Description
Dimensions: approx. 8 X 11 inches
Statler Hotels ran this paper advertisement that came from a 1947 magazine and features a year-by-year rundown of the hotel’s life or chain as told in these ads. But the very life of any hotel is not what happens in the lobbies or dining rooms. Rather, it is the experience of the countless guests who stay a night or two. Since the Statler is no longer open and the Statler chain no longer exists, we find it impossible to pack our bags and stay a night at the Statler. But with the information of historical sources like this ad provides and a little bit of imagination, we can picture ourselves in a time when a Statler stay was the highlight of any vacation or stay away from home. This ad offers Pilgrim Pete, the Puritan, and his Indian friend, who meet every year for Thanksgiving. It’s the Statler Hotel in New York with manager James H. McCabe. Artwork is by Tony Barlow. The ad is dated on the page November 10, 1947.
