Description
This vintage postcard showcases the Southern Hotel, located at Light and Redwood Streets in Baltimore, Maryland, a tan building with red awnings and bustling streets in the foreground. The back features a historical account of the site, mentioning its origins as the Old Fountain Inn, a favored spot for General Washington, and its later replacement, the Carrollton Hotel. This early 20th-century postcard offers a fascinating glimpse into Baltimore’s past.
Front Text (cleaned):
SOUTHERN HOTEL
LIGHT AND REDWOOD STREETS
BALTIMORE, MARYLAND
Back Text (cleaned):
POST CARD
TRADITION TO UPHOLD
SOUTHERN HOTEL
BALTIMORE, MD.
The Southern Hotel stands on the site on which once stood the famous Old Fountain Inn of Colonial days, where General George Washington and his staff were entertained. It was one of the best-known hostelries in this part of the country and remained a landmark until 1871. The following year the Carrollton Hotel was erected on the site, being quite up-to-date for the times and named after Charles Carroll of Carrollton, the last survivor of the Signers of the Declaration of Independence. The Carrollton Hotel was destroyed in the great Baltimore fire of 1904.
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