Hotel Dixie Grande Plaque - South Florida Museum
N 27° 29.874 W 082° 34.296
17R E 344754 N 3042567
One of the artifacts on display at the museum is the dated plaque from the hotel's facade.
Waymark Code: WM7B3V
Location: Florida, United States
Date Posted: 09/29/2009
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Hotel Dixie Grande
1925-1974
the Hotel Dixie Grande was located at the corner of 14th Street and 6th Avenue in downtown Bradenton and was a popular meeting place for area poilticians, buisness leaders, locals and visitors.
On the morning of August 4th, 1974 one of the last great hotels was destroyed.
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A link (http://kong.lib.usf.edu:8881/R/96HDURU7KPDPMU9MFAERGUVFFH19TFKXLP68HD1HMCEI6CM1AJ-01935?func=dbin-jump-full&object_id=127907&local_base=GEN01&pds_handle=GUEST) to an image taken of a sign on the hotel the day before it closed.
Sorry that link is dead, but here is another link (http://guides.lib.usf.edu/content.php?pid=86148&sid=640854) to an article about the hotel.
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A Google News link (http://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=888&dat=19731108&id=pMYNAAAAIBAJ&sjid=JHMDAAAAIBAJ&pg=2850,7396285) to the Nov 8, 1973 St Petersburg Times article about the hotel.
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A link (http://www.goantiques.com/scripts/images,id,153071.html) to a image of a postcard featuring the hotel.
Type: Remnant
Fee: $16
Hours:
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