The Rise And Fall Of St. Augustine's Gilded Age: A Newspaper's Perspective

Webgilded age tycoon henry flagler’s ambition, sagacity, and generosity along with his inner demons are revealed in mr. Augustine, a study of how the entrepreneur. The rise, fall, and rebirth of flagler's gilded age palace.

Webhenry flagler brought thomas hastings to st. Augustine in his private railroad car in may of 1885 to see the spanish colonial city and begin the design for a grand resort hotel. Keys details the famous hotel ponce de leon building (currently flagler college) and preservation efforts to reclaim the former hotel to its gilded age glory Webthe centerpiece of the college is the former hotel ponce de leon, an elaborate gilded age hotel designed by new york architects carrère & hastings, with the world's largest.