Posted 10 years ago
DeeinPa
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Have had this for as long as I can remember and I am now 82.
The Warwick was a prestigious Hotel built in 1926 located in the Rittenhouse Square neighborhood of Philadelphia, Pa.
In 1978 it was listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
The building is now divided into Condominiums and is known as the Radisson Plaza-Warwick Hotel.
I don't think this has an association to Philadelphia. Warwickshire, yes. http://www.oldcopper.org/Warwick%20Bears.htm
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My family and I lived in Philadelphia, Pa. or surrounding suburbs since before the American Revolution.
Some worked in the city close to the hotel at the time.
I feel that this is associated with the hotel possibly an accent that was used to emphasize the name Warwick that might have been inspired by Warwickshire.
I wonder if it might be of value to a historical society or if it is just a "trash item".
For historical purposes, you would need to come up with at least something to show that this is attributed to the hotel. Difficult as it could even just be from the lobby gift shop.
Pennsylvania was such a resourceful place back then. Even if the hotel owner brought one example from England and asked that they be used throughout the hotel, I feel that they would have made copies locally, and included the full name of the hotel.
Do you know why the building was named Warwick; is it just Shakespearean or an even stronger connection.
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