Hotel Albion Explained

Hotel Albion
Map Type:Portland downtown
Map Size:250px
Alternate Names:Lotus Hotel
Address:930 S.W. 3rd Avenue
Location City:Portland, Oregon
Location Country:United States
Coordinates:45.5163°N -122.6763°W
Completion Date:1906
Demolition Date:2018

Hotel Albion, established in 1906, was a hotel and historic building in Portland, Oregon, in the United States. It was best known for housing the Lotus Café, which occupied the ground floor from 1924[1] [2] until its closure in August 2016. The hotel was renamed the Lotus Hotel in the 1930s or 1940s, but it closed in 1976 as a result of fire safety violations.[3]

Designs for a 10-story office building that proposed to be constructed on the site were approved by the Portland Design Commission, a city-appointed advisory panel, in early July 2016.[4] The plans called for demolition of the Hotel Albion, and Ankrom Moisan Architects submitted a demolition permit to the city in mid-July 2016.[4] The Auditorium and Music Hall, located directly adjacent to the former hotel, was not proposed for demolition.[4]

Demolition began on June 28, 2018,[5] and was largely completed by mid-July.[6]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Spencer-Hartle. Brandon. Historic No More?! Demo Epidemic Strikes Notable Downtown Buildings. Restore Oregon. November 6, 2015. November 10, 2015.
  2. News: Bancud. Michaela. Lotus Card Room building may fold for good. Portland Tribune. December 1, 2015. Business Tribune section, pp. 3-5. May 22, 2016. January 4, 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160104003635/http://www.pamplinmedia.com/pt/239-business/283389-159086-lotus-card-room-may-fold-for-good. dead.
  3. News: . Paul Gold dies at 80 of cancer. The Oregonian. January 23, 1981. E1.
  4. News: Rogers. Jules. Downtown duo: Hotel design approved; new office coming soon. Portland Tribune. July 26, 2016. Business Tribune section, pp. 8–9. March 1, 2017.
  5. News: Butler. Grant. Lotus Cafe demolition begins. The Oregonian. June 30, 2018. online date June 28. A2. July 7, 2018.
  6. News: Bell. Jon. As the Lotus meets its fate, a look at its past – and its future (photos) . Portland Business Journal. July 12, 2018. August 7, 2018.