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SWEET'S HOTEL: Two views of one of Middletown's most famous hotels which stood at 86-90 North Street between the Erie tracks and John Street. Built c1843, it was tom down in 1897. It also served as a stage lepot. The Corwin Building was constructed on the site at the turn of the century. Boch photos taken about 1870.
Top photo was taken by H. C. Ogden and the photo at right by Alphonse Pasquet of the Parisian Photographic Co. The bottom photo taken by Peter Laskaris in 1982 shows the Corwin Building.