Joh brewery opened in 1862 on what is today South Calverton Street, and is one of the oldest, if not the oldest surviving brewery in Baltimore. Odenwald, who was born in Germany, operated a tavern prior to opening the brewery. Joh, also from Germany, worked as a bartender prior to opening the brewery.<br />
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<b><br /></b>By 1871/72 the brewery was producing 5,491 barrels of beer a year. The brewery was was sold in 1872 after death of Odenwald, the brewery continued under the ownership of Odenwald's widow, Mrs Julia Odenwald, and John Sommerfeld, Odenwald's brother-in-law, bought out Joh's interest in the brewery and from 1873 to 1875 it operated as the Sommerfeld & Company Brewery. Sommerfeld was born in 1831 in Freienhagen, Prussia and came to Baltimore in 1848, engaged in the liquor business. By this time there was on the site a restaurant or saloon, three dwelling houses, an office, stables, ice house, etc. along with 650 fermenting tubs, three double team wagons, and one single team wagon.<br />
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From 1875 to 1880 it operated as the John Sommerfeld Brewery. In 1878 the brewery sold 6,063 barrels of beer and in 1879 it sold 5,193 barrels of beer. By July 1894 it was producing 10,000 to 12,000 barrels per year.<br />
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In 1881 the brewery was sold due to insolvency. At this time it consisted of 19 fermenting tubs, 4 beer wagons, and 2 beer cooler. From 1880 to 1891 the brewery operated as the Sommerfeld Brewing Company. In 1895 Sommerfeld was unable to pay the mortgage interest and sold the brewery to the Lion Brewing Company, headed by J. Harry Biemiller. At the time of the 1895 sale the brewery consisted of a three story brick and stone brewery, a three story fermenting house, a three-story washhouse, a two-story ice machine house, two brick stables, an office building and outbuildings, two three-story brick dwellings and a two-story brick dwelling. The brewery was furnished with a refrigerating machine, artesian well, fifteen fermenting tubs, twenty-one beer vats, two copper kettles, one large and one small boiler, an iron mash tub, a fetching machine, four double team and two single team beer delivery wagons, two collectors jagger wagons, and had a 35,000 barrel capacity.<br />
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In 1901 was bought by the Maryland Brewing Company. This company went into receivership shortly after the purchase and all the breweries in Baltimore which were part of the Maryland Brewing Company were bought by the Gottleib-Bauernschmidt-Strauss Brewing Company. <br />
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It was one of the least productive breweries of this company and was closed in 1904. The site was later occupied by Samuel Dell Company, brush makers, and Lenmar Lacquers, a paint company.<br />
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Some of the brewery survives today. These parts include the former office, the ice machine/condensing building, the boiler house, the wash house/cooler (only the exterior walls survive), the storage building (only the exterior walls survive), two 2-1/2 story brick dwellings (one with an altered roof to two stories and the other gutted by fire), a three story brick dwelling, and the original 1862 brewery building coolers malt house.</div>
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The Life of an Anglo-Americanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05621618406468234577noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5969063460114589445.post-21061118081083196292017-12-10T09:17:00.001-08:002017-12-10T09:17:12.023-08:00Quality food on the go in London (and now in America too)... Pret A Manger<div class="aolmail_MsoNormal">
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt;">In London, you can find a reasonably prices delicious "fast food" option, Pret A Manger. I really hate to call it fast food, as it is not like typical American fast food, but it is quick, delicious and reasonably priced. On my recent visit to the UK, I had the good fortune to be introduced to Pret and enjoy its yummy food several times.</span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt;">Twice I had a chance to eat breakfast at Pret, and both times I chose the same sandwich, because firstly I'm a creature of habit and secondly, it was very yummy. For my breakfast I chose the Sausage and Egg Brioche, which is an <span style="background: white;">English breakfast sausage, sliced down the middle and grilled in the oven before being wrapped in a freshly cooked omelette. Served in a deliciously light buttery brioche with a dab of unmistakably French butter. </span>The American Pret also has a Sausage and Egg Brioche and this version is a b<span style="background: white;">reakfast sausage (antibiotic-free), Wisconsin cheddar and their signature cage-free egg soufflé, on a buttery artisan brioche roll. I'm not sure if the American version will tickle my fancy, but the British version is a solid choice and I honestly hope the American Pret adopts this tasty British sandwich as well in the States.</span></span></div>
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<span style="background: white; color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt;">I had a chance to try three different sandwiches at Pret during my stay in London. Each was delicious in its own right and only personal preference would be reason to choose one over another. The first sandwich I tried was the Ham, Cheese & Mustard Toastie, listed among their hot food offerings. Made with seeded bloomer bread, Wiltshire-Cured Ham, Croxton Manor Matured Cheddar Cheese, English Mustard Mayo and seasoning. This is then grilled. Quite a nice sandwich on a chilly day. The American version is the Smoked Ham Mac & Cheese Melt, which consists of Niman Ranch smoked ham (antibiotic-free), Pret's mac & cheese, fontina, cheddar and a sprinkling of Pret's seasoning sandwiched between 2 slices of sourdough bread, which is then grilled. Based on description alone, I lean towards the British version, but then again, I do have anglophile leanings.</span><span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt;"></span></div>
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<span style="background: white; color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt;">My second Pret sandwich was the Ham and Cheese Sandwich, a simple and delicious combination of Pret's Wiltshire-cured ham and sliced mature Cheddar which is served in their soft granary bread with a dab of unsalted French butter. The American version of this sandwich is the Smoked Ham & Chedar, made with sliced Niman Ranch applewood smoked ham (antibiotic-free) with sliced cheddar and a touch of whole grain mustard mayo, on our 9-grain granary bread. Again, I've not had the American version, but I would find it hard to beat the British version and how can one improve upon mature Cheddar. (If you have not tried mature Cheddar, once you do, it will ruin you for typical American Cheddar forever.</span></div>
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<span style="background: white; color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt;">The third and final sandwich I tried was Pret's Christmas Lunch, which consists of thick slices of Norfolk free-range turkey breast on malted bread with a dollop of slightly tart port & orange cranberry sauce. It is served with Pret's herby stuffing ,made with beautifully seasoned minced pork, streaky bacon and apricots. Finally the the sandwich is topped with crispy onions and fresh baby spinach. The current American version is Pret's Thanksgiving Lunch, which consists of all of your favorite Thanksgiving Day flavors in one hearty and delicious sandwich, roasted turkey breast (antibiotic-free), fresh spinach, crispy onions, pork and apricot stuffing, tangy cranberry sauce and cage-free mayo on 9-grain bread. Again, I have not had the American version, and which they are close in description, my mouth still waters at the thought of the British versions I enjoyed in London.</span><span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt;"></span></div>
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The Life of an Anglo-Americanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05621618406468234577noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5969063460114589445.post-29646023979910499622017-09-07T15:23:00.003-07:002017-09-07T15:23:33.759-07:00In Search of Your Favourite Tipple.... Berry Brothers and Rudd<div style="color: black;">
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Wandering around St. James in London, you can come across some of the oldest businesses in London. Established in 1698, and still trading on the same premises, is Berry Brothers & Rudd, one of the oldest wine and spirits merchants in the UK. Most American's are probably unfamiliar with the firm, except perhaps though Cutty Sark Scotch Whisky which was created for Berry Brothers & Rudd in 1923. This brand was sold in 2010 and is no longer connected with the wine & spirit merchant. Another of their specialties, King's Ginger, is now available in the States. Created in 1903 for King Edward VII, this is an amazing ginger cordial worthy of consideration for anyone who enjoys its wonderful spice.</span><span style="font-family: "arial";"></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">So if you are looking for a special bottle to bring back from London, look no further the Berry Brothers & Rudd. For more information, visit their website at <a href="https://www.bbr.com/">https://www.bbr.com/</a></span><b></b><i></i><u></u><sub></sub><sup></sup><strike></strike></div>
The Life of an Anglo-Americanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05621618406468234577noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5969063460114589445.post-31004651256479890382017-09-06T15:46:00.000-07:002017-09-06T15:46:20.162-07:00A Gentleman's Barber... Truefitt and Hill<div style="color: black;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Before I departed for London, I knew I needed to get a haircut, but decided instead of doing this in the States, I'd try something new, this trip I'd make a visit to a barber in London. Not any barber, but one my Uncle had pointed out to me on a much earlier visit to the city. So on my arrival in London, I made a point on that first day to visit the gentleman barbers, Truefitt & Hill. Located in St. James Street, they were established in 1805 and today it is the world's oldest barbershop. I've been familiar, and a regular purchaser of, their products in the States, so I decided to make a point of experiencing their barbershop experience first hand.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">From the moment I entered the front door, to the moment I left their premises, I experienced a first class barbershop experience, which I have been close to achieving in the States, but have never reached this level of service.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">For more information see their website at <a href="https://www.truefittandhill.co.uk/">https://www.truefittandhill.co.uk/</a></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Note: They have also opened shops in Chicago, IL, Warren, NJ, and Washington, DC, none of which I have had the pleasure of visiting at this time.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">If you love cheese, then Paxton & Whitfield is a must stop for any visit to London. Paxton & Whitfield was established as a partnership in 1797 near Jermyn Street, where there shop is still today. In 1850, they were appointed cheesemongers to H.M. Queen Victoria, the first of many Royal Warrants the firm has held over the years.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Following the Second World War, the firm reconnected with their contacts with the traditional British cheese makers and began offering the best of British cheeses once again. As Winston Churchill once observed, "a gentleman only buys his cheese at Paxton & Whitfield." While other cheesemongers offer an exciting selection of artisan British cheeses today. You can't escape a visit to this Grande Dame of the trade in London.</span><br />
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