The Phoenix Hotel in Lanesboro was built at the cost of $50,000 in 1870. The hotel was four stories with saloon, baggage room, and railroad ticket office. The stone used for its construction was quarried from local bluffs. Its parlors and suites were expensively furnished. It was widely advertised as both a high class hotel for the traveling public, as well as a sanitarium. The hotel housed the Bank of Lanesboro, the businesses of Hanson & Davis, and Knudson & Hobart. Its landlords were Messrs. Chase and White. The building was destroyed by fire on May 5, 1885.
The Spalding Hotel sits on Main Street, Crosby, Minnesota. On the far right stands Andrew Burud, Chief of Police. A child's wagon is parked beside the light pole and two horses stand on the side street. People are visiting on the street.
View of Lake Side Hotel from the boat landing in Detroit, Minnesota (became Detroit Lakes, Minnesota, in 1926). There is a note on the back to Chambarlin.
The Konsbruck Hotel at 412 South Third Street and the Tegner and Peterson Grocery Store at 408 South Third Street are among the St. Peter businesses that can be seen in this image. A car is parked in front of the hotel. The siren at the Fire Station can be seen north of the hotel, at the far right of the image.
Outside view of the Graystone Hotel in Detroit, Minnesota (became Detroit Lakes, Minnesota, in 1926). World's Smallest Standard Oil Filling Station is also pictured.
Outside view of the Hotel Lewis owned by Mary Lewis in Detroit, Minnesota (became Detroit Lakes, Minnesota, in 1926). Two men, one woman and two children are standing on the porch and there is one adult standing on the upper porch of the hotel.
Outside view of Lake Park Hotel in Lake Park, Minnesota. On the back of the postcard is a note from Carrie to Bertha Vickers in Detroit, Minnesota (became Detroit Lakes, Minnesota, in 1926).
The wooden frame hotel was three stories tall. It stands where the American Legion Hall is now in Hendricks, Minnesota. The street in front of the hotel was dirt with the sidewalk well above street level. Also along the street are telephone poles with eight cross boards attached.
Photograph of a celebration on Main Street in Walnut Grove. Businesses shown include: Northwestern Hotel & Restaurant, Chicago Fair, City Drug Store, L.T. Ellefson, C.L. Wichner Saloon, Wichner; C.L., and City Meat Market. All of the buidings shown on the south side of Main Street burned in 1903.
The Spalding Hotel sits on Main Street, Crosby, Minnesota. Another building is under construction. A lone automobile drives down Main Street past a large pothole.