Title:
Lake Mabel Motel Between Singing Tower and Cypress Gardens
Lake Wales Florida (FL), Chrome PM 1956 Mar-7
Description:
Lake Mabel Court On U.S. 27 & Fla. 17-5 Mi. No. of Lake Wales Modern Cabins-Day-Week Season Electric Kitchenettes-Electric Heat Bathing-Boating-Fishing Rt. 2, Box 45-B-Ph. 2-1624-Lake Wales, Fla.
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Title:
Emerald Motel
Lake Wales Florida (FL), Chrome unused
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Title:
Laurel Motel
Lake Wales Florida (FL), Chrome unused
Description:
Dexter Press, Inc.
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Title:
Bok Singing Tower
Lake Wales Florida (FL), Linen unused
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Title:
Chalet Suzanne
Lake Wales Florida (FL), Linen PM 1937 Oct-18
Description:
Come Dine With Us in Our Palm and Vine Shaded Patio
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Title:
Spook Hill
Lake Wales Florida (FL), Linen unused
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Title:
Spook Hill
Lake Wales Florida (FL), Linen unused
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Title:
Wales Hotel
Lake Wales Florida (FL), White Border unused
Description:
Sky Tint
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Title:
Hotel Dixie Wales-Bilt
Lake Wales Florida (FL), White Border PM 1930 Feb-22
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Title:
Citrus World, Inc.
Lake Wales Florida (FL), Chrome unused
Description:
Florida's largest complete citrus processing plant. Packers of famous Donald Duck brand of frozen, chilled and canned citrus products.
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Title:
View of Bonaire Lodge
Lake Wales Florida (FL), Linen unused
Description:
Phone 8-4063 On Beautiful Lake Pierce off U.S. 27, 4 Miles North of Lake Wales. 1/2 Mile from "The Great Masterpiece". Only Ten Minutes drive from the famous Bok Tower and Cypress Gardens. Bathing - Boating and Good Fishing. For Reservations, Winter or Summer, Wrote or Wire Albert S. Wing, Manager
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Title:
Lake Wales Amphitheatre
Lake Wales Florida (FL), Chrome unused
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Title:
Garden Court and Cottages
Lake Wales Florida (FL), Chrome unused
Description:
Beauty Rest Beds, Private and Semi-Private Baths. 20 bedroom units - 3 equipped for light housekeeping. Free tree-ripened fruit-U Pick It. Four blocks from shopping center. Six blocks from post office. 2 1/4 miles to Bok Tower. 12 miles to Cypress gardens. 12 blocks to Spook Hills. D. C. Darty, owner-manager.
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Title:
The Shrine at St. Anne des Lacs
Lake Wales Florida (FL), Linen
Description:
Curt Teich & Co.
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Title:
Howard Johnson's Motor Lodge and Restaurant
Lake Wales Florida (FL), Chrome PM 1967 Jun-07
Description:
Florida's favorite overnight and vacation spot. Bring the kiddies and enjoy our hospitality - swimming pool - playground - shuffleboard - games - every room with tile bath - individual air-conditioning and heat - T.V. - telephone. Five minutes to Cypress Gardens - Bok Tower - Great Masterpiece.
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Title:
Tower View Court
Lake Wales Florida (FL), Chrome unused
Description:
1 mile north of Lake Wales on Route 17 and 27. Between Bok Tower and Cypress Gardens. Colorful rooms with electric heat and fans. Restaurant adjoining. Member of Quality Courts, and AAA. Mr. and Mrs. R.D. Hogan, owners-mgrs. Phone 22-434.
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Title:
Howard Johnson's Motor Lodge and Restaurant
Lake Wales Florida (FL), Chrome unused
Description:
U.S. 27 (Cypress Gardens) Telephone: Lake Wales 3-6271 Florida's favorite overnight and vacation spot. Bring the kiddies and enjoy our hospitality - swimming pool - playground - shuffleboard - games - every room with tile bath - individual air-conditioning and heat - TV - telephone. 5 minutes to Cypress Gardens - Bok Tower - Great Masterpiece. "A landmark for sleepy Americans"
Koppel Color Cards
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Title:
Citrus World, Inc.
Lake Wales Florida (FL), Chrome unused
Description:
Red McGuire Florida's largest complete citrus processing plant. Packers of famous Donald Duck brand of frozen, chilled and canned citrus products.
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Title:
Walesbilt Hotel
Lake Wales Florida (FL), Linen unused
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Title:
Spinning Wheel Motel
Lake Wales Florida (FL), Chrome PM 1958 Feb-13
Description:
3 Mi. North of Lake Wales, Fla. Large modern double and family rooms, electric heat, tile baths, efficiency apt. On Orange Blossom Trail and scenic highway. Center of all Florida Attractions. Rt. 2 - Box 31, Lake Wales, Fla. Phone 29-893
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Title:
Park Avenue
Lake Wales Florida (FL), Linen PM 1961 Feb-18
Description:
Curteich
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Title:
Mountain Lake Club
Lake Wales Florida (FL), White Border unused
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Title:
Tower View Court
Lake Wales Florida (FL), Linen
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Title:
Mountain Lake Club
Lake Wales Florida (FL), Real Photo unused
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Title:
The Walesbilt Hotel
Lake Wales Florida (FL), Linen PM 1949 Jan-28
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Title:
Grove Motel
Lake Wales Florida (FL), Chrome unused
Description:
Koppel Color Cards
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Title:
O-108 Entrance to the Mead Botanical Garden, Orlando-Winter Park, Fla
Lake Wales Florida (FL), Linen PM 1949 Feb-15
Description:
Lying between Orlando and Winter Park is a 55-acre tract of land which has been developed into the Mead Botanical Garden. Particular emphasis has been placed on orchids which are kept in a greenhouse open to the public
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Title:
Lake Wales Motel & Restaurant
Lake Wales Florida (FL), Chrome unused
Description:
37 Units, Air Conditioned, Free TV in every room, Tubs and Showers, Swimming Pool, Restaurant, Convenient to Bok Tower, Cypress Gardens, Great Master Piece and to Passion Play
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Title:
Big Oak Motel and Restaurant
Lake Wales Florida (FL), Chrome unused
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Title:
Anton Brees Playing the Sanctuary Bells at Mountain Lake
Lake Wales Florida (FL), White Border unused
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Title:
Inside the Singing Tower, Near Lake Wales, Pa
Lake Wales Pennsylvania (PA), White Border unused
Description:
The Fireplace in Mr. Bok's Study is behind the great door of the Singing Tower. Inscribed on the mantel are the words, "Make you the world world a bit better or more beautiful because you have lived in it," the message left by his grandparents, which was his inspiration in building the tower. The public is not admitted to the inside
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Title:
Walesbilt Hotel
Lake Wales Florida (FL), Linen unused
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Title:
Sands Motel and Restaurant
Lake Wales Florida (FL), Chrome unused
Description:
US 27 South. Accommodations include restaurant, serving a complete selection of fine foods, swimming pool, free TV, air-conditioning and heat. Phone 3-2801
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Title:
Parakeet Mobile Home Park
Lake Wales Florida (FL), Chrome PM 1969
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Title:
The Clubs of River Ranch Acres
Lake Wales Florida (FL), Jumbo/Large Format unused
Description:
The Clubs of River Ranch Acres offer some of the finest hunting, fresh water fishing, and horseback riding and campgrounds in central Florida. Complete marina facilities are available for boaters with access to miles and miles of the beautiful Kissimmee River. River Ranch Acres is on Highway 60, just 16 miles east of Lake Wales, Florida
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Title:
Anton Bress Playing the Sanctuary Bells in the Singing Tower
Lake Wales Florida (FL), Linen unused
Description:
This is the room in which Anton Brees, the world's greatest carillonneur, plays the carillon on the clavier, or keyboard, and makes the music which gives the Singing Tower its name. The bells themselves do not swing but are rigid, and are struck by clappers worked by levers and operated by the manuals and pedals of the clavier in this room
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Title:
The Lantern Motel and Restaurant
Lake Wales Florida (FL), Chrome
Description:
Air conditioning, TV, electric heat, pool, family units. 10 min. from Cypress Gardens, Bok Tower and the Great Master Piece. 3 1/2 miles north of Lake Wales on US 27
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Title:
Lake Wales Motel and Restaurant
Lake Wales Florida (FL), Chrome
Description:
Located 1 mile South of town on U.S. 27. Open year round. Manager owned. 15 units
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Title:
The Hotel Royal Walesbilt
Lake Wales Florida (FL), Chrome
Description:
Home of the Agape Players, Box 2398; (813) 676-9461. "Distinctively Christian" Convenient, minutes from Disney World, Featuring: Daisy's "1890" Ice Cream Parlour; King's Table dining room; Walesbilt gift shop; custom design shop; Kuntry Kitchen health food store
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Title:
Highland Park Club
Lake Wales Florida (FL), Chrome unused
Description:
Lake Wales, Florida 33853 The Patio and one of the Wimbledon Courts
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Title:
Carillon Bellmaster at the Singing Tower
Lake Wales Florida (FL), Chrome unused
Description:
Anton Brees, world-famous bellmaster, at the clavier of the great cast bell carillon in the Singing Tower, Lake Wales, Florida
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Title:
Entrance to the "Singing Tower"
Lake Wales Florida (FL), Real Photo unused
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Title:
Entrance to Masterpiece Gardens and Gift Shop
Lake Wales Florida (FL), Chrome unused
Description:
Ridge Distributing Co
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Title:
Great Masterpiece entrance and Garden
Lake Wales Florida (FL), Chrome unused
Description:
Bruce Miley The Great Masterpiece entrance and Garden area taken from an aerial view. The Great Masterpiece, a Mosaic of Leonardo Da Vinci's Las Supper made of mosaic tile
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Title:
Some of the Big Trees in the Mountain Lake Sanctuary
Lake Wales Florida (FL), Real Photo unused
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Title:
Woodvale Motel
Lake Wales Florida (FL), Chrome unused
Description:
New Modern Motel with Individual Radiant Ceil Heat and Air Conditioning. T.V. Connecting and Family Rooms. 4 New Electric Kitchenettes. Within view of Singing Tower. Minutes to Cypress Gardens, Passion Play, Great Masterpiece. Off Truck Route. Restaurants nearby. Weekly rates. Enjoy our hospitality. Owner Manager - Everett C. Letter. Hiway Alt. 27 Scenic Route 3 miles North of Lake Wales. AAA approved
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Title:
The Gardens of Peace
Lake Wales Florida (FL), Chrome unused
Description:
The Gardens of Peace as seen from the sky ride in beautiful Masterpiece Gardens, Lake Wales, Florida
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Title:
Wrought Iron Stairway Inside Singing Tower
Lake Wales Florida (FL), Linen PM 1946 Mar-1
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Title:
Bok Tower Gardens
Lake Wales Florida (FL), Chrome unused
Description:
Carillonneur Milford Myhre checks the clapper of the third largest bronze bell in the Bok Singing Tower. There are 53 bells in the Tower. The smallest weighs 17 pounds and the largest over 11 tons
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Title:
Lake Wales Motel
Lake Wales Florida (FL), Chrome unused
Description:
Convenient to all attractions; off highway - quiet atmosphere. All-tile pool - finest in Lake Wales; air-conditioned; free TV in all rooms; tile showers and tubs; family accommodations and baby beds; U.S. Highway 27 South One Mile; Motel Phone: 2-8763 - 3-4351. Restaurant Phone 2-8764
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Title:
The Lake Wales Ampitheater
Lake Wales Florida (FL), Linen PM 1956 Feb-21
Description:
The Lake Wales Amphitheater is located two miles south of Lake Wales on U. S. Highway 27. The Amphitheater, built in 1952 for the winter performances of the world famous Black Hills Passion Play, seats over 3,000 persons. Acoustically perfect, and with a stage length of 340 feet, this Amphitheater will be the scene of other fine outdoor entertainments during other times of the year
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Title:
Holiday Motel
Lake Wales Florida (FL), Chrome unused
Description:
South on US 27 Phone 2-2003 Hotel rooms and family accommodations on spacious landscaped grounds. Near Cypress Gardens, Bok Tower, Great Masterpiece and Passion Play. Air conditioned, electric heat, room TV, swimming pool and sun deck, shuffleboard and playground. Bradley family - owners and managers
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Title:
Lake Mabel Court
Lake Wales Florida (FL), Linen unused
Description:
On U.S. 27 & Fla. 17 - 5 Mi. No. of Lake Wales, between Singing Tower and Cypress Gardens. Modern Cabins - Day-Week-Season - Electric Kitchenettes - Electric Heat - Bathing - Boating - Fishing
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Title:
The Walesbilt Hotel In Lake Wales
Lake Wales Florida (FL), Linen unused
Description:
Series 5B-H312
the Singing Tower in the Mountain Lake Sanctuary, near Lake Wales, Fla
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Title:
Rest-A-Nite Motel
Lake Wales Florida (FL), Chrome PM 1956 Oct-2
Description:
REST-A-NITE MOTEL Lake Wales, Fla. Ph. 24874 State Road 17 - U.S. Hwy 27 22 individual units on private sandy beach on beautiful Lake of the Hills. Swimming, boating, fishing, picnic area amid Florida's finest attractions. Harry and Nancy Fowler Owners-Managers
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Title:
The Great Masterpiece, near the Bok Singing Tower
Lake Wales Florida (FL), Linen unused
Description:
View of the Great Masterpiece and part of the beautifully landscaped grounds. At the left is the Arts and Crafts Building, used for art exhibits and the making of mosaics and stained glass paintings
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Title:
Mountain Lake From the Bok Memorial Tower
Lake Wales Florida (FL), Linen PM 1954 Feb-8
Description:
The Mountain Lake Sanctuary was designed by Frederick Law Olmsted, and occupies the highest point of land in Florida with its area of forty-eight acres, including Iron Mountain. Fourteen lakes may be seen from its highest point, and nearly thirty-six can be seen from the top of Singing Tower. Tradition has it that many years ago Iron Mountain was sacred ground to the Florida Indians. Certainly a more suitable site could not have been selected to bring out the purpose for which Mr. Bok intended this everlasting gift of beauty to the American People
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Title:
Florida's Beautiful Singing Tower
Lake Wales Florida (FL), Chrome unused
Description:
Series P-1
The Singing Tower in all of its Beauty, Lake Wales, Florida
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Title:
Walesbilt Hotel
Lake Wales Florida (FL), Linen unused
Description:
Series 7A-H1659
Beautiful Singing Tower and Mountain Lake Sanctuary at lake Wales, Fla. The Finest Hotel Nearest the singing Tower. Walesbilt You will like the Walesbilt Hotel lake Wales, Florida. Modern - fireproof - Reasonable Rates The finest Hotel Nearest the singing Tower and cypress gardens.
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Title:
Spook Hill Motel, 522 Osceola Avenue
Lake Wales Florida (FL), Chrome unused
Description:
Series 96262
Located in Lake Wales on Famous Spook Hill. Facing Lake "North Lake Wales." Rest in quiet in the heart of the citrus country. Modern rooms with tile shower, kitchenette, and panel-ray heat. Within minutes of world famous Bok Tower, Cypress Gardens, Passion Play Amphitheater, and The Great Masterpiece. Lola B. Whidden, Owner-Manager.
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Title:
Laurel Motel, One Mile South of Route 60 on Highway 27
Lake Wales Florida (FL), Chrome unused
Description:
Series 72159-B
Private Beach - TV - Air Conditioning - Electric Heat - Swimming - Boating - Fishing. Pick an Orange. Convenient to Book Tower, Passion Play, the Great Masterpieces and Cypress Gardens.
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Title:
Ritz Motel
Lake Wales Florida (FL), Chrome PM 1962 Feb-17
Description:
Everything For Our Guests Comfort Air-Conditioning - Electric Heat - Shuffleboard 21" TV in Rooms South Scenic Highway 27 Alt. Lake Wales, Florida
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Title:
The Singing Tower Carillon
Lake Wales Florida (FL), Chrome unused
Description:
Milfor Myhre, the carillonneur for the Mountain Lake Sanctuary, plays all of the recitals thru the console as shown on the right - the music being made is created by 53 bronze bells weighing between 22,300 lbs. the largest and 17 lbs. the smallest, as the one shown on the left.
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Title:
The Singing Tower, Mounain Lake Sanctuary
Lake Wales Florida (FL), Chrome unused
Description:
The Singing Tower, as seen from one of the many winding and beautiful frails in the Mountain Lake Sanctuary. Lake Wales, Florida. Rising 250 feet into the sky. The Singing Tower was a gift to the American people, from Edward Bok.
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Title:
A Close-Up Of The Singing Tower, Mountain Lake Sanctuary
Lake Wales Florida (FL), Linen PM 1948 Jan-06
Description:
The 71 bells of the carillon in the Singing Tower hang behind the Faience tile windows, through the interstices of which the music floats out over the sanctuary grounds. The tree of life, with herons or monkeys at the base and gay parrots at the top symbolizes the aspirations of the soul. The eight marble buttresses are a ten-ton block of marble.
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Title:
The Highlander
Lake Wales Florida (FL), Chrome unused
Description:
Recommended AAA Restaurant. Famous for wonderful food, serving everything form Sandwiches to full course dinners, tastes good because it is good. Open 7:00 A.M. to 10:00 P.M. On the North edge of Lake Wales on Alt. U. S. 27 at North Avenue, just 1/2 mile from new U. S. 27. In the heart of the scenic highlands citrus country, the home of the famous Singing Tower, Great masterpiece, Villa Josephine Museum, Spook Hill and the passion Play Amphitheatre. Near Beautiful Cypress Gardens. Excellent accommodations for the traveler.
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Title:
The Lantern Motel & Restaurant
Lake Wales Florida (FL), Chrome unused
Description:
Everything For Your Comfort Air Conditioning - TV - Electric Heat - Pool; Family Units - Cocktail Lounge. 10 min. from Cypress Gardens, Bok Tower and The Great Master Piece. "Real Home Cooking At Its Best" 3 1/2 Miles North of Lake Wales on U. S. 27. Karl & John Paschack - Owners - Mgrs. Phone 3-8472 - Rt. 2 - Box 345, Lake Wales, Fla.
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Title:
Barney's Restaurant
Lake Wales Florida (FL), Divided Back unused
Description:
Where Fastidious people get superior service at moderate cost. Barney's "Famous for Food" Post Office Block in the city of the singing tower Lake Wales Florida.
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Title:
Anton Brees Playing The Sanctuary Bells In The Singing Tower
Lake Wales Florida (FL), Linen unused
Description:
This is the room in which Anton Brees, the world's greatest carillonneur, plays the carillon on the clavier, or keyboard, and makes the music which gives the singing tower its name. The bells themselves do not swing but are rigid, and are struck by clappers worked by levers and operated by the manuals and pedals of the clavier in this room.
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Title:
Anton Brees Playing The Sanctuary Bells In The Singing Tower, Mountain Lake
Lake Wales Florida (FL), Linen PM 1947
Description:
Anton Brees and the carillon. This is the room in which Anton Brees, the world's greatest carillonneur, plays the carillon on the clavier, or keyboard, and makes the music which gives the Singing Tower its name. The bells themselves do not swing but are rigid, and are struck by clappers worked by levers and operated by the manuals and pedals of the clavier in this room.
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Title:
The Walesbilt Hotel
Lake Wales Florida (FL), Linen unused
Description:
The Singing Tower in the mountain lake sanctuary, near Lake Wales, Fla.
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Title:
The Singing Tower
Lake Wales Florida (FL), Real Photo PM 1933
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Title:
The Guest House
Lake Wales Florida (FL), Chrome unused
Description:
207 Lakeshore Blvd. rooms with private or connecting baths. Only 4 blocks from business district. Faces on Lake Walles, one-half block from Tourist Club. Owned and managed by Mrs. Katie J. Perry. Telephone 2-7411.
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Title:
Spook Hill - Prather's Laundry
Lake Wales Florida (FL), Linen PM 1955 Feb-5
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Title:
Flamingos in the Mountain Lake Sanctuary
Lake Wales Florida (FL), White Border unused
Description:
C. T. American Art Duotone
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Title:
Hotel Wales
Lake Wales Florida (FL), Linen unused
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Title:
Legend of Spook Hill
Lake Wales Florida (FL), Linen PM Jan-3
Description:
The old negro parked his car here as he was going fishing - He looked back as he started for the lake and the smile on his face froze - His old jalopy was slowly moving back up the hill with the motor not running - "Dem's Spooks," cried the old negro, then fainted - That's how Spook Hill got its name
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Title:
Honeymooning at Chalet Suzanne
Lake Wales Florida (FL), Linen unused
Description:
U.S. Highway 17--Four Miles North of Lake Wales. "Continental Atmosphere and Cuisine" Ten Minutes to Bok Tower and Cypress Gardens
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Title:
Lake Shore Hotel
Lake Wales Florida (FL), Linen PM 2939
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Title:
The Great Masterpiece At Lake Wales
Lake Wales Florida (FL), Chrome unused
Description:
A mosaic of Leonard da vinci's Last Supper. Made of more than 300,000 pieces of mosaic, 10,000 gradations of color. Made by the August Wagner Co. in Berlin, Germany, involving two years of Planning and 27,000 man hours of assembly time
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Title:
The Singing Tower At Night Time
Lake Wales Florida (FL), Linen unused
Description:
Series 238-F
The Mountain Lake Singing Tower is located on the highest land in Florida and it is surrounded by 48 acres of beautifully landscaped grounds. — The Sanctuary. The tower is built of Florida coquina rock and Georgia marble, and is 205 feet high and 51 feet in diameter at the base. The Carillon with 71 bells varying in weight from just a few pounds to about eleven tons, is one of the finest and largest ever cast.
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Title:
Greetings From Spook Hill
Lake Wales Florida (FL), Chrome PM 1970 Jul-20
Description:
Spook Hill is located at Lake Wales, Florida, Near the Singing Tower Mountain Lake Sanctuary. Stop on White Line, take out of Gear and let car roll back.
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Title:
10 The Shrine at St. Anne Des Lacs
Lake Wales Florida (FL), Linen
Description:
Of interest to pilgrims and visirtors,St. Anne Shrine possesses a duplicate of the miraculous atatue of St. Anne de Beaupre,a monument to the Christ of Limpias, containing a relic of a thorn from the crown of Christ, a repository with a relic of the true cross and a reproduction of the Sacred Nail, a reproduction of the Holy Sepulchre, a grotto of our Lady of Lourdes, and a Biblical Museum.
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Title:
First Mathodist Church
Lake Wales Florida (FL), Linen unused
Description:
FIRST METHODIST CHURCH, LAKE WALES, FLORIDA. BUILT IN 1949. A NEIGHBOHOOD CHURCH FOR NEIGHBORHOOD PEOPLE.
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Title:
Greetings From Lake Wales
Lake Wales Florida (FL), Linen unused
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Title:
Greetings From Lake Wales
Lake Wales Florida (FL), Linen unused
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Title:
Spook Hill Ghosts
Lake Wales Florida (FL), Linen PM 1942
Description:
A Few blocks from the heart of Lake Wales is that mystifying and fascinating phenomenon. Here playful ghosts apparently seize your car and in defiance of the laws of gravity and your previous experience in such matters, roll your vehicle gently backward uphill, while they chortle in unholy glee at your mystification.
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Title:
Flamingoes At The Singing Tower, Mountain Lake Sanctuary
Lake Wales Florida (FL), White Border unused
Description:
The two artificial lakes adjacent to the Singing Tower in the Mountain Lake Sanctuary are the home of beautiful flamingoes, once common in the south and now nearly extinct, being hunted for their beautiful plumage. They are 5 to 6 feet in height, big bill is naked and bent abruptly down as if broken in middle
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Title:
Chalet Suzanne, Between Bok Tower and Cypress Gardens
Lake Wales Florida (FL), Linen PM 1949
Description:
Spectacualr water-skiing every day in the year in full view of those dining over the water indoors, or on the picturesque patio at the edge of Lake Suzanne. Food and atmosphere you'll never forget. Come for a meal or a month and make Chalet Suzanne a lovely memory
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