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railroad hotels
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Paul Drake <[log in to unmask]>
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Paul Drake <[log in to unmask]>
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Thu, 1 Dec 2005 21:39:08 -0600
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I have been asked "What was a 'railroad hotel' and why were those built?"  Those were in every town of any size that was served by a railroad throughout the last half of the 19th and first half of the 20th Centuries. I have posted a 1913 photo of one and a short explanation on my website.  Paul
  
<www.DrakesBooks.com>

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