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2021: 10 Successful Years of the Historic Park Inn
By Globe Gazette
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The podcast currently has 7 episodes available.
2021: 10 Successful Years of the Historic Park Inn episodes:
August 05, 2021Episode 7: Formation of Wright on the Park It takes a village to turn a vision into reality. The latest episode from our podcast "2021: 10 Successful Years of the Historic Park Inn" shows us just that.
In this episode, we revisit the formation of Wright on the Park, the nonprofit organization that owns the Historic Park Inn Hotel and planned and funded the Historic Park Inn's restoration.
The year was 2005, and after years of decline (detailed in the previous episode), the building faced an uncertain future — it would take a group of people working together to bring it back and keep it going.
So, how'd they do it? Listen to find out.
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...more June 29, 2021Episode 6: Decline of the Hotel A farm crisis. Bank failures. Changing hands over the decades. Listen to the long and winding road the Historic Park Inn took during the 85 years that led up to community-led restoration efforts — and find out how the hotel ended up for sale for a brief time on eBay.
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...more May 29, 2021Musicians at the Historic Park Inn In this episode, listen to Pat Schultz explain the significance of the Historic Park Inn to the local music scene of northern Iowa during the 1930s and 1940s, and find out why, moving into the Civil Rights Movement era, the Park Inn received a mention in one particular 1950s letter to the editor that was published in the Globe Gazette....more April 23, 2021Episode 4: City National Bank's History We hit the history books this episode to examine the story of City National Bank, including its bankruptcy and sale. Anne Schmit, a Mason City native, retired Mason City school teacher and volunteer for Wright on the Park, joins the show to give us the rundown.
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...more April 02, 2021Episode 3: Unusual Events and Upgrades at the Historic Park Inn In this episode, Pat Schultz returns to tell us more about design details and upgrades made to Frank Lloyd Wright's Historic Park Inn over the years, as well as peculiar tales of the building's early history — like the mischief of Penny the pup....more February 26, 2021Episode 2: Original Grand Opening in 1910 Scott Borcherding joins the show to guide us through the Historic Park Inn’s 1910 grand opening....more January 29, 2021Episode 1: Frank Lloyd Wright in Mason City How did Frank Lloyd Wright come to leave not just a piece, but pieces, of his architectural legacy in Mason City? In this episode, Pat Schultz of Wright on the Park tells us how the planning and construction of the Historic Park Inn coincided with the tumultuous life of Frank Lloyd Wright -- and how the architect came to be connected with Mason City.
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FAQs about 2021: 10 Successful Years of the Historic Park Inn:
How many episodes does 2021: 10 Successful Years of the Historic Park Inn have?
The podcast currently has 7 episodes available.