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ELK HOTEL
The Elk Hotel sat on the corner of Broad and Smith Streets. (Now Leon Sullivan Way) Over it's lifetime it supported many business, including my Aunt & Uncles tavern "Bernie's". I remember when Bernie himself owned it, and the business actually started-out as a drug store. All of the beautiful oak cases , shelving and pharmacy windows were still in place (and sold by my family) before the Interstate took it. The Elk Hotel housed a lot of railroaders over the years because the old K & M depot and warehouse was right across the street. Some lived there year round. Although the hotel became a little seedy in it's last years, it was never really bad. I grew up cleaning Bernies every Sunday morning to make extra money. Good times... NOW
HERE'S ANOTHER SHOT TAKEN IN THE 60S
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