Hotel Florida - Madrid Postcard

The postcard shows the Hotel Florida, Madrid. The information I was able to find was in Spanish so I have to use an online translation. Hotel Florida was designed and built in 1924 in the Plaza de Callao by the architect Antonio Palacios.

Hotel Florida Postcard

The hotel achieved fame during the Civil War, when it became a residence of correspondents, writers and intellectuals foreigners stationed in Madrid. Later, the hotel became the accommodation in Madrid of Ernest Hemingway. The building was demolished in 1964 and built on its site was a department store.

NOTE: DEMOLISHED IN 1964

SOURCE:Hotel Florida Wikipedia Entry

Hotel Commodore New York Postcard

The postcard shows the Hotel Commodore, New York. The ornate, limestone Hotel Commodore rose up next to Grand Central Terminal. The back of the postcard does not provide information about the postcard, but I was able to find another postcard of the hotel online and a little bit information about the old hotel. It reads:

The unexcelled location of the COMMODORE affords the New York visitor ready access to anything and EVERYTHING of interest and importance in this fabulous city. Midtown on 42nd Street at Lexington Avenue. Grand Central Terminal is right next door, with a special entrance from the concourse into the Lower Lobby. Pennsylvania Station is only a few minutes away. Airlines Terminals (both East Side and West Side) are with prompt and easy reach. Airlines Annex, handling ticket sales and information, is diagonally opposite the Commodore. Just a step from all midtown centers.

Hotel Commodore New York Postcard

In 1974 Donald Trump bought the Commodore Hotel for $10 million and then worked out a deal with Jay Pritzker to transform it into one of the first Grand Hyatt hotels. The complementary masonry from the Commodore was covered with a blue mirror-glass "slipcover" façade - the masonry still exists underneath. Today, Hotel Commodore is known as the Grand Hyatt.

The Grand Hyatt New York offers a total of 1,311 guest rooms, including 65 suites. Newly remodeled guest rooms and suites feature European-style bedding and pillow-top mattresses. Baths feature granite vanities, imported stone flooring, and marble shower stalls.

NOTE: RENAMED GRAND HYATT NEW YORK109 East 42nd Street at Grand Central Terminal, New York, NY 10017 USA
Tel: +1 212 883 1234

SOURCES:
#133571 Hotel Commodore
Grand Central Terminal Wikipedia Entry
Grand Hyatt New York Homepage

Hotel Cleveland Postcard

The postcard shows the old Hotel Cleveland in Cleveland, Ohio. The 1,000-room Hotel Cleveland was built at a cost of $4.5 million. In 1958 the hotel was acquired by the Sheraton chain, which renamed it the Sheraton-Cleveland. Renaissance International purchased the hotel in 1993 after a brief period of ownership by Nestle International, and renamed it the Renaissance Cleveland Hotel. The Renaissance's luxury hotel features vaulted ceilings, high arched windows and a beautiful marble fountain. The historic Renaissance Cleveland Hotel was built in 1918 and its architecture reflects Cleveland's unique style and rich history.

Hotel Cleveland Postcard

The back of the postcard reads:

Hotel Cleveland is located on Public Square occupying the same site on which was built Cleveland's first tavern (Mowry's). Adjoining Hotel Cleveland is the New Terminal Tower building. - The tower rises 52 stories 700 feet from the street. - Hotel Cleveland contains 1000 rooms with bath.

NOTE: RENAMED RENAISSANCE CLEVELAND HOTEL

24 Public Square, Cleveland, OH 44113 USA
Tel: 1-800-468-3571

SOURCES:
Stouffer Renaissance Cleveland Hotel
Renaissance Cleveland Hotel Homepage

Furama City Centre Postcard

The postcard shows the Furama City Centre, Singapore. Me and my family actually stayed in this hotel, in an executive floor (21st floor), when we visited Singapore last year. Furama City Centre is centrally located in vibrant Chinatown and at the fringe of the Central Business District (CBD).

Furama City Centre Postcard

It has 384 guestrooms which are spread across 23 floors, with executive rooms boasting a picturesque view of the Marina Bay area and the Esplanade from the higher floors, including the Esplanade, from the higher floors.

View of Marina Bay from our floor

NOTE: OPERATIONALAddress: 60 Eu Tong Sen Street, Singapore 059804
Tel: (65) 6533 3888

SOURCE:Furama City Centre, Singapore Homepage

Ford Hotel Montreal Postcard

The prelinen postcard shows the Ford Hotel in Montreal, published by Lumitone. Unfortunately the only Ford Hotel that I was able to gather information was the hotel in Toronto, not in Montreal. Good thing that there was a little bit of information at the back of the card. However, I was able to find information about the Ford Hotels Company and it shows the same hotel, but it stated that it is the Hotel Ford in Buffalo, New York and not the Montreal chain.

Ford Hotel Montreal Postcard

THE FORD: MONTREAL'S NEWEST HOTEL

750 rooms with bath. Radio in every room. Situated in Dorchester Street at Bishop; one minute's walk to C.P.R. Station; five minutes' ride to C.N.R. Station and Steamboat Landings. French sidewalk Cafe. One block to shopping and theatre district. Four hundred car fireproof garage opposite.

NOTE: UNKNOWN IF DEMOLISHED OR OPERATIONAL

SOURCE:
Ford Hotels Company - New York