"Portland, Oregon Hotel Co." Color Ad Prior to 1893 World's Columbian Exposition

Description

Famous "Portland Oregon Hotel" Color Ad of Horticultural Building at 1893 Chicago World's Fair
- 3.5 x 6 inches stiff
cream coated card
with blue print and color graphic of the
Horticultural Building
(front shown). Portland, OR:
Portland Hotel
, 1892. Single card printed one side only (back shown). May be part of a series showing the WCE main buildings?
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Supplemental Information:
The
Portland Hotel
in downtown Portland, OR, was a large affair and covered a city block. It closed in 1951 after 61 years of operation. I've inserted an old photo of it from Wikipedia (shown).
It was demolished and became the
Pioneer Courthouse Square
where the long
stand off protest
for
police killings
of last year occurred!
U.S. History.
- Condition:
Excellent.
Nice printing and bright colors (shown). No tears or stains or bends (shown). Corners sharp. Blank back with slight scrapbook residue after removal.
**Buyer
pays
.95 First Class Package shipping in a stiff package with tracking number.