P21699

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ID Number

P21699

Item Name

image

Title

Kay Bliss

Date

1967

Description

black and white photograph showing Kay Bliss; postcard photograph; Miss Bliss is wearing a corset and top hat with her hands propped on a cane in front of her, and wearing open toe heels; writing on backf of postcard - addressed to Dorothy Lavallee, Martini's Edgewater Hotel, 9600 Riverside Dr E, Windsor, Ontario from Kay Bliss, Agakana, Mass. - Aug 15th , stamped 1967;

History

Bertha Thomas was a prominent figure in the local prohibition era as the owner of the Edgewater Thomas Inn from circa 1920 until her death in 1955. It was a premier roadhouse during the prohibition era. After her death, Bob Klein became the new owener and later changed the name to Martini's Edgewater Hotel.

Collection Name

Museum Windsor

Subject (Fre)

N

Subjects

Hotels / Hôtels

Riverside (Ont.)