Historic Business

Rennas Hotel

Rennas Hotel belonged to the era when downtown Shamokin’s hotels served travelers, salespeople, workers, and visiting families.

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Historic newspaper page featuring Rennas HotelNewspaper feature about the Rennas Hotel company and Sanner hardware business, including the Shamokin hotel and related buildings in other towns. Published in the Pottsville Republican on July 15, 1922; the photographs' exposure dates are unknown.Image date unknownCredit: Historic newspaper image supplied by GoShamokin

A Hotel in the Business District

Historic newspaper imagery places Rennas Hotel within Shamokin’s active commercial center.

A Downtown Meeting Point

Hotels provided rooms, meals, and a point of arrival for people moving through the anthracite region. Their guests added to the daily traffic of stores and transportation corridors.

Reading the Building

The surviving building record and newspaper image preserve the hotel’s name and its place in downtown life, even where a complete operating history is not yet available.