Whiteface Inn ~ Adirondack Mountains, Lake Placid, New York Postcard
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Whiteface Inn ~ Adirondack Mountains, Lake Placid, New York Postcard. Whiteface Inn ~ Adirondack Mountains. Lake Placid, New York. This card is used. Major faults are listed above. Whiteface Inn ~ Adirondack Mountains Lake Placid, New York This auction is for a nice undivided back postcard showing the Whiteface Inn in the Adirondack Mountains at Lake Placid, New York. I n 1882 Oliver Abel built the Westside, a three story inn with 40 rooms for summer guests. It was the beginning of what was to become the Whiteface Inn and Resort, one of the oldest, most celebrated and most sophisticated resorts in the country. The inn became quite large and prosperous due to the growth of the grand hotels built in the last half of the 19th century. The Adirondacks, and especially Lake Placid, were the home of a few of America’s first golf courses and clubs. Although golf was perhaps played informally at Whiteface, probably in 1896 and 1897, it was formally founded and recognized by the USGA in 1898. In the 1930s when hotels everywhere were beginning to slip into financial problems, the Whiteface Inn’s manager Henry Haynes, pioneered making the resort a center for national conventions and business meetings. This new business speared the expansion of all the Whiteface Inn facilities. During this time, golf course architect John van Kleek, in consultation with Walter Hagen redesigned and expanded the golf course into one of championship caliber and one of the finest in the east. Whiteface had its share of the rich and famous guests: King Peter of Yugoslavia, Governor Nathan Miller, Babe Ruth, Kate Smith, Perry Como and Spencer Tracy to name just a few who frequently made the Whiteface Inn their vacation home. The age of the grand Adirondack lodges and hotels began to decline in the 60s as air travel became more accessible and affordable. The Whiteface Inn’s owners foresaw the future in second home properties and in 1985 embarked upon a new phase of redevelopment. Many new and exciting cottages, town homes, condominiums and luxury Adirondack homes have replaced the memorable presence of the Whiteface Grand Hotel. This card is un posted . Condition: This card is in very good condition, has bright colors, and a sharp image. - Please see photos for your own evaluation. Standard size postcard. This card is used. Consider all postcards to have Minor edge/corner wear. Major faults are listed above. All single postcards are shipped in sleeves and carefully packaged. We endeavor to list all items accurately. Unless otherwise described, all Postcard collectibles listed are sold as is. This item will be shipped via stamped USPS First Class mail. Shipping to US locations is FREE for this card! International shipping is 1.50 USD
