The Commercial Hotel An Aiken Landmark Since 1929
The Commercial Hotel in downtown Aiken comprises the main building the inn the Tidwell Jewelers store and a corner government building with a church supported retirement complex planned nearby The hotel and inn total about 80 rooms down from a peak of nearly double The 1929 opening came just before the Great Depression and the Holley family kept it in the family Leonard Holley later led the business through World War II and into the postwar era The Commercial remains a enduring three story landmark with an upstairs ballroom birthplace of the Aiken Rotary Club and a long serving lobby meeting place for horsemen golfers business leaders and tradesmen The article notes contemporaries in other South Carolina cities and remarks on closures and reopenings of several rival inns over time
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Tidwell Jewelers
ME. Holley
B.F Holley
Holley
BE Holley
Leonard Holley
B. Holley
Furman University
Bank of Western Carolina
Forrest
U.S. Merchant Marine Academy
South Carolina
Poinsett
Greenville
Francis Marion
Fort Sumter
Charleston
Wade Hampton and
Jefferson
Columbia
Willcox and Henderson
Aiken
Henderson
Palmetto Federal Bank
Willcox
Wade Hampton
Aiken Rotary Club
Author Shares Love Story at Town and Country Club
Nicholas Sparks, author of The Notebook, spoke about his romance with writing during a club event. He described early rejections, a move to Simpsonville, and the inspiration from his wife’s grandparents, noting The Notebook’s success from a 1994-95 start and a 1998 follow up Letters to Catherine.
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Nicholas Sparks
Sparks
Simpsonville
Warner Books
Warner
Literary Guild
New York Times
48 Hours
Catherine
Lynne Katonak
Town and Country Club
Carolyn Holladay
Usc Aiken Etherredge Center
Ellie Skeen
Signs debate over local routes prompts DOT review in Columbia
Transportation official Mike Cribb says Medlock's concerns about signs are legitimate and will trigger a review of guidance for unfamiliar drivers. City engineer LeDuc notes the signs intended to ease access may mislead travelers, with implications for routes on S.C. 19, I-20, and US 1 across Aiken and surrounding counties.
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Columbia
Medlock
Mike Cribb
DOT
Aiken
Lexington
Richland
Lee
Kershaw
Sumter
Roger LeDue
State Highway Department
LeDuc
East
Atlanta
S.C. 19
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