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Being voluntarily shut in can
conger up some weird ideas. You get tired of TV, or just sitting around.
You really get tired of tackling some of those got-to fix-it projects,
especially if you get physically tired from being old. But, from what
ever the reasons, the thoughts emanating from an idle brain keeps
coming.
I've been thinking about this idea
for a while, even before the virus issue, and I present it to you for
your thoughts and comments. Besides, what else do you have to do??
What about a new hotel in Alderson?
Could be a good idea. Basing it on the premise, "If You Build It, They
Will Come", a new hotel would be a nice addition to the city.
In my vision, the hotel would look
just like the old hotel that sat on the river bank. Although it would
look like a period hotel, it would have both Victorian and moderns
rooms. Got to give folks a choice, right? It would have more rooms than
the original. It would have a first class restaurant on the ground floor
with a real chef, with room to have live music and even dancing. Physical size would be determined by
where it would be built. Hmmm.... where would it be built??
On the river bank would a great
view just like the original, but not practical because of possible
floods, the railroad, and no room. I frequently go to Google Earth and look at
Alderson to see the names of street and where they are. As I recall,
streets signs were not put up until the 60s, (please correct me if I'm
wrong on that point) and growing up in Alderson, a street sign never crossed
my mind. As I was saying, Google Earth allows me to look at all the
property of Alderson form above.
The logical place would be the
property where the old Baptist Junior College building is now. I've
often thought about what would be more practical, restore the building,
or tare it down. In my vision tarring it down for the new hotel would be
more practical, in spite of loosing the old historic building. It
seems to be just sitting there, deteriorating day by day.
I've noticed a lot of long
rectangular buildings on the south side of the building which look like
storage containers. All of that would have to go and the grounds cleaned
up. The new hotel need parking and landscaping suitable for the
building.
I've left out a lot of details, as
you might be thinking right now, but I can't do it all and this a little
bit of something to get our minds off COVID 19. Besides, it's also April
Fools Day.
You've read my idea, so it's time
for you to respond to mine or even present your own. What else do you
have to do?? If you want
to see the photo that show the property, click
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