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Location DB > United States > Ohio > Lorain > Spitzer Plaza Hotel
 Name
Spitzer Plaza Hotel
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 Database Info
created by jellybeans95 on 11/9/2007 5:42 PM
last modified by Emperor Wang on 5/3/2024 3:58 PM
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 Overview
 Description
A former ritzy hotel sitting vacant in downtown Lorain.

5.3.2024 - Restoration efforts were underway in 2019. It operates today as The Ariel Broadway Hotel, with a bakery and café on the ground floor.
 Basic Information
Type: Building
Status: Restored / repurposed
Accessibility: Easy - rent a room
Recommendation: not very exciting
 Physical Information
Address
301 Broadway
Lorain, Ohio
United States
Owner: Alan Spitzer
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  •  Hazards
  • rust
  • bums living in the parking garage
  •  Interesting Features
    Everything is still in the building, beautfiul architecture.
     Security Measures
  • part-time guard
  • locked gates
  • welded doors
  • cameras
  • alarms, right across from the police station
  •  Historical Dates
    Built: 1929
    Closed: 2005
     Required Equipment
  • permission to enter
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     History
    Built in 1929, its original use was office buildings, and it was known as The Broadway Building.

    Since the 80's it was a Renaissance Hotel, with a restaurant downstairs and upscale accommidations. In 1988, Alan Spitzer bought the building, and renovated it and renamed it the Spitzer Plaza Hotel in 1994, changing the restaurant name to "The Broadway Cafe".

    In 2002, a noted drop in business forced the Cafe to shorten hours to weekends only. When the Ford plant shut it's doors in 2005, it also spelled the end for Spitzer's hotel. It now sits closed, waiting for a revitalization.
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     Future Plans
    Spitzer is hoping to reuse the building, but not sure if it'll continue on as a hotel, or possibly as condos or an assisted living facility.
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    Outside photos
    Fri, Nov 9th, 2007
    posted by jellybeans95
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    Fri, May 3rd, 2024
    posted by fr00tCake
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     Web Links
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     Validation
    This location's validation is current. It was last validated by Emperor Wang on 5/3/2024 4:00 PM.

     Latest Changes
  • on May 3 24 at 16:00, Emperor Wang validated this location
  • on May 3 24 at 15:58, Emperor Wang changed the following: History, Status, Interesting Features, Required Equipment, Description
  • on May 3 24 at 13:24, fr00tCake changed the following: Description
  • on May 3 24 at 13:22, fr00tCake added some pictures to a gallery
  • on May 3 24 at 13:21, fr00tCake created a new gallery
  • on May 3 24 at 13:20, fr00tCake changed the following: Street Address, Status, Accessibility, Recommendation, Description, Web Links
  • on Jul 31 08 at 5:26, Steed validated this location
  • on Nov 9 07 at 21:32, Emperor Wang conditionally validated this location
  • on Nov 9 07 at 19:30, jellybeans95 made this location available
  • on Nov 9 07 at 19:30, jellybeans95 changed the following: History
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