A first glimpse of The Don
In that brief first visit to the Tampa/St. Pete area, I had seen photos if the exotic Don CeSar Hotel, that unique pink landmark on St. Pete Beach, and I was eager to grab my own photograph for the record. After many years in the doldrums, the 1920s building was becoming recognised as the Floridian architectural treasure that it is. The hotel has undergone several changes of ownership during the subsequent decades, but it continues to lure an upscale clientele.
I also took the opportunity to record my own steed of the day, the rented Ford Escort parked at the left. It was the same size as the contemporary European model, but I doubt whether the two types shared any component commonality. I haven’t an American Ford Escort in many a long year - they never appear at the classic car shows I attend.
September 1985
Yashica FR-1 camera
Kodak Ektachrome 100 film.
A first glimpse of The Don
In that brief first visit to the Tampa/St. Pete area, I had seen photos if the exotic Don CeSar Hotel, that unique pink landmark on St. Pete Beach, and I was eager to grab my own photograph for the record. After many years in the doldrums, the 1920s building was becoming recognised as the Floridian architectural treasure that it is. The hotel has undergone several changes of ownership during the subsequent decades, but it continues to lure an upscale clientele.
I also took the opportunity to record my own steed of the day, the rented Ford Escort parked at the left. It was the same size as the contemporary European model, but I doubt whether the two types shared any component commonality. I haven’t an American Ford Escort in many a long year - they never appear at the classic car shows I attend.
September 1985
Yashica FR-1 camera
Kodak Ektachrome 100 film.