Judge, 1903-12-19 · page 51 of 52
Judge — December 19, 1903 — page 51: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This is **not a cartoon or satirical content**—it's a full-page **advertisement** for the Florida East Coast Hotel Company, promoting their winter resort hotels for the 1904 season. # The Content The ad showcases six luxury hotels illustrated with engravings: properties in St. Augustine, Ormond, Palm Beach, and Miami in Florida, plus Nassau in the Bahamas. It lists each hotel's management, opening/closing dates, and operating details. The page includes a map of Florida's east coast showing the hotel locations and travel times from major northeastern cities (New York: 24 hours, Philadelphia: 22 hours, etc.). Bottom text emphasizes Pullman train service connecting these "fashionable winter rendezvous" destinations to wealthy northeastern travelers. # Historical Context This reflects the Gilded Age boom in Florida tourism, when wealthy Americans traveled south for winter leisure, accessed via newly expanded railroad infrastructure.
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Florida Fast Coast The Principal Winter Resorts of America are St. Augustine Ormond Palm Beach Miami in Florida 4 Nassau, N.P. Per" VILLE, The Hotels at these Points will be Operated during the season of 1904 as follows Florida East Coast Hotel Co. New York Otfice, 221 Fifth Avene, The Old Brunswick Hotel Balidiag. Peels esNe Under th sre rete oh 8 the mana eat of Mk. Rosuar Mongar, ‘Opens ac genet crear ‘Rocpaay, Jannary 1490, Closes Tuewday, Monday, February i, April ign. Closes’ Saturday, Apel! 3 1900 Alca: st. “Aususrme. pUpder, the manage: The Royal Palm ment of Ma. REAVES, MIAME Under Wednesday, November 35. 95. el Macltrw. Meant: Opers Monday’ Saturday, April 95 1904. Jataary i, 1p. Closes Rionday, a Ormond the management ‘of Musas: Axszason & The Colonial ERICE. Opens Monday, Jasuary 11, 19. NASSAU, N. P. (Bahama Islands Closes Monday, April 1 Rader tie management of xi Ro I Poinciane, \ Y PALM BEACHON-LAKH-WORTH, @ Saturday Apel te Under the management of Mx. Funp Staaav. ‘Opeas Thursday, The Royal Victoria December 17, 1993. Saturday, NASSAU, N. P. (Bahama Islands). ‘ARer ¥eby: 1, will be operated on See ee ON Te oth Americas and Ruropean plas inter. i Through Pullman trains operated from New York and the East and from Chicago and the West to St. Augustine, the fashionable winter rendezvous at which PaLM BEACH Polat Sleeping and Parlor Car lines ‘Time from New York to St. Augustine, Philadelphia iil perrerery ‘Taroagh Sigeping Care without change from above cities to St Kagostine during the Winter Tourist Season, |For lst of other ‘ise Hast Coast of Florida and thelr charges, (astrated potel Guus clier inforeation, address J.R. PARROTT, J.P. BECKWITH, Vice-Pres. & Gen'l Mgr. Traffic Manager. J.D. RAHNER, Ass’t Gen'l Pass. Agent. General Offices, St. Augustine, comicbooks.com