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IRCHS Photo Database No. Color Size Photographer Description AuthFile Notes 1 B/W 8x10 Hawks, Sterling Ocean view living room circa 1950’s – Rattan sofa, two chairs with Buildings, light colored cushions and round coffee table. Radio and small Interiors, console organ. Jungle print floor to ceiling pull drapes. Small table Motels, Hotels with three matching chairs. Tiki table lamp and floor dual spot lamp. Low pile floor carpet. Possible motel room. 2 B/W 8x10 Hawks, Sterling Bedroom, circa 1950’s. Triple set of 3-tiered crank window and one Buildings, triple crank window on adjoining wall. Multi-colored half-length Interiors, pull drapes. Desk, dresser, end table of light wood. Upholstered Motels desk chair, bamboo cane desk lamp. Double bed with head and foot board; large framed print of two light solid colored parrots. Parquet floor with small area rug. 3 B/W 8x10 Unknown Frantz Motor Lodge –Exterior view of two story motel with Buildings, NEG ONLY windows on upper and lower floors. One entrance facing paved Motels, NEED TO room; one entrance covered porch facing sand driveway. Exterior Facades, PRINT. appears to be wood planking and light roof cement tiles. Small Streets NEGATIVE attached structure on long side or lodge with large roof vent DESTROYED (possibly a kitchen). Base of lodge has area of small shrubs 6/2010 surrounded by low stone wall. Remaining landscaping are two tall palms. 4 B/W 8x10 Brinckerhoff, R. Royal Palm Court Apartments – Four duplex stucco, flat roofed Buildings, M. buildings. Each building has two doors, two sets of front facing four Facades, panel windows, two small windows and two porch lights. Veranda Streets, overhang runs length of front of building. Each side of building has Apartments one triple window. Round lawn table with two toned table umbrellas and chairs sit opposite each door. Four large Royal palms run length of property near paved road. Rear of property surrounded by thick growth or Australian Pines and palm trees. IRCHS Photo Database No. Color Size Photographer Description AuthFile Notes 5 B/W 8x10 Brinckerhoff, R. Motor Court Motel – Circa 1950’s – Four one-story buildings Buildings, M. containing duplex accommodations, two one-story building each Motels, containing four units and; one two-story building containing at Facades, least six units. Roof material asphalt; building material concrete Automobiles block. Duplex building have peaked roofline while all others have flat roofs. Flat roofed building has screened entry porches. Three automobiles visible one of which is early 1950’s, two-door convertible Mercury or Ford. 6 8/W 8x10 Brinckerhoff, R. Jewel Palms Deluxe Motor Hotel & Coffee Shop Located at Buildings, M. intersection of Ocean Drive and Camelia Lane. Its sign notes air Motels, conditioning, TV, Refrigerator and electric heat. Building fronting Facades, on Ocean Drive is two story tiled roof structure with upper open Streets, balcony. Building accessed on Camelia Lane is one story tiled roof. Automobiles Six early 1950s cars are parked in lot and one car parked on Ocean Drive. 7 B/W 7x10 Brinckerhoff, R. Jewel Palms Deluxe Motor Hotel and Coffee Shop Same Buildings, M. photographic view as photograph 6. Three early 1950s cars parked Motels, in lot. Today it is the Islander Motel. Facades, Streets, Automobiles 8 B/W 8x10 Brinckerhoff, R. Poinciana Court Motel Sign features radiant heat & air Buildings, M. conditioning. Building is one story cement block with low peaked, Motels, light colored roof tiles. Office has screen porch. Building has two Facades, short sides toward parking lot & one long side parallel to parking Streets, lot. One 1940s car is in gravel parking lot. Single poled spotlight Automobiles faces motel sign. 9 B/W 8x10 Palmer, Bob Howard Johnson Motel dedication, 17th St. & U.S. #1. L. to R.: Jim People, Motels Kressler, Anthony Gianotti, Marie Gianotti, Jack Sturgis, unknown, Merrill Barber, unknown, unknown, Norman Hensick. IRCHS Photo Database No. Color Size Photographer Description AuthFile Notes B/W 3x5 Unknown Hospital, February, 1957. Single story concrete block, multiple Buildings, room bldg. w/low peaked roof. Cranked windows w/ single Hospitals, screened door for each unit. Sign: “Beautification Day Project Facades 1952.” Sign indicates visiting hours. Concrete walkway to bldg. forks approx. 15’ in front of building. B/W 3x5 Unknown Hospital, February, 1957. Cadillac ambulance backed toward Buildings, building. Entry way overhang sign reads “Emergency Only.” Automobiles, Concrete walkway stenciled “No parking.” Signs, Hospitals 11 B/W 8x10 Palmer, Bob Motel and pool. Two story multiple unit motel shown with mosaic Buildings, tiled rectangular pool. Each unit has sliding glass door facing pool. Motels, Pool features low diving board surrounded by lounge chairs made Facades, of nylon webbing & wood. Umbrella tables with umbrellas with People, chairs. Six guests in bathing attire face pool. Swimming Pool 12 B/W 8x10 Unknown Sea Vista Motel Apartments Two story concrete block bldg. w/flat Buildings, roof. Ocean is at rear of structure. Upper floor rooms appear to Motels, have screened porches. Office entry appears to have covered Automobiles, portico supported by six beams. Landscaping shows multiple Signs, coconut palms & small shrubs. Signs indicate name of motel as well Landscape as approval of AAA & operation by member of ATA 13 B/W 8x10 Unknown Sea Vista Motel. Two story concrete block motel with flat roof. Buildings, Most likely adjacent to ocean noting sea grass in foreground. All Motels, units have ocean view as building has staggered units as they Facades, retreat from beach. Upper floor units have balconies while ground Landscape floor units have exposed patios. Minimal landscaping of palm trees. One tall TV aerial on roof. IRCHS Photo Database No. Color Size Photographer Description AuthFile Notes 14 Color 8x10 Palmer, Bob Business Section, Ocean Drive, February 20, 1969. Facing West of Business business section of Ocean Drive. Humiston Park is in foreground. District, Aerial First East/West street is Camelia Drive with Bougenvillea Drive to View, Streets, the North. Parallel to Ocean Drive is Cardinal Drive in background. Parks Right lower corner shows partial view of Driftwood Inn. Donated by Bob Palmer 15 Color 8x10 Palmer, Bob Ocean Fishing Pier, 1970, several hundred feet of fishing pier Beaches, Aerial extending into the ocean. Background shows a motel w/guest View, Motels, parking on ocean side of structure. Pier is opposite Bethel Creek & Streets, Fishing is now the site of Seaquay Condominiums. Donated by Bob Palmer. 16 Color 8x10 Palmer, Bob Barrier Island - ca. 1960s, Highway A1A in foreground. Only one Aerial View, house is built and is located in background by Indian River Lagoon. Streets, All vegetation is native. A few sand roads lead to beach. Donated Homes, by Bob Palmer. Landscape 17 Color 8x10 Palmer, Bob Wabasso Bridge, 1972. Route 510 shown with extensive groves to Aerial View, North and South. Some houses (Summerplace) built along beach Bridges, Indian with a few to West of Highway A1A paralleling beach. Donated by River Lagoon, Bob Palmer. Homes, Streets 18 Color 8x10 Palmer, Bob Riomar Country Club Golf Course, November 8, 1969, in Aerial View, foreground. While on beach at north end of golf course is McLarty Golf, Homes, home. Red tiled roof house in center of photo and at north end of Beaches, golf course is original Riomar Country Club House (now St. Indian River Edward’s Lower School.) Middle foreground on mainland to west Lagoon, of Indian River Lagoon is Vero Isles subdivision. To left (south) on Buildings mainland is Vero Beach electric power plant (green building with large antennae on top) with two round silver colored tanks beside it. Donated by Bob Palmer. IRCHS Photo Database No. Color Size Photographer Description AuthFile Notes 19 Color 8x10 Palmer, Bob Orchid Island & Pine Island circa 1960’s. Aerial view of Pine Island Aerial View, in background and in foreground land with citrus groves and native Orchards, palms is present day Indian Trails, Marbrisa, Bay Tree and Sea Oaks Beaches on Orchid Island. Donated by Bob Palmer. 20 Color 8x10 Palmer, Bob Riomar Country Club Golf Course. Foreground is the golf course. Aerial View, Road running north-south in lower foreground is Club Drive. On Golf, Streets, west side of golf course is Highway A1A. On mainland side of Indian Bridges, River Lagoon is Vero Isles. Upper right is old Merrill Barber Bridge. Homes, Indian Lower center foreground is original Riomar County Club House River Lagoon with (red tile roof, white building) now St. Edwards Lower School. Cleared land on island near bridge will become Riverside Park. Donated by Bob Palmer. 21 Color 8x10 Palmer, Bob Driftwood Inn, Ocean Drive, 1974. Swimming pool on Oceanside. Aerial View, Just to west of ocean is Cardinal Drive. Donated by Bob Palmer. Buildings, Hotels, Swimming Pools, Streets, Beaches, Business District 22 Color 8x10 Palmer, Bob Riomar Country Club Golf Course, 1969, facing north. Street at Aerial View, lower foreground is Ocean Drive. It curves west to become Golf, Homes, Greenway Lane. White house with pillars and pool to the East is Beaches, the McLarty house. Partial view of beach to the East. Donated by Landscape Bob Palmer. IRCHS Photo Database No. Color Size Photographer Description AuthFile Notes 23 Color 8x10 Palmer, Bob NASA Tracking Station, March 29, 1970. The road paralleling the Aerial View, beach is Highway A1A. Just to the south of the tracking station are Streets, present day Ocean Gate and Sequay. Water at left edge (south) Landscape, near condominiums is Bethel Creek. Old Merrill Barber bridge Bridges, Indian crossing Indian River Lagoon can be seen left center. Donated by River Lagoon, Bob Palmer. NASA 24 Color 8x10 Palmer, Bob Fishing Pier, March 29, 1970. The North South road shown in Aerial View, foreground is Highway A1A.