Turn left at the pillar. You can get there via "Hypocrite's Row." Just look for the door inside the men's room.
Pictured here is an animated gif of this stereograph. I'll be adding more gifs this week.
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The Rotunda
At the top of the steps of the main entrance you'll pass through one of three doors into the Rotunda. The ceiling rises straight up to the great cupola. It's furnished with white wicker furniture and spittoons.
To your left is a long hallway leading to smart shops featuring the latest in fashion, jewelry, souvenirs and candy. Just to the right is a writing room where you can send postcards just like this one to your friends and family in the frozen north.
The stairway straight ahead takes you to the mens (to your left) and ladies (to your right) lounges. A secret hallway leads from the men's toilet to the bar. The passage is affectionately called"Hypocrite's Row." A floor plan will be posted shortly to get you there.
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Hypocrite's Row
A rare HRP survivor is the bar. Now located at Don Ramon's Restaurant (535 25th st. West Palm Beach) it served for many years at the late, great This Is It Pub.
Gentlemen (the bar was closed to women) could enter the bar from the hallway separating the first floor of the octagonal ballroom. Tea was served in the Palm Room for the ladies. There was a stockbroker's office and billiard room in addition to the bar for the men.
The discrete tipler could reach the bar via a secret hallway, affectionately dubbed "Hypocrite's Row," off the men's toilet.
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