Hotel Albion, established in 1906, was a hotel and historic building in
Portland, Oregon
Portland (, ) is a port city in the Pacific Northwest and the largest city in the U.S. state of Oregon. Situated at the confluence of the Willamette and Columbia rivers, Portland is the county seat of Multnomah County, the most populous co ...
, in the United States. It was best known for housing the Lotus Café, which occupied the ground floor from 1924
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.
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.
The plans called for demolition of the Hotel Albion, and Ankrom Moisan Architects submitted a demolition permit to the city in mid-July 2016.
The
Auditorium and Music Hall, located directly adjacent to the former hotel, was not proposed for demolition.
Demolition began on June 28, 2018,
and was largely completed by mid-July.
See also
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Ancient Order of United Workmen Temple
The Ancient Order of United Workmen Temple, also known as the Tourny Building, was a historic building located at the intersection of Southwest 2nd Avenue and Taylor Street in Portland, Oregon, in the United States. The six-story building was comp ...
– nearby building also demolished as part of same overall redevelopment plan
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1906 establishments in Oregon
2018 disestablishments in Oregon
Buildings and structures demolished in 2018
Demolished hotels in Portland, Oregon
Hotels established in 1906
Hotel buildings completed in 1906
Hotels disestablished in 1976
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