Old Inns of Dorset Postcard

The postcard shows four old inns in Dorset. They are (clockwise):(1) Smiths Arms, Godmanstone(2) Fox Inn, Corfe Castle(3) Three Horseshoes, Burton Bradstock(4) Castle Inn, Lulworth

Once the village smithy, the Smiths Arms inn at Godmanstone is said to be the smallest public house in England. The beautifully-thatched building measures only 20ft by 10ft; it is about 500 years old. Smiths Arms is said that the original licence was granted by King Charles II, when he requested that the village smith serve him a glass of porter. The smith refused as he had no licence, so Charles granted him one on the spot and was served his drink.

The Fox Inn is reputed to be the oldest pub in Corfe castle (1568). There is a large beer garden overlooking the castle & Punbeck Hills. The pub has a 14th century fireplace with real fires.

Old Inns of Dorset Postcard

The Three Horseshoes Inn is a 300 year old thatched public house and restaurant in the village of Burton Bradstock.

The Castle Inn is one of the oldest pubs in Dorset dating from the 16th Century and has original woodwork and a delicate thatched roof, near the beautiful Lulworth Cove & Durdle Door of the Jurassic Coastline.

NOTE: ALL OPERATIONAL

Smiths Arms. Godmanstone, Dorchester, Dorset, DT2 7AQ Tel: 01300 341236Fox Inn. Corfe Castle, Wareham, Dorset BH20 5HD Tel. 01929 480449Three Horseshoes. Burton Bradstock, Bridport, Dorset DT6 4QZ Tel: 01308 897259Castle Inn. West Lulworth, Wareham, Dorset, BH20 5RN Tel: 01929 400311

SOURCES:
Godmanstone Wikipedia Entry
The Fox Inn
The Castle Inn Wikipedia Entry

Hotel Vancouver (1916) Postcard

The postcard shows the Hotel Vancouver, the second hotel of that name, which was an Italian Renaissance style hotel built in 1916 by the Canadian Northern Railway. It stood at 15 floors/ 77m tall, and was between Howe and Granville Streets on the south side of West Georgia Street.

Hotel Vancouver Postcard

In the time of Hotel Vancouver the names of the Spanish Grill, the Panorama Roof, and the Red Barrel became famous as part of the city's social whirl. It had several ballrooms and lounges, as well as an adjacent opera house cum cinema (originally the Orpheum, later restyled the Lyric), and all the bathrooms were fitted with marble sinks and gold-plate faucetry.

During the Second World War, the second Hotel Vancouver was used as a barracks. CNR demolished the building in 1949 to make way for the third Hotel Vancouver which still operates. Pacific Centre mall and the Eaton's Store (constructed between 1969 and 1972) stand on the site today.

NOTE: DEMOLISHED IN 1949

SOURCES:
Hotel Vancouver (1916) Wikipedia Entry
Hotel Vancouver Wikipedia Entry

Central Hotel Berlin Postcard

In 1880, the Central Hotel opened in Friedrichstraße (lit. Frederick Street), a major culture and shopping street in central Berlin. But the hotel is more famous with its “jardin de plaisanterie” or winter garden.

Central Hotel Berlin Postcard

Situated in a magnificent glass hall reminiscent of a crystal palace, it covers some 2,000 sq. m. The guests at the plush hotel delight in promenading through the garden with its palm trees, evergreen shrubs and creepers, fountains and grottoes. On 21 June 1944 the hotel and the Wintergarten is destroyed in a bombing raid.

NOTE: DESTROYED DURING WORLD WAR II

Amara Singapore Postcard

Starting today, I will be posting the hotel postcards in my collection, existing/operational, destroyed or refurnished or even the renamed hotels. The postcard shows the Amara Singapore's swimming pool, which I got when I first visited Singapore in 2006. Amara Singapore is located within the heart of the bustling business, shopping and entertainment districts, and just steps away from the famous Singapore Chinatown.

Amara Singapore Postcard

Recently reborn after a complete refurbishment, Amara Singapore's 380-room showcases special touches like a lobby with minimalist theme, a Balinese-style resort pool ( landscaped half Olympic-sized pool) and a list of chic new restaurants. Unfortunately their website didn't mention anything about its construction.
ROOMS: Deluxe Room, Tropical 6, The Club Floor, Residential Suites

NOTE: OPERATIONAL
Address: 165 Tanjong Pagar Road Singapore 088539Tel: +65 6879 2555

SOURCE:
Amara Singapore Homepage

University of Padua Postcard

The postcard shows, I believe, the Palazzo del Bo entrance of the University of Padua. The university, located in Padua, Italy, was founded in 1222 when a large group of students and professors left the University of Bologna in search of more academic freedom. From the fifteenth to the eighteenth century, the university was renowned for its research, particularly in the areas of medicine, astronomy, philosophy and law.

University of Padua Postcard

Originally, the site of the historical seat of the University was occupied by an inn, at the “sign of the Ox” (Bo), which had been given to a butcher by Francesco da Carrara, Lord of Padua, in repayment for the meat supplied during the 1405 siege of the city. In 1539 the building became the property of the University, and ever since then it has housed the main seat of the Institute, though the name by which it is familiarly known has maintained that reference to the "sign of the Ox".

SOURCES:
University of Padua Wikipedia Entry
Palazzo Bo