Judge, 1904-01-09 · page 14 of 16
Judge — January 9, 1904 — page 14: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This is **not a cartoon or satire page**, but rather a **full-page advertisement** for Florida East Coast winter resorts from the 1904 season. The page promotes luxury hotels operated by the Florida East Coast Hotel Company across five destinations: St. Augustine, Ormond, Palm Beach, Miami, and Nassau (Bahamas). Each location features an architectural illustration of its principal hotel—the Ponce de Leon, Royal Poinciana, Breakers, Royal Palm, and Colonial/Royal Victoria. The text provides practical travel information: opening/closing dates for the 1904 season and train travel times from major northeastern cities (New York to St. Augustine takes 24 hours 50 minutes). This reflects the historical reality that Florida's east coast, developed by railroad magnate Henry Flagler, had become America's premier winter destination for wealthy Americans seeking warm weather and luxurious accommodations. The advertisement targets affluent northeastern travelers with Pullman sleeping car service.
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THE PONCE DE Ltow 57 AUGUSTINE, ORMUND-ON + THE-MALIFAX THE ROYAL POINCIANA. onmunn pau saci The Principal Winter Resorts of America are St. Augustine Ormond Palm Beach Miami in Florida nt Nassau, N. The Hotels at these Points will be Operated during the season of 1904 os follows Florida East Coast Hotel Co. New York Office, 221 Fifth Avense, The Old Braaswick Hotel Baildieg. AUGUSTINE €\ORMOND Bahama e Island Ponce de Leon TINE. Under the manage- nt of MR, xT MURRAY, Opens sday, January 12, 1904. Closes Tuesday, April 12,'1904. INE. Under the manage- os. P. Garaves. Opens Wednesday, November 25, 1903. Closes Saturday, April 30, 1904. Ormond ‘ORMOND-ON-THE-HALIFAX, Under the management of MESSRS. ANDERSON & Price. Opens Monday, January 11, 1904. Closes Monday, April 11, i904. Royal Poinciana PALM BEACH-ON-LAKE-WORTH. Under the management of MR. FRED Stexey. Opens Thursday, December 17, 1903. Closes Saturday, April 190g.) y 1, will be operated on doth American and European plans. The Breakers PALM-BEACH-RY-THE-SEA. Under the “management of MR. FRED SteRRy. Opens Monday, February 1, igog. Closes Saturday, April 2, 1904. The Royal Palm MIAML Under the management of Mx. H.W. Mexaitt. Opens Moda; January 11, 1904. Closes Monday, Apa 4 1904. The Colonial NASSAU, N. P. (Rahama Islands), Under the management of Mx. H. E. Beis. Opens Thursday, December 24, 1903, Closes Saturday, April 2, 1904. The Royal Victoria NASSAU, N. P. (Bahama Islands). Under the management of Mx. Ht. E. Bratis, Announcement will “appear later. 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 int Sleeping and Parlor Car lines @LPALM BEACH Pontratize hours 17 minutes 2 hours 5 minutes 18 hours 50 minutes 32 hours 5 minutes 32 hours 40 minutes hours 53 minutes hours 40 minutes hours 50 minates 24 hours Time from New York to St. Augustine, 24 hours 50 minutes “Philadelphia 2 ‘Through Sleeping Cars without change from above cities to St. Augustine during the Winter Tourist Season, For list of other hotels on the East Coast of Florida and their charges, illustrated pamphlets other information, address J.R. PARROTT, J. Pp. BECKWITH, Vice-Pres. & Gen'l Mgr. raffic Manager. J.D. RAHNER, Ass’t Gen’l Pass. Agent. General Offices, St. Augustine, Florida. Nei, Nassa\ comicbooks.com