Saturday 15 January 2022

Black and White Hotel

I'm one of those people who gets a bit excited by old architecture around New Zealand. This old pub/building/hotel is located on the main street of Westport on the West Coast. Judging by the look of it I'd say it was built around the early 1920s. I'm not really sure how it got it's name, perhaps the building was originally black and white. It seems to have some bad reviews from about 5 years ago on Trip Advisor but recently there are alot of positive comments.

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11 comments:

Andy said...

For sure the hotel is an oldie.

Billy Blue Eyes said...

Could also say grubby and whiteish

Bill said...

Interesting name, I expected to see a black and white building. :) We have a town called Westport too, it is on the coast in county Mayo.

William Kendall said...

It has character.

Tom said...

...it needs a bit of freshening up!

Jim said...

I've seen Black & White Hotels before, I am not quite sure where. South Africa, N.Z, India, or some other Brit provence that I have no idea which. It was not modern one bit.
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Tigger's Mum said...

Black & White used to be (is) a brand of whiskey - famous for the little dogs on the label. Many is the terrier named Whiskey for that reason - maybe also the pub.

Sharon said...

I wonder who decided to paint the front red. With a name like Black and White, I would have stuck with that theme.

Betty J. Crow said...

Interesting hotel. Would love to take a peek inside. :)

Klara said...

you had me with the title and thumbnail :-)))

James said...

Nice shot! It would be interesting to compare it to a photo from when it was new.

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