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Grand Prospect Hall In Photos: Where Dreams Come True!

Grand Prospect Hall (Photo: Pamela Wong/BKLYNER)Oak Room LoungeOak Room Lounge Oak RoomOne of three original paintings in the Oak Room that were sold and ultimately bought back by Mr. Halkias.Characters on the wood walls of the Oak Room had been painted over by the hall’s previous

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Did You Know? Prospect Hall Burned Down in 1900

You’ve seen the commercials [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JC6AzmXrNbU], “We make your dreams come true. The Grand Prospect Hall [http://www.grandprospect.com/].” Did you know, though, that the hall standing today is not the original? The original Prospect Hall, built in 1892 by John Kolle, was