Hotel Image Collection

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P-HO3
Unknown Hotel Scene
The Bartlett House, Mound, MN on Cook's Bay, Upper Lake Minnetonka. The hotel was located at Bartlett Blvd & Commerce St.This location was called "Busy corner" or "Pearson corner" because this was the original business district due to the steamboat... View Full Record
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P-HO4
The White House
White House Hotel, Lake and Water St., Excelsior. The first building located on the bluff at the southeast corner of Water and Lake Streets was the Jenkins House built in 1866. In 1872 the son, Grant Jenkins, rebuilt the old Jenkins House into a two... View Full Record
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P-HO5
Scene at Chapman House Docks
People and boats at the Chapman House docks, Lake Minnetonka, Mound, MN. From right to left: 'Acte' owned by Charles Cheeley, 'Hebe' owned by Johnson ( Frank Perkins on boat), 'Minnetonka' owned by Lake Minnetonka Navigation Co. The Chapman House was... View Full Record
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SP-HO1
Lake Minnetonka Hotels
A postcard aerial view of Hotel Del Otero. James J. Hill opened it in 1885. He built his hotels to attract riders on his Great Northern Railroad. Located high on a hill overlooking Spring Park Bay it may have inspired its name "Del Otero", Spanish fo... View Full Record
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SP-HO2
Lake Minnetonka Hotels
Postcard of exterior of Lafayette Club, Minnetonka Beach, MN. Cars are parked in front of club.... View Full Record
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SP-HO3
Lake Minnetonka Hotels
A postcard of the Radisson Inn on Christmas Lake. Person in front of hotel looking to be gardening. Person standing in front. The Radisson was distinct from the other historic hotels: It wasn't located on Lake Minnetonka but on Christmas Lake. Built... View Full Record
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SP-HO4
Lake Minnetonka Hotels
2 (same) postcards of the Hotel Del Otero, G.F. Hopkins & Co., Prop., Spring Park Minnetonka;No. 28. Opened by James J. Hill in 1885. He built his hotels to attract riders on his Great Northern Railroad. Located on a high hill overlooking Spring Park... View Full Record
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SP-HO5
Lake Minnetonka Hotels
A postcard of the Sunshine Home Excelsior, Minn "White House Hotel, corner Lake & Water St. approaching from the block on Water Street". It is now the site of Haskell's. The first building on the bluff at the SE corner of Water and Lake Streets was... View Full Record
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SP-HO6
Lake Minnetonka Hotels
A postcard of the Hotel Edgewood, Lake Minnetonka, Minn. It was made in Germany. John W. Mann was known in Excelsior for his boarding house and steamboat. He built Upper lake House on Edgewood Road soon after he bought 400 acres in the area he calle... View Full Record
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SP-HO7
Lake Minnetonka Hotels
A postcard of the Excelsior Bay Hotel Lake Minnetonka, Minn. "The Excelsior Bay Hotel-facing the Lake-bounded by Lake St., Water St., and Second St."It has a sign "Old Fashion Southern Fried Chicken and Fresh Fish Dinner Served Here Daily from 11 a.m... View Full Record
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SP-HO8
Lake Minnetonka Hotels
Lake Park Hotel 1890. Built in 1879 by the Northwestern Sunday School Association. It was on 250 acres with nearly five miles of shoreline. It had a pavilion originally called the Lake Park Amusement Hall and included a theater and ballroom. In 1883,... View Full Record
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SP-HO9
Walker Cottage
Hotel of St. Louis from a distance with waves on the lake. The Willis (?) Walker Cottage on Christian Point, Bay of St. Louis, Deephaven MN.... View Full Record
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SP-HO10
Lake Park Amusement Hall
Lake Park Amusement Hall tower in foreground at the Tonka Bay (Lake Park) Hotel. The pavilion was originally called the Lake Park Amusement Hall and included a theater and ballroom. In 1883 an ad ran for the "Grand Opening of the Roller Skating Rink"... View Full Record
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SP-HO11
Hotel Lafayette
Hotel Lafayette from the New Narrows about 1887. Hotel Lafayette was the largest of all Minnetonka hotels. It was built by James J. Hill and had it's grand opening on July 2, 1882. It stood on a ridge of land that overlooked the Upper Lake on one sid... View Full Record
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SP-HO12
Lake Park Hotel
Hand tinted stereograph of Dock at Lake Park. Includes both pictures. On front of picture is Webster & Albee, Publisher, Rochester, NY. Artistic American Scenery. Lake Park Hotel was built in 1879 by the Northwestern Sunday School Association. It or... View Full Record
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SP-HO13
Hotel St. Louis
Stereograph of two people walking up to the Hotel St. Louis. Includes both pictures. Can't figure out what the two men are carrying. On front is printed C.A. Zimmerman's Artistic Views, Minnesota Scenery, St. Paul. This was the first of the five larg... View Full Record
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SP-HO14
Buena Vista Hotel
Postcard of the Buena Vista Hotel. It is a colored picture (maybe color-washed). Printed on picture: Hand Colored Work. K.C. Kropp, Milwaukee. This hotel was located "across (Cook's By) from Bartlett's and up the shore from Chapmans" opened in 1902.... View Full Record
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SP-HO15
Bartlett Hotel
Postcard of the Bartlett Hotel in Mound. There are two postcards. The third hotel in Mound the Bartlett Hotel opened in 1883 by Ed D. Bartlett at the upperend of Cook Bay near the Chapman House. The hotel claimed it was one of the best fishing resort... View Full Record
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SP-HO16
Hotel Keywahdin
Postcard of Hotel Keywahdin done is color with a small photo of a man in the corner. Post mark on the back is Jan. 14, 1908. 'Hotel Keywahdin, Lake Minnetonka, Minneapolis, Minn.' is on the front of the postcard. The hotel started out as the Cottagew... View Full Record
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SP-HO17
Donaldson House
Postcard of the Donaldson House, Mrs. Ella Donaldson Prop., Excelsior MN. It is thought this was later the Belle Alto Hotel. That would be the Maughan house on the right. It faced the lake just west of the Casino at the end of Center (?) Street. Star... View Full Record
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SP-HO19
White House Hotel
Porch of the White House Hotel with a large tree on the side. Included with the picture is the following 'article' "This clipping from the National Health Journal is not a paid ad, but was written by one of the staff who spent a month at the hotel,... View Full Record
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SP-HO20
Radisson Inn
Painting of the Radisson Inn, Christmas Lake. This is a postcard. Post mark date is 1922. According to "Lake Minnetonka's Historic Hotels" is the Radisson Inn was distinct from the other historic hotels in three respects--location, timing and cliente... View Full Record
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SP-HO21
Hotel Del Otero
Tthe tower of the Hotel Del Otero after the fire. (burned down in 1945). See SP-HO22 for more information. ... View Full Record
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SP-HO22
Hotel Del Otero
The Hotel Del Otero after the fire with stone wall in front. (burned down in 1945). This picture was taken in 1968. James J. Hill opened the Hotel Del Otero in 1885. It's location, high on hill overlooking Spring Park Bay may have inspired its name '... View Full Record
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SP-HO23
Hotel St. Louis Pier
Half of a stereoscopic card hotel St. Louis pier about 1880. Hotel St. Louis was the first of Lake Minnetonka's five largest resort hotels. It overlooked Carson's Bay and Bay of St. Louis. Because business was poor around the turn of the century, the... View Full Record
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SP-HO24
Sampson House
Small photo of the Sampson house during the winter. Located on Second Street. Slater House was first on the same site. In 1885 Leroy Sampson took possession and started running the hotel which soon became known as the Sampson House. The building burn... View Full Record
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SP-HO25
Lafayette Hotel
Train going by the Lafayette Hotel. Built by James J. Hill, it's grand opening was July 2, 1882. This largest hotel even seen at Minntonka exemplified Minnetonka's heyday, her peak years of the 1880's. In Sept. of 1883, the Lafayette entertained 1000... View Full Record
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SP-HO26
Lake Street Scene
Mabel? and George? Dyers (?) standing in front of the LaPaul Hotel and White House in Excelsior. It appears to be taken on Lake Street.The LaPaul House was built in 1896 on the site of the Excelsior Hotel which was destroyed by fire in 1886. It was o... View Full Record
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SP-HO27
The White House
Post Card of the White House. The hotel was on Lake and Water Street. Haskell's is on the site now (2011). The first building on the bluff at the SE corner of Water and Lake was Jenkins House built in 1866 by Anderson H. Jenkins. In 1872 it was rebui... View Full Record
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SP-HO28
Hotel Del Otero
Dock and Boat house at the Del Otero, with the hotel in the background. James J. Hill opened the hotel isn 1885 three years after opening the Lafayette Hotel. It's location high on a hill overloooking Spring Park may have inspired it's name as "Del O... View Full Record
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SP-HO30
Lake Park Hotel
Lake Park Hotel, Tonka Bay. Built in 1879 by the Northwestern Sunday School Association. Originally called the Minnetonka Park Hotel, the Lake Park Hotel and finally in 1904 the Tonka Bay Hotel. It had 250 acres with almost five miles of shoreline.... View Full Record
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SP-HO31
Hotel St. Louis
Drawing of the Hotel St. Louis, Deephaven MN. Hotel St. Louis was the first of Lake Minnetonka's five largest hotels. It opened in 1879 the same year the Lake Park Hotel was being built. It overlooked Carson's Bay and St. Louis Bay. In he 1890's it b... View Full Record
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SP-HO32
Tonka Bay Hotel Scene
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... View Full Record
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SP-HO33a
Hotel Lafayette
Hotel Lafayette in Minnetonka Beach. James J. Hill's hotel Lafayette has it's grand opening on July 2, 1882. It was the largest hotel built on the lake able to accommodate 1,000 people. The hotel stood on a ridge that over looked the Upper Lake on on... View Full Record
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SP-HO33b
Lake Park Hotel
Lake Park Hotel (Tonka Bay Hotel) in Tonka Bay. The hotel was built in 1879 by the Northwestern Sunday School Association. It was orginally called the Minnetonka Park Hotel. It had 250 acres with almost five miles of lakeshore. It's pavilion was org... View Full Record
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P-HO1
Hotel Keewaytan
Hotel Kee-way-don Cottagewood, Deephaven. The hotel was destroyed by fire in May 23, 1924. The word 'Keewaydin' is from the Indian meaning Northwest Wind. The structure started out as the Cottagewood Club House in 1885. By 1895, after changes to the... View Full Record