1675-13 Flamingo Hotel FRANK O. VAN DEREN, Secretary
CA RL G. FISHER, President
THE ALTON BEACH REALTY COMPANY
OCEAN AND BAY FRONT PROPERTY
OFFICE; 11 East 32nd St. ,
MIAMI AVENUE and New York City, i, Y.
LINCOLN ROAD MIAMI BEACH, FLA.
May 26, 1920.
Address all communications
to the Company
Hr. Carl G. Fisher,
Indianapolis, Indiana. id
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iy dear Mr. Fisher;
Although I have not been very communicative since leaving
Miami Beach I can assure you I have been thinking and talking
the Flamm go a good deal. About the first thing I did after my
arrival in town was to spend the better part of two days working
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out all the details for our kitchen layout with the kitchen equip-
ment people and have sent to Floyd complete blue prints showing
all electric, steam and water connections for same. The kitchen
equipment is all to be shilpped in July or August so it will be
sure to be there in ample time. , • 1
I have already spent quite a bit of time at \7anamaker' s and
shall probably put in quite a lot of 'time• t:_ere in connection
with their work and t .i ng all tht odds and ends ordered. Of
course I saw ;Tr. Fowler when he was in town, and met Lir. Lund-
berg at VTananaker' s today and took up the Lincoln things with
him, he is coming in again next week when we expect to get his
stuff cleaned up. I shall send you a complete list of his re%-
quirements with the cost of same.
• While at Black, Starr and Frost' s, the jewlers who have
taken one of the shops I interested Mr. Clifford Black in one
of the bungalows for next winter and believe he will take one.
I don't believe it was definately decided whit, rental rae vould
get for the bungalows. It is my understanding that they will
cost x7500. to build and I have lig ited p`raiapathor's 6euerL: 'J1•
to 32000, :(711 for ci�O 1 mil .11 ___. J Lhi s ti..:...i bring liilc� 'to:,a1
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FRANK 0. VAN DEREN, Secretary
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Mr. Fuerte 's sent to our decorator a few days ago a sketch
of his idea for the mural and fireplace treatment. I am very en-
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thusiastic about the murals over the fireplaces but I will be
frank and say that I do not like the idea of having the flamingo
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.3 - plaster casts at the sides of the fireplaces or the flamingo and- .
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irons. It seems to me that they detract from the central and
important thing and that is the mural itself. The plaster casts
and the andirons sort of draw ones eyes down to them when I think
we really want the eyes focussed on the mural J4self. I wrote to
Fuertes asking him what he thought of leaving out the plaster casts
, at the sides and the flamingo andirons but have not heard from
him yet.
Mr. Beck called in to see me this morning and we cleaned
up our order for stationery, menu cards , trunk labels, etc. Beck
asked me to send, him the sketch which Fuertes had, made and saidhe s
he might bring it out to show you. I don't think 6kti. is
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drawn to scale as it was my understanding that the fireplaces were
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to be higher than Fuertes has shown them. I would hate to express ;
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) in writing what I think the andirons ;.00k like. I have seen some
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of Wyet:hes murals and they are going to be great, I also believe
Fuerte's murals will be 0. K. bui-, I do want to go on record a8
not favoring the flamingo andirons or plaster pilasters.
Have been keeping the Casino proposition in mind, and have
saes two men who were possible candldates to be in charge of the
place but am afraid they are not either of them just the right men
for the place, I am expecting to see a man before long who has beet
in Bermuda all winter and believe he is a much more likely prospecu
Will advise you as soon as I get a line on someone whom I feel is
the right man.
Here 's hoping the races will be the best ever and with
very kind, regards in which Mrs. Krom joins me, ,
Cordially,
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Ma.y 29th, 3.920.
Mr. C. S. d(ro _
c/c Stratford House,
New York City.
Dear Mr. I?roa $
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Replying to yours of resent date regarding the
cottages $ We certainly cannot afford to rent any of the
cottages for less than 1,s2500 - and some of them should u ,4
as high 'as 1,3500 and '2000. Then it cores to furxiishings,
interest on your tnveetment, upkeep, eta, you can't afford.
to rent those cottages for less than 25% - end t250O for a
ft10,000 cottage, without consideration of the land value,
is not 25 :.
Re:gardi.ng; the ruertes sketch s I mould like to
Immo the murals over the fire-place, the plaster casts at
the vides of the fire-place, and the Planingo bone so
I have already riven Puertes an order for them and. they
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are conking thrix.
e are voing to have a big erocd for the Races.
Fish you and rr . Xrom (Ioniti see them.
Liles Rossitar is leaving for the East in a few
days and I expect to be in New York within the next two
br three weeks -- and I'll look you up and we'll all get :x
together long enough. to talk over sore plans for next year. •
lith kindest regards to :mss. Krom
Yours ver; truly,
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