The top portion of the Garden City News’ first issue, published on September 26, 1923. The paper has undergone more than a few cosmetic changes in the century since, but its core intentions have remained the same to this day. For 100 years, the Garden City News has recorded daily goings-on and larger issues within the village, and preserved Graden City’s storied history, so that no matter how much time has passed, its residents will never forget where and when this historic village came from, and how it’s changed with time.
This colorized photograph of the third Garden City Hotel (designed by Stanford White) was taken at the beginning of the 20th Century. For most of the century this hotel had American history grace its front doors. From presidents to royalty, from Hollywood stars to iconic sports figures, famous aviators to titans of industry, the Garden City Hotel witnessed it all. Beginning in 1923, the Garden City News documented all of it. This newspaper quickly became Garden City’s diary. When this hotel, sadly, was torn down in 1973 it was covered in the pages of the Garden City News. Today, in 2023, we can look back at 100 years of Garden City history as documented by one newspaper — the Garden City News.
Photo and caption courtesy of John Ellis Kordes