Checking In: An Examination of the Pend d'Oreille Hotel
Author(s): Molly E Swords
Year: 2018
Summary
In 1910, people traveling eastward or westward on the Northern Pacific Railroad, would have had an opportunity to get off the train at Sandpoint, Idaho. These travelers may have been lured in by the promise of jobs in lumber, the picturesque lake with mountains surrounding the town, or the "stories" told about this "party" town. Whatever their reason for choosing Sandpoint, one of the first businesses to greet them was the Pend d’Oreille Hotel. Situated adjacent to the railroad tracks it was the closest business to the depot. Although considered a place mainly for travelers, hotels historically met other needs in the local community by providing gathering space for entertainment, meetings, and events. This paper will look at the different roles that the Pend d’Oreille Hotel played in the community of Sandpoint.
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Checking In: An Examination of the Pend d'Oreille Hotel. Molly E Swords. Presented at Society for Historical Archaeology, New Orleans, Louisiana. 2018 ( tDAR id: 441623)
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Keywords
General
Community
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Hotel
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Idaho
Geographic Keywords
North America
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United States of America
Temporal Keywords
1890-1920
Spatial Coverage
min long: -129.199; min lat: 24.495 ; max long: -66.973; max lat: 49.359 ;
Individual & Institutional Roles
Contact(s): Society for Historical Archaeology
Record Identifiers
PaperId(s): 1099