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Hotel Postcards from Greenwich, Conn.
“Wish you were here…”
This website features historic postcard views of hotels and inns that were located in the town of Greenwich, Connecticut during the 20th century.
All but one of these inns have been demolished.
“Wish you were here . . .” : Hotel Postcards from Greenwich, Conn.
“GREENWICH HOTEL” POSTCARD COLLECTION
About the Collection
The Greenwich Hotel Postcard Collections consists of ## postcards depicting various hotels in Greenwich, Connecticut from the 20th century.
YE OLD GREENWICH INN – OLD GREENWICHOLD GREENWICH INN – OLD GREENWICHSHERATON NEW ENGLANDER MOTOR INN – RIVERSIDEFERN CROFT INN – COS COBPICKWICK ARMS HOTEL – GREENWICHEDGEWOOD INN – GREENWICHMAPLES HOTEL – GREENWICHTHE ELMS – GREENWICHKENT HOUSE – GREENWICHHOMESTEAD INN – GREENWICHSHOWBOAT MOTOR IINN -- GREENWICH
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YE OLD GREENWICH INN
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YE OLD GREENWICH INN – metadata
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Ye Old Greenwich Inn, Sound Beach, Conn.
Ye Old Greenwich Inn, Sound Beach [Old Greenwich], Connecticut seen from the front.
Hotels [tag]
Inns [tag]
Sound Beach, Conn. [tag]
Old Greenwich, Conn [tag]
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Postcard [tag]
Author’s Collection
Anne Hadley Young’s omeka site
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YE OLD GREENWICH INN – ‘exhibit builder’
“Old Greenwich”
“Old Greenwich” XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
OLD GREENWICH INN
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SHERATON NEW ENGLANDER MOTOR INN
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FERN CROFT INN
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PICKWICK ARMS HOTEL
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EDGEWOOD INN
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MAPLES HOTEL
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THE ELMS HOTEL
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THE KENT HOUSE
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HOMESTEAD INN
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SHOWBOAT MOTOR INN
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