Virginia Tea Rooms
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- | [[File: | + | [[File:2024-01-21-Release-FTLOT-Old-Virginia-Tea-Rooms.jpg|right| thumb| 300px| Tea Room Postcards!!]] |
All of the material you have access to here -- the fabulous tea cups, the instructive booklets, the nostalgic postcards, the boldly graphic matchbook covers, and all of the historical information researched and shared from the mind of the woman who is making it all happen -- can easily fit into one 8 x 10 foot room in an old Victorian farmhouse, but you would never see it without the investment of the time it takes to produce such a site and the caloric input such a site requires in the form of food for the writer, graphic designer, and database manager, as well as the US currency needed to pay for the computers, software applications, scanners, electricity, and internet connectivity that bring it out of that little room and into the world. So, as you can see, this site is the darling of many, and it is growing at a rapid rate ... but although it is "free," there also is a cost. Your financial support underwrites this cost. | All of the material you have access to here -- the fabulous tea cups, the instructive booklets, the nostalgic postcards, the boldly graphic matchbook covers, and all of the historical information researched and shared from the mind of the woman who is making it all happen -- can easily fit into one 8 x 10 foot room in an old Victorian farmhouse, but you would never see it without the investment of the time it takes to produce such a site and the caloric input such a site requires in the form of food for the writer, graphic designer, and database manager, as well as the US currency needed to pay for the computers, software applications, scanners, electricity, and internet connectivity that bring it out of that little room and into the world. So, as you can see, this site is the darling of many, and it is growing at a rapid rate ... but although it is "free," there also is a cost. Your financial support underwrites this cost. | ||
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== Roanoke == | == Roanoke == | ||
- | [[File: | + | [[File:Jolly-Jay-Tea-Room-and-Blue-Eagle-Tourist-Court-Roanoke-Virginia-linen-postcard-front.jpg|center|600px|thumb|Blue Eagle Tourist Court and Jolly Jay Tea Room, circa 1940. The text on the back of the card reads: "Jolly jay Tea Room and Blue Eagle Tourist Court, also One Stop Service Station. Complete Modern Equipment. Located on U.S. No. 11, 1 Mile North if Roanoke, Virginia. D. T. Oyler and Sons, Props." The sign in front of the tea room promotes, "The Jolly Jay Tea Room" and features a neon Blue Jay image. The "Blue Eagle Tourist Court" sign stands guard at far right. The tourist court buildings have been given Spanish Mission style facades and a bright Blue Eagle with outspread wings adorns the front gable of the office building, with its cheerful red hand-crank gas pumps, which are surrounded by small conifers.]] |
- | [[File: | + | [[File:Blue-Eagle-Tourist-Cort-and-Tea-Room-Roanoke-Virginia-postcard-front.jpg|center|600px|thumb|Blue Eagle Tourist Court and Tea Room, circa 1950. The text on the back of the card reads: "Blue Eagle Tourist Court and Tea Room, One Stop 24-Hour Service for Your Convenience. Complete Modern Equipment. Located on U.S. No. 11, 1 Mile North of Roanoke, Virginia. D. T. Oyler and Sons, Props." The sign in front of the tea room now clearly reads, "Joe's." The old neon "Blue Eagle Tourist Court" sign stands at far right, and the words "Blue Eagle Tourist Court" have been painted on the ends of the buildings, which have lost their flamboyant Spanish facades and are now simply box-like and more easily maintained. The little conifers have grown taller and modern electrical gas pumps have replaced the old hand-crank ones.]] |
== Virginia Hot Springs == | == Virginia Hot Springs == | ||
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[[File:Japanese-Tea-Room-Homestead-Hotel-Virginia-Hot-Springs-VA-postcard-front-1912.jpg|center|600px|thumb|Japanese Tea Room, Homestead Hotel, Virginia Hot Springs, Virginia, postcard front; divided back era. Note the Japanese paper lanterns and parasols, ornate rattan seating, a small potted palm, and gracefully arched wooden room dividers. The postage stamp on the card's back tells us that it was mailed June 28, 1912 to Mrs. Annie R. DeVoe, Hotel Aberdeen, No 19 W 32nd St., New York. The message reads: "Got your P/C. Am just beginning to gain weight and I am ? on up grade. Expect to remain here until end of next week. Had too much rain, now clear, and this place is beautiful. Your summer friend, (?.) A." E.F. Carpenter, Publisher, Va. Hot Springs. No. 3011. Made in Germany; divided back era.]] | [[File:Japanese-Tea-Room-Homestead-Hotel-Virginia-Hot-Springs-VA-postcard-front-1912.jpg|center|600px|thumb|Japanese Tea Room, Homestead Hotel, Virginia Hot Springs, Virginia, postcard front; divided back era. Note the Japanese paper lanterns and parasols, ornate rattan seating, a small potted palm, and gracefully arched wooden room dividers. The postage stamp on the card's back tells us that it was mailed June 28, 1912 to Mrs. Annie R. DeVoe, Hotel Aberdeen, No 19 W 32nd St., New York. The message reads: "Got your P/C. Am just beginning to gain weight and I am ? on up grade. Expect to remain here until end of next week. Had too much rain, now clear, and this place is beautiful. Your summer friend, (?.) A." E.F. Carpenter, Publisher, Va. Hot Springs. No. 3011. Made in Germany; divided back era.]] | ||
- | [[File:Japanese-Tea -Room-The-Homestead-Hotel-Hot-Springs-VA-postcard-front-1923-.jpg|center|600px|thumb|Japanese Room, Homestead Hotel, Virginia Hot Springs, Virginia, postcard front; divided back era. Despite the radical change in colouring -- either a case of redecorating or an artifact imposed by the printer, who was working from a black and white photo, this appears to be a 180 degree reverse shot of the above card, taken from an adjacent room. Note that the long South-facing window-wall with its gathered-up curtains | + | [[File:Japanese-Tea -Room-The-Homestead-Hotel-Hot-Springs-VA-postcard-front-1923-.jpg|center|600px|thumb|Japanese Room, Homestead Hotel, Virginia Hot Springs, Virginia, postcard front; divided back era. Despite the radical change in colouring -- either a case of redecorating or an artifact imposed by the printer, who was working from a black and white photo, this appears to be a 180 degree reverse shot of the above card, taken from an adjacent room. Note that the long South-facing window-wall with its gathered-up curtains runs along the left side in the card directly above and is on the right side here. Modern-style and less ornate rattan chairs are in use in this broader, lobby-like area, but the two rooms are unified by the Japanese lanterns and parasols that hang from the ceilings, the small potted palm, and the arched room dividers.]] |
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Thanks for stopping by -- and thanks to my dear husband, nagasiva yronwode, for photoshopping and cleaning up these images along with me and making our weekly announcement placard. | Thanks for stopping by -- and thanks to my dear husband, nagasiva yronwode, for photoshopping and cleaning up these images along with me and making our weekly announcement placard. | ||
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<i><b>catherine yronwode</b><br>curator, historian, and docent | <i><b>catherine yronwode</b><br>curator, historian, and docent |
Latest revision as of 00:29, 23 January 2024
Virginia State Tea Room Gallery, in alphabetical order by name of city or town.
In this installment of "From the Land of Tea," we take a look at a web page that was funded by my Patreon supporters, who had access to it one full year before the public.
- Patreon Release Date: January 21st, 2023,
- Public Release Date: January 21st, 2024.
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All of the material you have access to here -- the fabulous tea cups, the instructive booklets, the nostalgic postcards, the boldly graphic matchbook covers, and all of the historical information researched and shared from the mind of the woman who is making it all happen -- can easily fit into one 8 x 10 foot room in an old Victorian farmhouse, but you would never see it without the investment of the time it takes to produce such a site and the caloric input such a site requires in the form of food for the writer, graphic designer, and database manager, as well as the US currency needed to pay for the computers, software applications, scanners, electricity, and internet connectivity that bring it out of that little room and into the world. So, as you can see, this site is the darling of many, and it is growing at a rapid rate ... but although it is "free," there also is a cost. Your financial support underwrites this cost.
Each new web page or sample pdf is circulated to Patrons as an unpublished galley proof or advance copy. After one year access for Patrons, each web page will be released to the public, while book pages will be available to the public as printed books, and copies will be sent to Patrons who subscribe at the upper two tiers.
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Virginia State Tea Room Gallery
The cards and photos are in alphabetical order by name of city or town.
Ashland
Culpepper
Richmond
Roanoke
Virginia Hot Springs
Westmoreland County
Thanks for stopping by -- and thanks to my dear husband, nagasiva yronwode, for photoshopping and cleaning up these images along with me and making our weekly announcement placard.
catherine yronwode
curator, historian, and docent
The Mystic Tea Room