Talk:Lake Wales, Florida

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Removed reference to "resort city" - sounds like typical Chamber of Commerce POV. I've been through Lake Wales many times. It's a nice enough town, but I never saw or heard of any resorts there. If I am wrong please provide examples. (Retirement mobile home parks don't qualify!) H2O 21:50, 6 February 2006 (UTC)

[edit] The Grand Hotel

My family is from there and their favorite building is the old grand hotel the tallest building in the district. I've been looking for information on the grand hotel and can't find much of any info. There needs to be more information. People need to save the grand hotel and put money into it. My grandma worked in the hotel before i was even born. She also loved the hotel. If anyone can provide me with any kind of information or photos please contact me @ elicaseypressley@yahoo.com

17 June, 2006:

The Walesbilt Hotel (renamed the Grand by a New York owner during the 1980's)was built during 1926 after a stock-sale campaign in the local business community. It opened in January 1927, two years before Edward Bok's famous Singing Tower was completed nearby. In 1995(?) it was sold at auction and closed, then the interior was partially dismantled for reconstruction, which was never completed. It is under contract to be sold (June 2006) but negotiations are ongoing for government subsidies to provide parking or other incentives to make the project feasible. Rapid appreciation of real estate in the area is helping, rising construction costs hurting the project.

The interior of the building is even more ornate than the exterior, featuring shjopping arcades, Italian-made ceilings and column capitals, marble and wroght iron, a central atrium, etc. Construction is of steel-reinforced poured concrete in post-and-beam method, without bearing walls. It suffered only superficial damage during the hurricanes of 2004. -Robert Connors

[edit] Grand Apts?

My brother lives in LW and as I hear it the Grand has been bought and is to be turned into apartments. I don't have a guaranteed source on this yet but will look into it further...

I think the "... is boarded up and at risk of demolition." bit should be removed for now.

• jk 12:52, 26 October 2006 (UTC)