Product Description
USA colour card 1912 "The Surfside, Gloucester, Mass" .No indication of publisher.
Postally used with 1c green Washington stamp cancelled with Boston Essex Street Station machine postmark. Sadly this also appears on the picture side, fortunately in the sea.
Condition: Good for postally used - corner scuffs.
The Pavilion Hotel, built in 1849, was Gloucester’s first true resort hotel. It was located between Stacy Boulevard and Fort Square, on the edge of downtown. The Gloucester Telegraph called it “the first specimen of architectural good taste ever seen here.” The Pavilion featured a two level veranda with dramatic harbor views, fine dining, a saltwater pool, bowling, and accommodated 150 guests. The beachfront of the hotel, called Crescent Beach at the time, is now called Pavilion Beach. On a foggy night in October of 1914, the 65 year old Pavilion Hotel, then named the Surfside Hotel, was consumed by fire.
