Newport, APR 24 4:30 PM 1934

"Eleanor Gehrig once asked Lou Gehrig in her book,'My Luke and I', what the difference was between a player in the minor Leagues and a man in the Major Leagues. Gehrig replied, "One step."


April 22, 1933 (I think she miss-dated this one and meant to date it 1934)

Dear Guy,

I received your letter yesterday (Sat). I'm glad that you write every other day for the time will pass quicker.
I sure had a big surprise yesterday. I was called to work at the 10 [cent] store. I thought that was a thing of the past. They just can't do without me. There was only one thing that was missing Sat. nite and that was you. I even looked for you when I came out, then I happened to think you were miles and miles away from here. You sure must have gotten a tough break in that twenty inning game some umpires are sure dirty. That game must have been something like the game that "Oak View" played against "Kirk Pies" wasn't it?
Ed is house cleaning now that He's home, ain't that something. He just loves to clean.
Bob hasn't seen Dot since the nite we went to the show but he sure wants to see her bad enough. He hasn't the courage to go over. Bob comes down home all the time but I haven't seen Ham since the nite you left. I'll have to close now for I'm suppose to be over at Dot's at 2 o'clock.
You wanted to know what I meant by that crack about you well, the first thing it wasn't a crack I was just asking you not to get "conceited" for that I do not think that it will be becoming not to you anyway for your not that type.

Lots of Love and Kisses,
Ange
xxxxxxxxxxxxxx

Ridgeland Hotel Winterhaven Florida

On Ridgeland Hotel stationary

Hotel Arcade 2010

My cousin Guy Daines IV lives in Tarpon Springs Florida and sent these photos of the Old Hotel Arcade as it looks today, which isn't a lot different. He also sent this message:

Jodi,

I took a couple of pictures of the former Arcade Hotel in Tarpon. It is no longer a hotel. It is still called Tarpon Arcade, but it is retail shops & restaurants. Funny thing is, I didn't even know that it used to be a hotel. When I saw the pic on the postcard I knew exactly where it was.

I also sent a photo of Rotary Field. It was the only softball field in Tarpon back then and it is only a short walk from that building. *I used to play in a couple of softball leagues on that field also. Pretty amazing.

Dad didn't even know Pop ever stayed in Tarpon or played ball here.

Thought you might like to see what both currently look like over 70 years later.

Take care,

Guy

Apologies, updates & minor corrections

There are few corrections to the vernacular sent to me via my mother from my Uncle Guy, my grandfather's son and namesake. First, I want to correctly use the term "west-enders" not "west-siders" when referring to the relatives and friends from the west end of Newport Kentucky. My only excuse is that I was having a "what was I thinking" moment, or that there is and was a local corner bar, the West Side Cafe on 11th street in Newport and I may have been a little confused or just longing for a beer myself at the time. I apologize for this mix-up. I hope someone other than just my Uncle is reading this and caught it as well. I realize it has been a couple of weeks since I last posted a letter between Guy and Ange. On March the 14th it will be Ange's birthday. I have been busy, and neglectful in continuing the posting of the letters, so I promise to be better... so today March 9th I am looking at a letter Guy sent that is dated APR 23 1934 from Tarpon Springs Florida. What seems entirely ironic to me today is that my Uncle Guy now resides in Tarpon Springs, Florida, and his family has been there for quite a while. The Greek community still exists and for years "Papas" restaurant was a favorite among the grandparents and Uncle Guy's family when they visited. I do not know if the Hotel Arcade is still in business, but I certainly hope so, as even then, in 1934 it was a "classy joint" boasting a coffee shop, each room a bath, and steam heat at the bottom of the hotel stationary: