File ID	f067p1225
Date.Digital	2002-06-14
Date.Original	c. 1903
Description	The Epworth League built the Hotel Epworth to house visitors to the St. Louis World's Fair in 1904. The Hotel reportedly had 500 rooms, assembly rooms for Sunday and weekday services, and a roof garden. Rooms rented for $1.00 and up per day. It was only three blocks from the Fair Grounds and near street car lines to connect guests with all parts of the City. It was just a few blocks away from the Woman's Magazine Building, Edward Gardner Lewis' new publishing headquarters. The Woman's Magazine Building is just visible on the left with scaffolding still in place on the southwest facade. After the World's Fair, the Hotel Epworth became a residential hotel and was renamed the Park Hotel.
Source	Photograph, warped, damage right edge, staining upper center, 7.95" by 5.82"
Subject	University City (Mo.)--Pictorial Works
Subject	Woman's Magazine Building (University City, Mo.)
Subject	Park Hotel (University City, Mo.)
Subject	Hotel Epworth (University City, Mo.)
Subject.Keyword	Buildings--Missouri--University City
Title	Hotel Epworth under construction