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
Preservation in Mississippi 
Coffee Shot? Was that a typo, or the name of the coffee shop?
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Typo, got it–thanks!
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Oops–I thought it was actually on the post card!
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This hotel is boss! Yeah!
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Is this still standing?
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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.
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Stayed in the Lamar when our band from Meadville marched in the Calf Scramble Parade, 1959 or sixty.
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There is an article in the Meridian paper from August that indicates the hotel was named for LQC Lamar.
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