Postcards from the South: Dinkler Plaza Hotel – Atlanta

This postcard depicts the Dinkler Plaza Hotel in Atlanta, originally the Hotel Ansley, designed by Brinton B. Davis with W.L. Stoddart and completed in 1913.

Later purchased by the Dinkler Hotel Corporation, the hotel became a sprawling downtown behemoth, altered beyond recognition by multiple mid-20th-century renovations and additions, and was ultimately demolished in 1973.^{1 2}

This postcard includes the following description on the back:

THE DINKLER PLAZA, Atlanta, Georgia – This outstanding hotel is FULLY AIR-CONDITIONED. An entirely new wing has been added to provide Atlanta’s newest, most outstanding convention service. Four famous restaurants offer fine dining in varied settings. TELEVISION.

Published by Curtiecholor, the card was postmarked in Atlanta on July 10, 1958, and addressed to Clock Show Case of “308 PO Box New York 46, NY”.

H.G. Stamey of P.O. Box 23, Cleveland, Ga., included the following cryptic note:

“The price is Right – $22,97.90”

Alright, Bob Barker.

References

1. “Dinkler Comes Down”. The Atlanta Constitution, February 6, 1973, p. 7-D. ↩︎
2. Tharpe, Gene. “Wreckers in the Money”. The Atlanta Journal and The Atlanta Constitution, February 18, 1973, p. 1-E. ↩︎