April 12, 2016

Marquette Hotel historical photos

Historical photos of the Marquette Hotel, Himmelberger-Harrison Building and the old Rueseler Chevrolet building, now the Marquette Centre.

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Postcard: Marquette Hotel, northeast corner Broadway and Fountain Street, undated.

Himmelberger-Harrison Building, northwest corner Broadway and Fountain Street in Cape Girardeau. Postcard.

The Himmelberger-Harrison building, Broadway and Fountain street, circa 1940.

Rueseler Chevrolet Co. was located at 225 N. Fountain in Cape Girardeau.

This image was published in the December 15, 1954, edition of the Southeast Missourian: "Formal presentation of a new Chevrolet automobile she won in a national slogan contest sponsored by the Helene Curtis company was made the other day to Mrs. Joe Burciaga by representatives of a distributor company. Also presented was a diamond-studded wrist watch to Miss Julie Birk through whose beauty shop Mrs. Burciaga entered the contest. Shown in the picture at the presentation, from left, are: Mack Stein of the distributor agency; Miss Birk, Mrs. Burciaga, Les Inger, owner of the distribution agency, and Vinson Rueseler, Chevrolet dealer who delivered the car."

Aerial photo taken in 1964 of the corner of Broadway and Fountain streets. Clockwise from left, are the old Federal Building, the Idan-Ha Hotel, the H-H Building, and the Marquette Hotel.

The Marquette Tower, 338 Broadway in Cape Girardeau, was restored in 2004. (Aaron Eisenhauer ~ Southeast Missourian file)

Jay Holiman poses for a photo in 2008. He has been the general manager for Marquette Restaurant and Bar since it opened a year and a half ago.

Patrons dine at the Marquette Restaurant and Bar in 2008.

LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com Mike Harvell rearranges items June 20, 2011, in Old Appleton. Advantage Auction Team of Thayer, Mo., will auction off all of the items inside the building, including a Marquette Hotel sign.

The Marquette Centre.

Marquette Hotel, northeast corner Broadway and Fountain. circa 1928. Possibly made as workers finished construction of the building. The sign reads: Hotel Marquette Completely Furnished. Famous-Barr Co. Hotel & Contract Dept.

The Marquette Centre in Cape Girardeau sits vacant Wednesday, Aug. 13, 2014. (Glenn Landberg)

The front of the Marquette Tower is seen Wednesday, Aug. 13, 2014. (Glenn Landberg)

Tom Kelsey, commercial real estate broker at Lorimont Place, walks through the lobby of the Marquette Tower in Cape Girardeau on Wednesday. (GLENN LANDBERG)

LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com A model poses in a bridal gown for an iDo photo shoot inside the Marquette Tower in August 2014.

LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com Models pose in bridal gowns for an iDo photo shoot inside the Marquette Tower in August 2014.

LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com A model poses in a bridal gown for an iDo photo shoot inside the Marquette Tower in August 2014.

LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com The lobby of the Marquette Tower is seen in August 2014.

LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com Models pose in bridal gowns for an iDo photo shoot inside the Marquette Tower in August 2014.

LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com A model poses in a bridal gown for an iDo photo shoot inside the Marquette Tower in August 2014.

Marquette Hotel, northeast corner Broadway and Fountain Street. (G.D. Fronabarger photo, circa 1950s)

LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com Models pose in bridal gowns for an iDo photo shoot inside the Marquette Tower in August 2014.

LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com A model poses in a bridal gown for an iDo photo shoot inside the Marquette Tower in August 2014.

LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com Models pose in bridal gowns for an iDo photo shoot inside the Marquette Tower in August 2014.

LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com A model poses in a bridal gown for an iDo photo shoot inside the Marquette Tower in August 2014.

LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com The lobby of the Marquette Tower is seen in August 2014.

LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com Models pose in bridal gowns for an iDo photo shoot inside the Marquette Tower in August 2014.

The Marquette Tower at 338 Broadway as seen in early 2015. (Laura Simon)

Lobby of Marquette Hotel, circa 1950s; G.D. Fronabarger photo.

Interior of the Marquette Hotel, undated.

A convention crowd is gathered in front of the Marquette Hotel in this undated photo by G.D. Fronabarger.

Light traffic moves on Broadway between the Marquette Hotel and the old post office in this picture taken about 1962-63 by G.D. Fronabarger.

Fountain Street looking north from Broadway. At left is the H-H Building; at right is the Marquette Hotel, undated.

Himmelberger-Harrison Lumber Co. bought the Rodney G. Whitelaw house at the northwest corner of Broadway and Fountain in 1906 as the site of its new five-story office building. In December 1906, workers moved the lumber company's offices to the new building. The building was sold in 1921 to Liberty National Life Insurance Co. for $200,000. The appearance of the building was changed in 1936, when workers removed the overhanging coping at the top of the structure, and a stone topping replaced. The men worked at night to escape the intense summer heat. Missouri Utilities and the law firm of Oliver, Oliver, and Jones acquired the building in 1978 and modernized it. circa 1920.

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Historical photos of the Marquette Hotel, Himmelberger-Harrison Building and the old Rueseler Chevrolet building, now the Marquette Centre.

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