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Show Yr . fM .. j - . . .. - TT1 v I utaH MOTEL is making a complete city block circle of its complex with its recent purchase of the Lamplighter Inn and the new construction , Utah Motel is extending its motel '' j is around the block at 1st East and jtSouth. This is the second expansion itthelast year, according to Gary N. , p) Hatch, partner in the venture, i fte new construction will add 50 sore double-decker units to the sepia that with the recent purchase 1 i Weston's Lamplighter Inn will give ie company the entire city block. Last m W units were added along 2nd East and 1st South. i around the corner at 1st East and 1st South. This old Preas and Coltharp home will be torn down to make way for the new expansion. Utah Motel starts addition to complete city block complex i Utah Motel will have 200 units when the new construction is finished by June 1, reported Red. When the new units are finished the old units in the middle of the complex will be torn down and the space will be used for parking and' recreational facilities. A landmark home of the corner of 1st So. and 1st East will be razed. It was originally built by the Preas family in 1913 and later purchased by the Coltharp family. The building could not be moved, Hatch stated. Lewis Freestone Construction Company is the contractor for the new units. Utah Motel is owned by the Claymore Corporation, a joint venture of Mr. and Mrs. James C. Drollinger and Mr. and Mrs. Gary N. Hatch. The company purchased the Lamplighter Inn and Red Cloud Lodge Nov. 1, reported Mr. Hatch. Both of these units are Best Western members. Utah Motel has also applied for Best Western membership. |