A downtown Boise relic - the Idanha Hotel, which is no longer a hotel. It is home to apartments, offices and retail, the official name is "Idanha Building." When this hotel went up in the early 1900s, it was the tallest in the state, and the first Idaho building with an elevator. The turrets on the corners helped create its romantic reputation, and it used to be "the honeymoon hotel" when there wasn't much else around. This view is from Idaho Street, which I think is interesting because I've heard several times that "new owners" were going to rescue and renovate the hotel, and it looks like there is still some work to be done. The main entrance is on Main Street.
Sunday, April 20, 2008
This Used To Be Idaho's Tallest Building
A downtown Boise relic - the Idanha Hotel, which is no longer a hotel. It is home to apartments, offices and retail, the official name is "Idanha Building." When this hotel went up in the early 1900s, it was the tallest in the state, and the first Idaho building with an elevator. The turrets on the corners helped create its romantic reputation, and it used to be "the honeymoon hotel" when there wasn't much else around. This view is from Idaho Street, which I think is interesting because I've heard several times that "new owners" were going to rescue and renovate the hotel, and it looks like there is still some work to be done. The main entrance is on Main Street.
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Hello Boise Diva I just been enjoying you photos and info, very impressive and well done!
ReplyDeleteThanks for stopping by Roger - I see you're a photographer, if you have any photos you want to share, I'd love to give you credit! Obviously, all I have is a little cheap digital camera, and not much time to cruise around.
ReplyDeleteAre there many other elevators in Boise? ;)
ReplyDeleteI am proud to say that (to my knowldedge), there were just five elevators in my hometown of Burnie when I lived there!
Hi Kris - yeah, I think there are a few more elevators nowadays ;) my daughter and I used two different ones at the mall over the weekend...and two escalators. I grew up in a small town north of Boise and can't remember ever riding in an elevator while in that town (Weiser). There "might" have been one somewhere! I once heard a rumor when I was a kid that some rich people had put one in their house!
ReplyDeleteImagine being so wealthy that you’d need your own elevator! Who would you call is it broke down? One of the butlers I guess.
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