RE: (erielack) ex Lackawanna Scranton station bought

["Tupaczewski, Paul R (Paul)" <paultup_@_lucent.com>]

> The historic site of the Radisson dates back to 1908, when 
> the Delaware, 
> Lackawanna & Western Railroad opened it as Lackawanna 
> Station. It operated as a 
> rail station until 1970.
> 
> The building sat vacant for nearly a decade before an arm of 
> the Greater 
> Scranton Chamber of Commerce raised $13 million to restore 
> the building and 
> convert it into a hotel. On Dec. 31, 1983, the Hilton at 
> Lackawanna Station opened. 
> After a short stint as the Royce Hotel in 1989, DanMar bought 
> it in 1993 and 
> later converted it to a Radisson.



Wait, I thought the EL had offices in the Scranton station? So the building wasn't "vacant" (at least from 1970-1976), correct?

	- Paul

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