This postcard relates to a hotel that accommodated visitors to Dallas, Texas.
Dallas, the metropolis on the Trinity River in north Texas, developed as a major railroad junction for lines that shipped cotton, cattle, and (later) oil from west Texas and points south
By the mid-20th century, Dallas had become a center of banking and investment firms, along with diverse manufacturing plants – which came to include prominent Defense industries,
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dallas
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One must have reached a certain (advanced) age to remember when even the cheapest budget hotel provided hotel stationery and envelopes in guest rooms.
It was expected that guests would want to share their location with friends, and it was not yet possible to post tiresome videos that portrayed one’s accommodations from every angle.
Additionally, postcards or letterhead sent by guests provided excellent advertising for the hotel.
We have seen postcard stories related to postcard photographs of hotels:
“Ruth Will Tour the Mohawk Trail”, “Lucille Stays at the Ritz”, “Taking the Waters”, “The Japanese Garden”.
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The Mayfair Hotel was a ten-story building of brick-covered reinforced concrete – with 132 rooms and 18 apartments.
It opened in 1927. and was managed by one of the builders, Jack Tucker.
Because the apartments had kitchens, there were a number of long-term guests.
The establishment, with a comfortable and genteel air, was considered a “safe” place for women who were traveling alone.
https://dallasmemorabilia.blogspot.com/2013/08/mayfair-hotel.html
The building had a roof-top garden which afforded a lovely view of the city.
Alas, the proliferation of motels and other budget travel options, along with the development of luxury hotels in Dallas, reduced the customer base of the Mayfair Hotel.
By the 1960’s the hotel was struggling – the building (plus all furnishings) was offered at auction in 1970.
Sometime thereafter, the building was demolished.
This bit of memorabilia, printed as a linen-style postcard, survived.
