Building, c. 1960

OBJECT TITLE / NAME

Building, c. 1960

DATE1960

MEDIAImage

PHOTOGRAPHERKodak

COLLECTIONHastings-Western Port Historical Society

REG NO.P662

HISTORY

This is the Royal Hotel, now known as the Western Port Hotel. It is the oldest surviving hotel in Hastings. It is from the Doc Littlepage Collection.

DESCRIPTION

This image shows the back of a building which consists of two sections. A tall white section with a tiled roof, two chimneys and six windows is on the left-hand side and a low, brick, tiled roof section is on the right-hand side. A man, with his back to the camera, is walking under a small lean-to attached to the brick building. A small door with the word ‘gents’ is on the left of the lean-to and two pot plants are at the front. A ladder is standing against the building. A truck, with ‘Hastings Hotel Pty Ltd’ is parked in the foreground.

SUBJECTS

Hotels, Trucks

KEYWORDS

Royal Hotel, Western Port Hotel