The majestic Gardner Hotel! “Dear Girls,” says the back, “This is a very good hotel. We have a fine room and bath which we used before lunch.” It’s addressed to Misses Parker at 206 East Sandusky Avenue, Bellefontaine, OH, and was sent the evening of March 11, 1909, the year the hotel was opened. There’s just one problem  . . .

The Gardner looked nothing like the postcard. Ever.