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It was seven stories high,
had 95 guest rooms, a ball-
room, restaurant, coff ee
shop and the Sage and
Sand Lounge, and even a
roof garden.
This luxurious hotel
was a true gem in La
Grande’s downtown. A
high-speed elevator took
the guests from the 53-foot
by 53-foot lobby up to their
rooms. The average size
of a guest room was 12
by 16 feet and each room
had a private shower and
bathtub. The fl oors were
carpeted and there was
wallpaper on the walls. A
variety of color schemes
was planned on each fl oor
so that every guest could
choose a room to suit his/
her individual taste.
The Sacajawea was the
place of many memories
of Sunday dinners, dances,
banquets, service club
meetings and other com-
munity activities. Jonathan
Winters performed here,
KLBM got its start here,
and who could forget Vic
Prosch’s barber shop.
In 1930 Roesch built
the seven-story Roesch
Building, known as the
Annex, on the corner of
Fir and Washington. For a
time several fl oors of this
building and the Hotel were
connected by a sky bridge
in order to provide more
hotel rooms.
The Hotel served small
businesses, travelers and
local citizens of La Grande
for many years. During
World War II, from March
1943 until June 1944, it was
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under the Army’s control
and aviation students were
housed there.
The building with its
poured concrete and brick
construction was built to be
fi reproof. This in the long
run proved to be its down-
fall. When motels started to
eat into the hotel business,
it was planned to turn the
Sacajawea into apartments
and offi ces. But the plan
was too diffi cult to execute
because of the sturdiness of
the original structure. So in
1970 the wrecking ball lev-
eled the mighty Sacajawea
and in 1971 the US Bank
was constructed on the
corner of Fir and Adams.
Keep looking up! Enjoy!
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Ginny Mammen has lived in La Grande
for more than 50 years and enjoys
sharing her interest in the history of
people, places and buildings.
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TUESDAY, MAY 17, 2022
YOUR BIRTHDAY by Stella Wilder
Born today, you are a strong-willed indi-
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without something of a battle -- and even
when you are faced with evidence that your
opinion is faulty, you’re not likely to adjust
your thinking without some kind of fight.
Indeed, you are perhaps the most aggressive
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young you may well have had more than your
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WEDNESDAY, MAY 18
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