Results tagged “Yorktowne Hotel” from York Town Square

This World War II air raid siren sat atop the Yorktowne Hotel in York for years. York County Heritage Trust preservationists will soon begin work to restore it to working order. Background posts: Air raid siren discovered atop Yorktowne Hotel, York County stood firmly behind Allies on all fronts in World War II and Unusual valve gave steam whistle prominence in World War II.

Preservationists eyeing the rusty air raid siren that sat atop the Yorktowne Hotel for 65 years believe the air raid siren was never fired up for the real deal.

Indeed, no account exist of enemy flyovers above York County... .

Bob Yost, left, seen with Bill Schintz were longtime members of the Breakfast Club at the Yorktowne Hotel grills, operating under various names. Yost died this week, and Schintz assessed his contributions this way: "Bob Yost put more people in homes than anyone in York County history. He has been the king of real estate in York County for at least the last 30 years... ." (To see Yost's office earlier in his career, see photograph below.) Background posts: Who will lead York County in the future? and Glatfelter, Morgan Smith head industrial legacy list.

Bob Yost's death this week represents the passing of a member of a group who have led the York-area for years.

This leader in the real estate community leaves behind many accomplishments, including a story (see below) about his pluck earlier in life... .

Since 1925, The Yorktowne Hotel has anchored the corner of East Market and South Duke Street. This postcard shows the hotel before 1959, when the courthouse expansion took down the building separating the two.

New owners of the venerable Yorktowne say they will keep the landmark as an operating hotel. See anchor sold.

There can be no better news to York and efforts to revitalize the downtown.

For some, the Yorktowne represents a nostalgic site where famous people have stayed for decades. See Tiny Tim.

For others:

It is the night out of the decade in the Commonwealth Room. It's the wedding reception venue for an only child. It's an overnight part of First Night York festivities. It's the regular meeting place for Rotary or Lions clubs.

It, well, embodies everything that's good about York.

For Voni Grimes and others in the black community, it represented the pinnacle of success, as he expressed in my November 2006 column:

Both stayed at the landmark Yorktowne Hotel, placed on the sales block last week.

The landmark York hotel was completed in 1925 and would soon boast of a guest register that tells a story of York County social and cultural life... .