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Atlantic Court Apartment Hotel, c. 1950

Front and side view of the Atlantic Court Apartments in Stuart. There is an "X" drawn on one of the windows (perhaps indicating where the sender was residing at the time). Back caption reads "Atlantic Court Apartment Hotel/ Stuart, Florida/ Completely furnished housekeeping apartments. Daily, weekly or monthly rates." Postmarked from Stuart, Florida on November 27th, 1950. Postcard was sent from Susie c/o Gerold Holbrook in Hobe Sound, Florida to Mr. Fred Taylor in Manchester Depot, Vermont.

Tags Apartment houses, Florida-Stuart, Hotels

Atlantic Court Apartments, c. 1945

Atlantic Court Apartments in Stuart. Originally named the El Bit-Lor Apartments, this building was built by Bert A. Bittan and John E. Taylor and opened in 1926. These nineteen lavishly built apartments hosted many a fancy party and was touted as one of the finest apartment buildings on the East Coast. The building was repossessed in 1936 by the loan holder, Atlantic Bank, and renamed the Atlantic Court Apartments following the 1933 hurricane as well as the end of the 1920s land boom. A sidewalk with a fire hydrant and a street light as well as several parked vehicles and green space are visible near the apartments.

Tags Apartment houses, Buildings, Florida-Stuart

Australian pines and hibiscus, 1937

Road lined with Australian pines and hibiscus bushes.

Tags Flowers, Hibiscus, Shrubs, Trees

Avenue D, Stuart, Florida, c. 1910

View of Avenue D in Stuart (later Albany Avenue) with two houses, a dirt walking path, and many trees. Poor condition.

Tags Dwellings, Florida-Stuart, Streets

Ayer's Ague Cure advertisement card, c. 1890

Card printed (on back) with information about Ayer's Ague Cure, a patent medicine to treat Malaria, fevers and "liver complaints." Main scene on card shows a log cabin with two figures next to it and a man in a rowboat nearby. Bottom right corner shows two frogs offering the Ayer's Ague Cure tonic to an alligator.

Tags Advertising, Malaria, Patent medicines

Backus Plantation, Stuart, Florida c. 1950

Small wooden structure with chimney at Backus Plantation. There are many palms surrounding the building and a woman wearing a wide-brimmed hat stands near the structure. A bench and table are seen in the background.

Tags Dwellings, Florida-Stuart, Palms