The Tropic Hotel and Marine Room, 1948

Front of building advertises package goods, cocktail lounge, and hotel. Originally the Peacock Arcade, it became the Victory Hotel in 1942 (the Marine Room and Beach Club opened in 1944), later renamed the Toric Hotel in 1950, and the Tropic Hotel in 1951. In 1952, Harold Hinkle, owner of the Stuart Hotel, leased the Tropic Hotel and began operating the 35 room hotel year round. The establishment became the Commodore Hotel in 1956 and burnt down in 1959.

Scan gift of Sandra Thurlow.

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