Hi. The Hotel is no longer in business. I think the building may still be there downtown near Steamtown,but it's used for offices now. My step g grandfather had the Barbershop in the Jermyn Hotel at the same time. I'm sure your relatives and mine knew each other. He was George Griffiths. Sally ----- Original Message ----- From: bhealey <bhealey@msn.com> To: <PALACKAW-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, August 31, 2001 7:01 AM Subject: [PA-LAC] Jermyn Hotel > Is the Jermyn Hotel still in business in Scranton? My web search found > nothing but historical items. > > My grandfather and grandmother both worked there around 1912-1913. That's > how they met. I had been hoping (foolishly?) that there would still be > something on file about them. > > My father also worked there, as an elevator operator. He told me a story > about when Joe Lewis came to town and, of course, took the room on the top > floor of the hotel. Joe's "entourage" and reporters all squeezed into the > elevator for the trip to the top floor. My father cringed because he knew > the old elevator couldn't handle it. As they neared the top floor, the > elevator slipped, I think it was a floor or two, and came to an abrupt stop. > He said you never saw a more concerned group, all brushing Joe off asking > "Joe, are you all right? Are you hurt, Joe?" Joe was relieved when he > finally got off on the top floor. > > ______________________________