Royal Palm Hotel and Yacht Basin, Miami, Fla.

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Material Information

Subjects / Keywords:: Hotels--Florida--Miami.
Royal Palm Hotel (Miami, Fla.)
Coordinates:: 25.771016 x -80.189897

Abstract:: Royal Palm Hotel was built by Henry Flagler and opened in 1897. Painted yellow with green rim, it had 350 rooms and 200 baths, a grand ballroom, and a dining room for over 500 people, a veranda overlooking the bay, and a swimming pool. The hotel was declared a fire hazard and torn down in June 1930. This postcard shows an aerial view of Royal Palm Hotel with its red roof, huge flower bed, yacht basin and Miami River.
General Note:: 1 postcard, postally unused; caption on the front: "Royal Palm Hotel and Yacht Basin, Miami, Fla." and postmark on the back: "January 21 1926"
General Note:: Roughly located between South East 2 and 3 Ave., and between South East 2nd and 3rd Street and occupied by DuPont Plaza