MissPres is on vacation this week, but we’re sending postcards back from Mississippi’s past.
HOTEL LAMAR: A Boss Hotel. 200 Rooms with bath. Air Conditioned. COFFEE SHOP and PRIVATE DINING ROOM.
Vacation Postcards: Hotel Lamar, Meridian
Preservation in Mississippi
It ain't all moonlight and magnolias
Coffee Shot? Was that a typo, or the name of the coffee shop?
Typo, got it–thanks!
Oops–I thought it was actually on the post card!
This hotel is boss! Yeah!
Is this still standing?
Yes It is still standing and is used as an annex to the county courthouse. Thankfully, it has not been torn down to be replaced at a later date by something possibly.
Stayed in the Lamar when our band from Meadville marched in the Calf Scramble Parade, 1959 or sixty.
There is an article in the Meridian paper from August that indicates the hotel was named for LQC Lamar.