The architecture of leisure : he Florida resort hotels of Henry Flagler and Henry Plant / Susan R. Braden.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Braden, Susan R., 1946- author.

Series:

Florida and the Caribbean Open Books Series.

Florida and the Caribbean Open Books Series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Plant, Henry Bradley, 1819-1899.

Plant, Henry Bradley.

Flagler, Henry Morrison, 1830-1913.

Flagler, Henry Morrison.

Resort architecture--Florida.

Resort architecture.

Hotels--Florida.

Hotels.

Architecture--Florida--History--20th century.

Architecture.

Architecture--Florida--History--19th century.

Genre:

Electronic books.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (354 pages) : illustrations.

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Gainesville, Florida : Library Press, 2017.

Summary:

The books in the Florida and the Caribbean Open Books Series demonstrate the University Press of Florida's long history of publishing Latin American and Caribbean studies titles that connect in and through Florida, highlighting the connections between the Sunshine State and its neighboring islands. Books in this series show how early explorers found and settled Florida and the Caribbean. They tell the tales of early pioneers, both foreign and domestic. They examine topics critical to the area such as travel, migration, economic opportunity, and tourism. They look at the growth of Florida and the Caribbean and the attendant pressures on the environment, culture, urban development, and the movement of peoples, both forced and voluntary. The Florida and the Caribbean Open Books Series gathers the rich data available in these architectural, archaeological, cultural, and historical works, as well as the travelogues and naturalists' sketches of the area in prior to the twentieth century, making it accessible for scholars and the general public alike. The Florida and the Caribbean Open Books Series is made possible through a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities and the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, under the Humanities Open Books program.

Contents:

Intro; Title Page; Copyright; Series Page; Dedication; Contents; List of Illustrations; Foreword; Preface; Introduction; Part I. The Gilded Age; 1. Friendly Rivals; 2. Conspicuous Consumption and Conspicuous Leisure; 3. Gilded Age Resort Hotels and Their Styles; 4. Floridaâ#x80;#x99;s Gilded Age Resort Hotels: Conspicuous Luxury; 5. Floridaâ#x80;#x99;s Gilded Age Resort Hotels: The Guests and the Hotel Staff; Part II. The Hotels; 6. Flaglerâ#x80;#x99;s Resort Hotels in St. Augustine, 1885-1888: The Hotel Ponce de Leon, the Hotel Alcazar, and the Casa Monica/Hotel Cordova.

7. Flaglerâ#x80;#x99;s Resort Hotels, 1890â#x80;#x93;1913: The Hotel Ormond, the Hotel Royal Poinciana, the Palm Beach Inn and the Breakers, the Hotel Royal Palm, the Royal Victoria Hotel, the Hotel Colonial, the Hotel Continental, and the Long Key Fishing Camp8. Plantâ#x80;#x99;s Resort Hotels in Tampa and Belleair: The Tampa Bay Hotel and the Hotel Belleview; 9. Hotels Operated by the Plant System in the 1890s: The Hotel Kissimmee, the Ocala House, the Seminole Hotel, the Hotel Punta Gorda, and the Fort Myers Hotel; 10. Flagler System Resort Hotels in the 1920s: The Casa Marina and the Breakers; Notes.

Review of the LiteratureBibliography; Index; Series List.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

CC BY-NC-SA

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9781947372498

1947372491

OCLC:

1250410513

Publisher Number:

https://doi.org/10.3202/caa.reviews.2003.58

Access Restriction:

Open Access Unrestricted online access