Three hotels came and went with varying degrees of success during the first twenty years of the 20th century. Andrej Rogowski, who purchased the building at the foreclosure sale held in late July 1920, owned a restaurant at 117 Lyman Street.
The hotel was renamed the Hotel Washington and Lunch, and Mr. Rogowski partnered with Stanley Wielgosz in its operation. The new hotel and restaurant opened on September 25, 1920. The grand opening featured an orchestra and a souvenir for every patron. Waitstaff service was available from 10 A.M. to 9 P.M. for lunch and dinner service.
By 1933, after the restaurant turned over with several operators, Timothy J. & Bridget V. Daly took over the renamed Daly's Hotel Washington Lunch. They advertised the availability of beer and lunch. On March 2, 1935, the grand opening of Daly's dine and dance hall was celebrated on the second floor of Daly's Hotel.
In September 1936, Josephine Rogowski, who had acquired the building from her spouse in 1929, sold it to Stanley Wielgosz Sr.
The Dalys continued to operate the business until 1940. Daly's Hotel finally had a name that it would carry forward.
The story of Daly's Hotel from the 1940s to its tragic fire in 1982 continues in the final installment.
Citations:
Newspapers.com (paid subscription): Citations: Holyoke (Massachusetts) Transcript & Transcript-Telegram; Springfield (Massachusetts) Republican; publication dates and pages are shown.
Ancestry.com (paid subscription), Price & Lee City Directories, Holyoke, Massachusetts.
Registry of Deeds, Hampden County, Springfield, Massachusetts
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