Flora Dora Hotel in Dawson City Black and White Photography
Peeling Siding and a Faded Sign Above the Hotel Door
I kept returning to the Flora Dora Hotel during several days of walking around Dawson City. I had driven north in my Sprinter camper van and was staying at a small RV park on the edge of town. The building changed with the light from morning to evening, and this black and white photograph brings its weathered façade into a direct, almost portrait-like view.
A faded vertical sign hangs between the two upper windows, still spelling out the hotel’s name. Pale, peeling siding contrasts with the dark lower windows and the recessed doorway. The trim runs across the front in long bands, with finer decorative work beneath the roofline. Curtains hang inside the upper windows, and a mannequin figure is visible at the right. At ground level, a wooden boardwalk separates the building from the street.
Dawson felt welcoming during that visit, and people I met spoke about the old buildings with an affection that stayed with me. I wanted to keep the Flora Dora’s individual details clear without losing its overall arrangement. Standing straight in front gave the doorway and paired windows a balanced structure, while the uneven surfaces interrupted that balance in small ways. Monochrome makes those differences easy to follow: rubbed boards, darker gaps, worn lettering, and the edges of the window frames. I photographed the hotel in 2025, and the image carries something of those repeated walks through town. For me, the building became familiar through returning to look, each time finding another detail in the same frontage.
© Dan Kosmayer, 2025
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