Picture of the corner of Walnut and S. Broad where the Banana Republic has a store was once the site of the original Bellevue Hotel. The historic picture is from circa 1899. Alejandro A. Alvarez / Philadelphia Daily News / © 2012 Philadephia Media Network
Notes: Here is some caption info from Phillyhistory.org. Photograph from freelibrary.org
Bellevue Hotel, Broad Street at Walnut, northwest corner. Opened in 1882, the Bellevue soon became popular as a meeting place for socialites and fashionable clubs. It later merged with the Stratford. In 1904, only 19 hours after the Bellevue's ceremonious closing, the Bellevue-Stratford opened across Walnut Street on the site of the old Stratford.
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