Hotel Aiken history spans more than a century in town
Deep community ties anchor Hotel Aiken, formerly the Commercial Hotel, Holley House, and Polo Tavern. Built in 1898 by Henry Hahn, it hosted Northern tourists and Winter Colony elites, later housing Dr. Charles C. Johnson’s office and drugstore in the early 1900s, with the 100 Laurens site once housing the Aiken Standard’s news department.
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Holley House
Holley Inn
Holley
Hotel Aiken
Commercial Hotel
Henry Hahn
Tally Johnson
South Carolina Midlands
Aiken
Charles C. Johnson
Allen Riddick
South Carolina
Johnson
Aiken Standard
100 Laurens
Cork & Bean
Revitalization dream grows for Hotel Aiken project
Interim City Manager Roger LeDuc recounts initial skepticism about revitalizing Hotel Aiken and adding a public parking garage. After December talks with Neel Shah, plans now envision gutting and renovating the 1898 hotel at 235 Richland Ave. W into a Marriott style property with 80 to 85 rooms, plus a six story addition and new amenities.
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Roger LeDuc
Hotel Aiken
Neel Shah
LeDuc
Shah
Aiken
Richland Ave. W
Marriott
DREAM
South Carolina
North Augusta
Summerville
Myrtle Beach
Anderson
Sumter
The
Aiken Standard
Newberry Street
80 USC Women Earn First Final Four Placement
News brief notes that the University of Southern California women’s basketball team secures its first Final Four berth. The roundup mentions headlines on sports page 1B and lists prominent local figures in obituaries and deaths notices, including Agustin Duran and Elizabeth Culbreath.
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USC
Wells makes payments on Brooks loan linked to swindler
State Rep. Don Wells of Aiken has begun paying a $50,000 loan he took from convicted swindler Jay Brooks. Five payments of $500 have been made since December 19, with restitution to Brooks' victims distributed as payments arrive. Wells says he borrowed the money in October 2012 after his business faltered.
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Don Wells
R-Aiken
Jay Brooks
S.C
Brooks
Wells
Park Avenue Paints
Securities Division
Attorney General’s Office
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Aiken, S.C
Valook
Hotel
Maryan Schechter
Mschechter
Scott Hunter
Houndslake
Hunter
Bing Crosby
George Bush
Bella Magazine
Landmark Hotel
Holley Motor Co
Holley Heating and Air Conditioning
Holley Dairy Co
Aiken Mall
Holley Hardware Co
Laurens Street
Agustin C. Duran
Elizabeth Upson Culbreath
George Herrin
Ridge Spring
Richard James Cabolt
Dear Abby Sports
O’boyle
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