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The Edison Walthall Hotel: 75 years in the making.

The Mississippi Business Journal

| August 25, 2003 | Ingebretsen, Kelly | COPYRIGHT 2009 Dolan Media Company. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan. All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)Copyright

JACKSON -- As legislators held session in the New Capitol, which celebrates its centennial this year,a few blocks away, the Edison Walthall Hotel opened in the spring of 1928 alongside other downtown hotels like the Robert E. Lee, the King Edward and the Hotel Heidelberg.

Seventy-five years later, the Edison Walthall is the only one of these four downtown hotels still open. The hotel's staying power is especially appreciated by supporters who ate pushing to make downtown Jackson a place that doesn't close down after the workday is finished. John Lawrence, president of Downtown Jackson Partners said Jackson is fortunate to have local ownership of a quality hotel like the Edison Walthall.

"It's extraordinarily meaningful on so many different levels," said Lawrence. "We have a high-class, well-run hotel in an urban area. which is absolutely necessary for both the tourism market and …

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