{"product_id":"tvj-034611","title":"Old Wellington Hotels: Some History, Personalities and Anecdotes by Pat Lawlor (1974)","description":"\u003ch2\u003eWellington's old hotels and their colourful human stories\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eVery Good Condition\u003c\/strong\u003e - Dust jacket lightly rubbed with minor edge creasing. Copyright 1974.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePat Lawlor revisits Wellington's hotels through a mixture of local history, memorable personalities and anecdotes. Establishments that served as meeting places, landmarks and temporary homes become a route into the social life of the city. Their proprietors, visitors and changing fortunes give individual buildings a character that extends beyond an address or an architectural description. Historical illustrations and photographs help place the stories within streets that have often altered beyond recognition. The result is a portrait of a city seen through places where people gathered, exchanged news and made memories. Readers interested in Wellington history will find a collection that preserves both the outlines of its hospitality trade and the less formal stories that bring the past to life.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The Value Junction ","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67735904452820,"sku":"TVJ-034611","price":11.5,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0721\/3059\/2980\/files\/TVJ-034611-1.jpg?v=1792034161","url":"https:\/\/thevaluejunction.co.nz\/products\/tvj-034611","provider":"The Value Junction ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}