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[[Image:brunswick.jpg|left|thumb|350px|Pictured in 2010]]BRUNSWICK HOTEL. Located at the corner of 32nd and Jackson [[STREETS]], the Brunswick Hotel was used by many railroad personnel. | [[Image:brunswick.jpg|left|thumb|350px|Pictured in 2010]]BRUNSWICK HOTEL. Located at the corner of 32nd and Jackson [[STREETS]], the Brunswick Hotel was used by many railroad personnel. | ||
Its predecessor, the Great Western Hotel dated from the 1890s. It also was the site of a tavern and restaurant on the first floor. In 1911 after the opening of the [[BRUNSWICK-BALKE-COLLENDER]] plant across the street, the hotel changed its name to the Brunswick. | Its predecessor, the Great Western Hotel dated from the 1890s. It also was the site of a tavern and restaurant on the first floor. In 1911 after the opening of the [[BRUNSWICK-BALKE-COLLENDER COMPANY]] plant across the street, the hotel changed its name to the Brunswick. | ||
[[Image:brunswickhotel.jpg|left|thumb|350px|Illustration by Norman Zepeski]] | [[Image:brunswickhotel.jpg|left|thumb|350px|Illustration by Norman Zepeski]] | ||
Revision as of 03:47, 1 December 2010
BRUNSWICK HOTEL. Located at the corner of 32nd and Jackson STREETS, the Brunswick Hotel was used by many railroad personnel.
Its predecessor, the Great Western Hotel dated from the 1890s. It also was the site of a tavern and restaurant on the first floor. In 1911 after the opening of the BRUNSWICK-BALKE-COLLENDER COMPANY plant across the street, the hotel changed its name to the Brunswick.
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Source:
Day, Mike. "Ghosts of Businesses Past," Telegraph Herald, Nov. 25, 2010