Wednesday, September 15, 2010

Hotel Adams - Phoenix, Arizona

The Hotel Adams was located at First Ave. and Washington Street in Phoenix. It's not there anymore, but I'm not sure when it was torn down. Back in the days of this postcard (1915-1920), Phoenix had a vibrant central downtown, supported in part by the Southern Pacific and the Santa Fe Railways. Since then, the city has expanded outward.

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13 comments:

  1. Chicken BoysSeptember 15, 2010 at 11:17 AM

    Now it just seems to have a very busy and crowded interstate running through it's middle.
    ~Randy

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  2. AnonymousSeptember 15, 2010 at 9:22 PM

    I find this image most peculiar because the last bay of the building- the corner closest to us and the long side we see- is almost completely windows, while the rest of the structure has single openings punched thru the walls. I wonder if the thin wedge of heavily glazed area was actually a different business, like office space? Most hotels or residential buildings from that era wouldn't have so many windows, although you do see that now in old factories, etc that have been converted to lofts.

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  3. Christine H.September 15, 2010 at 10:55 PM

    It looks almost like a department store, but there is nor signage indicating any other type of business.

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  4. AnonymousSeptember 16, 2010 at 12:52 AM

    Anon.'s got a point. I'll guess the SP and Santa Fe were hotel investors, and the heavily windowed side was their office space. A little tricky separating hotel access from office access . . . . Jack/Youngstown

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  5. AnonymousSeptember 16, 2010 at 3:40 PM

    That's one long, skinny office space if that is indeed what it is... It would also be an internal issue if they were indeed separate uses, because the rooms abutting the 'offices' would have no windows (assuming there are rooms on either side of a corridor, as suggested by the fire escapes on the balconies)

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  6. PostcardySeptember 16, 2010 at 4:58 PM

    Are you familiar with the Curt Teich dating code--that looks like 2A for 1932.

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  7. Christine H.September 17, 2010 at 5:04 PM

    Thanks, Postcardy. So, could it still be a Curt Teich even though it says Harry Herz on it?

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  8. AnonymousSeptember 17, 2010 at 6:00 PM

    Whoa, score one for Christine.:-} Jack/Y-town

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    1. Christine H.October 24, 2012 at 11:27 AM

      No, Jack, it's a serious question. And I think the answer is that yes, it could be a Curt Teich even though it says Harry Herz on it.

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  9. AnonymousMarch 2, 2012 at 3:07 PM

    Those are indeed businesses on the bottom floor. You could also get to them from the hotel lobby. One was a jewelry store if I am remembering correctly. There was a swimming pool on the very top!

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  10. Rick DelaneyOctober 21, 2012 at 9:45 PM

    On the bottom floor center of photo, was a coffee shop. My grand mother was a waitress there in the late 1950's - 1964. I remembered going there when she was working, waiting on tables. This was also the hotel the San Francisco Giants baseball team stayed during the spring training out at the old Phoenix Municipal stadium.I dont recall the exact days .. its on super 8 film in the house somewhere, when the old hotel was imploded for the new hotel going up in the same location. oh the memories.

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  11. Christine H.October 24, 2012 at 11:25 AM

    Hi Rick,
    Thanks so much for stopping by and taking the time to provide us with personal memories. It's stories like this that really bring the postcards to life.

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  12. AnonymousDecember 29, 2012 at 9:32 AM

    Hi- little correction. The hotel was on the corner of Central & Adams. The other side of the property was on 1st St and Adams.

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