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the hotel holley

            Bradford, PA

In my Pennsylvania album, you'll find a close-up of the old, rusty Hotel Holley sign. This shot gives you a great view of the entire street scene.

I found some interesting information online about the history of this old hotel (built at the turn of the century). The following text (complete with typos lol), which I found at the Smethport History web site, is from the "Historical Bradford Illustrated 1901":

"This superb hotel, recently completed, is the finest in western New York and Pennsylvania. It is strictly fire proof in every sense of the word, the only wood used in the entire building being the doors, door casings and windows.

The hotel Holley occupies a ground space of 100x130 feet and has 90 rooms, 50 of which have baths connnected. The plumbing is all exposed and nickel plated, the closets and lavatories being wainscoted with Italian marble. The furnishings throughout the house are of the very best. Biglow axminster and body brussell carpets being used entirely. The bedsteads are the latest procurable, being of brass and having a covered box spring with hair mattresses.

Special mention is made of the kiktchen which, besides having all the modern appliances necessary for cooking cappetizing food, is entirely covered with white tile. There is a finely appointed billard hall, reading room, barber shop and bar.

The Hotel Holley was built by E. N. Unrub, but it has been under the personal supervision of Mr. F. P. Holley, who has watched every part completed adn his whole thought has been to construct a building that would make a comfortable, safe and luxurious home for his guests and to say that he has succeeded nobly hardly covers it. Mr. Holley was born at Monticello, N.Y., coming to Bradford in 1885 and has resided here ever since.

He was proprietor of the late Riddell house for fifteen years, his patronage increasing to such an extent that larger quarters were necessary so the Riddell was torn down and the present hotel Holley was erected on the same site. Mr. Holley is very popular and the universal wish is that his successful career will continue."

Taken on: October 16, 2014

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Camera: Nikon D3100, f/4.0, 1/500 sec, 28mm (=42mm), ISO 800 (more info) (hide info)

Camera:	Nikon D3100
Lens:	18.0-200.0 mm f/3.5-5.6
Aperture:	f/4.0
Exposure Time:	0.002 sec (1/500)
Focal Length:	28mm (35mm equivalent: 42mm)
ISO:	800
Exposure Bias:	0 EV
Flash:	Off, Did not fire
Exposure Program:	Not Defined
Exposure Mode:	Auto
Metering Mode:	Multi-segment
White Balance:	Auto
Gain Control:	Low gain up
Saturation:	High
Sharpness:	Hard
Color Space:	Uncalibrated
Software:	Adobe Photoshop 22.4 (Windows)
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