Sonoma Inn
Today’s #tbt takes us out of Idaho and into the gambling hotspot of Winnemucca, Nevada. In 1947, Hummel, Hummel and Jones was commissioned to design a hotel-casino in Winnemucca, Nevada for Terminal Inn. From the opening flyer, “Sonoma Inn is a beautiful, new resort hotel and casino planned and constructed in the most modern manner. You’ll be […]
Hotel Boise | Hoff Building
Today we #TBT to one of Boise’s most distinctive landmarks, the art deco Hoff Building (formerly known as the Hotel Boise). Once the tallest building in Idaho, the Hoff has held a distinctive place on the Boise skyline since 1930. “Boise’s premier land developer, Walter E. Pierce, build Hotel Boise, which was completed in 1930. It sat […]
Overland/Eastman Building
For today’s #tbt, we look back to one of our buildings that did not survive to the 21st century. The Overland/Eastman Building once stood at 8th & Main Street in downtown Boise. The Overland Building (renamed the Eastman Building in 1927) was designed by Tourtelotte and Company on the site of the 1864 Overland House hotel. […]