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Lobby

Posted by Barbara (Florida, United States) on 13 April 2008 in Architecture.

Belleview Biltmore Resort Hotel.
This was the original lobby when the Hotel opened in 1897. The tracks of the railroad led the train full of passengers to this entrance. I can almost hear the train whistle blow and see the women in their long dresses, fine hats and men in their vested suits unboard and gathering in the lobby to check in.
On the day that I captured this image there were 2 tables of elderly women playing cards. Later I learned they meet there every week for a few hands. A girls day out you might say.
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SONY DSLR-A100
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