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WALES HOTEL
WALES HOTEL. A stately hotel that stood at Eighth and Bluff on the site now occupied by the TELEGRAPH HERALD. Built in 1856, the hotel was originally called the Lorimer until purchased by Charles Wales, once the manager of the Julien Hotel (now the JULIEN MOTOR INN). The Wales Hotel stood until July 5, 1917, when it was destroyed by fire.
One of the festive occasions held at the hotel was a "Private Mid-Winter Hop" on the evening of January 11, 1911. For the admission price of seventy-five cents, those invited enjoyed a program of thirty dances including a wabanzie and several schottische. (Photo Courtesy: http://www.dubuquepostcards.com)