The Altamont
145 West Broad Street
Hazleton, PA 18201
(570) 455-9711
Built in 1924, The Altamont was a grand hotel. In fact, it was considered one of the top ten hotels in the country. The hotel was comparable to the best that New York and Philadelphia had to offer. In its heyday, the Altamont served thousands of guests, including famed aviator Charles Lindbergh and Presidential candidate (our future President) John F. Kennedy.

Historic Timeline
1924 July 5 The 175-room Altamont opens at Broad and Church Streets in Hazleton. Rates range from $2.50 to $5.00 per day.
1927 May 23 The Markle Bank holds a gala stockholders' dinner to celebrate its 60th anniversary. 325 of its 431 stockholders attended.
1929 Flyer Charles Lindbergh stays overnight at the Altamont hotel after his plane was forced down at RIEFENBERG Airport in Drums.
1930 April 27 The first radio broadcast originating in Hazleton is aired by WBRE of wilkes-Barre from the Hotel Altamont.
1953 August 31 A nine-week strike begins at the Hotel Altamont.
1965 March 14 The Hotel Altamont sold to the Sterling Hotel System
1965 April 19 The Hotel Altamont officially closes down.
1966 April 19 Lutheran Welfare Service of Northeastern PA moves into the former Hotel Altamont building; approved for occupancy by 169 residents and patients.
1973 Former Altamont building has undergone extensive renovations as LWS facility, including (then recent) addition of elevator.
1976 The grand ballroom converted to the Chapel of Christ the Servant
1983 LWS nursing care residents (now Diakon Lutheran Social Ministries) relocate to other facilities
1989 The Altamont is purchase for renovation.
2008 The Altamont is sold.


Sources
Much of the timeline was derived from a September 6, 1991 article referred to by [1], published in the Hazleton Standard Speaker. The sources were:
  1. http://www.rootsweb.com/~paluzern/patk/hazhist.htm
  2. http://www.diakon.org/about_us/dialog_pdfs/spring03/DialogRegSp03.pdf
  3. http://www.standardspeaker.com/History/bank.htm


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