Below, in the courtyard, a wedding was taking place. The bride wore a dress made of Etsy listings from 2009. The groom’s ring was a clickwheel from an iPod Classic. The officiant was a chatbot trained on the complete works of the Geocities Hometown poetry section.
: The town rose to fame in the 1920s and 30s, hosting legends like F. Scott Fitzgerald and Ella Fitzgerald. Hotel Courbet Internet Archive
At first glance, the combination seems odd. The Internet Archive is the legendary "Wayback Machine" (archive.org) based in San Francisco—a non-profit digital library dedicated to preserving websites, software, movies, and books. Hotel Courbet, on the other hand, feels tangible; a place with walls, windows, and perhaps a history of its own. Below, in the courtyard, a wedding was taking place