The neoclassical architecture of L'Hôtel Ruhl was a landmark at no. 1 Promenade des Anglais in Nice, France. It was demolished in 1970. The site is now occupied by a casino, Hôtel Mercure Nice Promenade des Anglais, and many other businesses.
A YouTube video documenting the hotel, called "Nice D'Antan - L'Hôtel Ruhl avant sa démolition" is posted to: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RJvY8cYcAVo. (It is narrated in French.)
Wikipedia also has information about L'Hôtel Ruhl: (https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/H%C3%B4tel_Ruhl).
For today's version of 1 Promenade des Anglais in Nice, see the image below, taken on March 15, 2020 from Google Maps (https://www.google.com/maps/@43.694924,7.2657491,3a,75y,296.04h,99.52t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1sMWTvoTq3PSfYIjbczSDRiw!2e0!7i16384!8i8192)
This postcard has an "Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur" postmark and is from someone with the family name "Van Campenhout". What is the relationship between this family and the Van de Vyvere of Antwerp?
* Thanks to KR, the translation is: "Best wishes from ? Van Campenhout".
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