The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1913-04-01
EXTENSIVE CHANGES
In ATLANTIC HOTEL
Proprietor HOlIingsworth InstaIls
Many Improvements in
Hosiery

The Atlantic Hotel of this city and
probably one of the most famous hos
| telries of the East, is passing through
| decided changes for the better under
| the new ownership of the Bridgeport
| Hotel Co. At the head of this com
pany president and general man
ager is one of the foremost New York
! hotel men, c. A. HoI1ingsworth, who
! is also president of the Victor Hotel
j Co. of New York, conducting the King
/ Edward Hotel at Attn street, near
| Broadway.
| Mr.. Hollingsworth's initial move
/ was to place at the head of his Bridge
| port acquisition a competent resident
manager in the person of E. N. Will
son, who is also one of the best known
hotel men in theacountryssaa: fsA1r. Wilson
comes to the Atlantic direct from the
New Mathewson at Narragansett Pier,
r. L, and has served in responsible
capacities in the many hotels of the
F'lagler System, which conducts houses
throughout Florida. Mr.. Wilson has
met many Bridgeporters on their win
ter jaunts to Southern chimes and in
this way he is not altogether I'M
known in this city. In speaking of
his new location, Mr.. Wilson said: cit
seems like home to me here and per-
haps the fact that my father was born
in Stratford makes it 50. That was
los year ago."
Mr.. Hollingsworth has in general
perfected the efficiency of his entire
staff and secured for the position of
steward, Charles Talebraum of New
York. Mr.. Talebraum enjoys an en-
viable reputation in his line of en-
deavor and has been successfully con-
nected with the Hotel Cadillac, the
Crystal Palace and other famous
metropolitan hostelries.
Many changes will be made in the
hotel itself. The cafe will occupy the
prominent corner location which has
previously been rented as fruit store.
The barber shop will be moved from
the Fairfield avenue side to the Water
street side where small grill and
ladies' private entrances are now To-
Gated. There will be a very modern
cigar store opened in the east side of
the Fairfield avenue lobby. These
changes will be completed as soon as
it is possible. Every room in the
house is being freshly papered and
painted, new floor coverings are being
laid and new furniture is being in
stalled.
Changes already effected are the
closing of the upstairs dining room
and the elimination of American plan.
Henceforth the Atlantic will be con-
Quoted in European style and the din
ing room on the main floor will be
opened tomorrow with Ia carte ser
vice. The location is where the bill
lard hall was in the northwest corner
of the main floor This large room
has been beautifully fitted up and
makes one of the finest dining places
in the city. The management was
emphatic in it's claim that while the
very best foodstuffs would be served
and that the service would be of the
highest grade, the prices would posi-
lively be of a pleasingly popular ma
tuFe.
The old dining room on the second
floor after a thorough refiting will be
utilized as a banquet hall and as a,
room for whist parties and social
gatherings of all kinds to which the
new management will cater.