5 Historic Postcards of Downtown Cleveland's Grand Hotels

Have you ever wondered what these iconic Downtown hotels looked like in the past? These postcards give you a glimpse.

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This postcard of what is now the Residence Inn illustrates what the hotel looked like in the early 20th century. Then it was known as the Colonial Hotel.

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Tucked behind the rose building (left), the Schofield Building, now the Kimpton Schofield Hotel, was still in use as a residence for the Schofield family, as well offices for various banking businesses. This postcard was distributed in the early 1900s.

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This promotional image for a medical office circulated in the 1950s shows the Arcade in its full glory. Now the Arcade hosts the Hyatt Regency Cleveland, as well as many local restaurants and shops.

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Shown here in the early 1900s, the New England Building (middle) is also known as the Guardian Bank Building and the National City Bank Building. Though it has spent most of its life as a bank, it is now home to the Holiday Inn Express.

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Prior to being the Drury Hotel, this building was known as the Board of Education Building. This postcard from 1930 also shows the Cleveland Public Auditorium (right).

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