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Hotel Whitcomb; Woods-Drury Company : San Francisco at the Civic Center: Hotel Whitcomb

Knight-Counihan Company, San Francisco, CA, 1932

Original publisher's black and white brochure with gilt accents. Folds out into four panels printed on front and back. Front and back panels feature an illustrated nighttime view of Hotel Whitcomb with gilt coloring. 4" x 9." Eight pages, complete. Black and white illustrations, complete. "Printed in U. S. A., Knight-Counihan Co." James Woods is listed as the president and Ernest Drury as the manager of the Woods-Drury Company. Brochure is very clean and intact. Slight corner wear. A Fine copy. This brochure advertises Hotel Whitcomb as "The House of Comfortable Hospitality" and describes its architecture, friendly service, and amenities. Prices are listed for the rooms and start as low as $1.50 and go for as high as $8.00. A couple maps, one from a standard bird's-eye view, another from a perspective aerial view, show Hotel Whitcomb's location in relation to the Civic Center. The William Taylor Hotel is shown on both maps. Hotel Whitcomb is a historic hotel in San Francisco that was originally constructed in 1911. In 1912, it opened its doors as a temporary city hall after much of the city was destroyed from the 1906 San Francisco earthquake. After the new San Francisco City Hall was completed in 1916, the temporary city hall was converted into Hotel Whitcomb in 1917. Hotel Whitcomb was named after Adolphus Carter Whitcomb, whose estate owned the hotel. The hotel featured Edwardian architecture and was a high-profile meeting place for celebrities, politicians, and socialites. Over the years, the function of the hotel building changed. During World War II, the hotel property was used as an office building for the Office for Emergency Management, which oversaw the internment of Japanese Americans. In 1963, the property was changed into residential rentals. The building was changed back into Hotel Whitcomb in 2007 and still operates as a hotel under the same name today. Hotel Whitcomb is part of the National Registry of Historic Hotels of America.. Book. Book Condition: Fine. Binding: Soft cover

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