Description:
Post card (No. 26) of the Tonka Bay Hotel, Boat Club, Roller Skating Rink, and Steamer Landing.Vintage 1900's Lake Minnetonka Scene. The hotel was built in 1879 and was originally called the Minnetonka Park Hotel. It was known as the Lake Park Hotel and in 1904 was renamed the Tonka Bay Hotel. The pavilion was originally called the Lake Park Amusement Hall and included a theater and ballroom. In 1883 management put out an ad including the opening of the "Roller Skating Rink". Later the pavilion was called Tonka Bay Casino. In 1913 the hotel was razed but the pavilion was still standing in 1920 when it was moved across the ice to a site to near where the amusement part was built. "(Lake Minnetonka's Historic Hotels")
Date:
1906
Title:
Tonka Bay Hotel Scene
Medium:
Card, Cabinet
Original Object Size:
14.1x9.1 cm
Location:
Lake Minnetonka—Tonka Bay
Digital Image Width:
4515.00
Holdings:
Excelsior—Lake Minnetonka Historical Society Photograph Collection
Digital Image Height:
3006.00
Record Name:
SP—HO32
File Size:
40716510
Copies:
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Copyright:
Excelsior—Lake Minnetonka Historical Society
Copyright 2011, —— This image may not be reproduced for any reason without the express written consent of the Excelsior—Lake Minnetonka Historical Society send comments, questions to Info@elmhs.org
Copyright 2011, —— This image may not be reproduced for any reason without the express written consent of the Excelsior—Lake Minnetonka Historical Society send comments, questions to Info@elmhs.org
Language:
English
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