Edison Hotel, known as the City Hotel until it was renamed in 1922
The Edison Hotel is a hotel on Market Street in downtown Sunbury, Pennsylvania, occupying a multi-story brick building that also houses a restaurant and bar. The interior features wooden furnishings and architectural details that point to the building's age, giving the whole place a noticeably older feel.
The building opened in 1871 as the City Hotel and gained worldwide attention in 1883 when Thomas Edison personally oversaw the installation of the world's first electric lights in a building on that site. A fire in 1914 led to a reconstruction that added a fourth floor, and the hotel was later renamed in Edison's honor.
The hotel takes its name from Thomas Edison, a direct reference to his visit and the role the building played in the early days of electric light. Locals and visitors alike stop in partly for that reason, and the wood furnishings and older interior details reinforce the sense of stepping into another era.
The hotel sits in downtown Sunbury and is easy to reach on foot from the town center, with parking available close by. The restaurant does not always keep regular hours, so it is worth checking ahead before planning a meal there.
The hotel is said to be haunted by a ghost named Ramona, and a photograph displayed in the lobby appears to show the figure of a child on the porch steps. Many visitors stop to look at the image, and no one has found a straightforward explanation for the figure in it.
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