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| Formerly the Hotel Alcazar. Now The Lightner Museum and some city offices. |
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| The plague reads: Blown and Drawn Glass. William H Allen, American 1850. For several decades, the Excelsior, a glass steam engine was featured in full working operation in exhibitions throughout the Northeast. This included P.T. Barnum's first museum. Mr. Allen was the master scientific glass blower of his generation. His wife, Nora Allen, was also a glass blower and designer. |
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| Dressing Downton was the special exhibit. As a Downton Abbey fan I was excited to see these beautiful clothes on display. |
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| One of the art pieces in the permanent display. Sam had the camera for this part of the trip. |
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| Love the cradle. |
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| That Cupid! Such a show off. |
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| Yep, servants hear and know all the family gossip. |
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| The bed looked way too small for two people. Seemed short too. |
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| Portrait of Louis XVIII, last of the Sun Kings of France. Exhibit in 1817 then disappeared from view. Resurfaced in the U.S. (date not mentioned in plague). Sold at auction in 1941. Possibly the last painting of Antoine-Francois Callet. |
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| Lunch with Terri in the former hotel's swimming pool. |
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| "Russian Bath" essentially a suana |
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| Sam is pointing at the place we sat for lunch today. Must have been a fun place to swim. |
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| John Wesley. Part of the Tiffany collection. |
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| The local chocolate shop pays homage to the collection. |
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| Flagler College, formerly the Ponce de Leon Hotel. |
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| Lobby of the Flagler Hotel. This brings back memories of hanging with college students in 1979. I was a high school senior and my sister was a freshman at this college. |
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