AHMET BEY & THE ATATURK TAPESTRY
<Pera Palas: The Indian Tapestry – Ataturk Suite – gold thread & green stones on black — Ahmet Bey is the man who watches the Ataturk Suite at the Pera Palace. He has worked there for 45 years — They are closing the Pera Palace after about 120 years, for renovation I am told. Nobody seems to know when it will re-open. Where will all these people go?——
THE NIGHT MANAGER
Kemal Bey – Pera Palas – 25 years – Night Manager.
HAPPY LIFT JOCKEY> It’s the oldest working elevator in Istanbul, and he was proud to pose next to it. You step in, you feel like visiting royalty.
HAPPY LIFT JOCKEY
PERA PALAS FATHER & SON
Father and son share uniform and visage at the Pera Palas, Ibrahim Bey with 20 years, Gökhan with one — Ibrahim Köse – Pera Palas 20 years – Information Bellboy — Gökhan Köse – Pera Palas – 1 Year——
PERA PALAS STAFFERS & IETT
Tahsin Arslan – Pera Palas Gift Shop 10 Years —- The original Logo for the Tünel Funikular. It was built just to take people up the hill to the Pera Palas. Before that, they were carried in palanquins. One is still in the lobby. IET.T 1871 Drawn in the Tünel – Painted Palanquin door —Hotel staffer Mehmet Bey looks to me like he was drawn by Charles Bragg——Love this simple antique logo with its smokestack, castle, minarets and swords.
AT THE PERA PALACE
7:30-11 PM – Pera Palas – 18 September 2004——Next to the oldest working elevator in Istanbul. That’s me reflected in the mirrors at center. These were removed later for the present tony restoration. The staff brought me tea and goodies, couldn’t have been nicer.
A fast take on The Boys, now grown into their adult sizes!
Ygor 10 September 04 – Oh just look at you! You’ve got cloudy eyes, and your beard is crooked, and there’s dirt on your shirt!
HORRIFYING MICKEY MOUSE
Nightmare “Not-Mickey Mouse” – Disney copyright highwaymen & culture clash created this horrifying image for a children’s ride – scare ‘em into fits! — Every district in Pera and Stamboul has its own style of doors. This one is from Sultanahmet near Küçük Ayasofya – Jesus! They take a long time to draw! — A more careful drawing of the Indian tapestry in the Ataturk Suite at Pera Palas, a gift from the Indian people to Ataturk. After his death someone noticed that the time, day and month of his death )11-11-9:06) is woven into the tapestry——