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June 02, 2019 by Matthew McQuilkin
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    The Hotel Skyler in Syracuse, NY has a fascinating, religious-based local history with many current design flourishes in reference to it. Built in 1921, it served as a synagogue for a local congregation of German Jewish immigrants dating back to 1870. It housed the Temple Adath Yeshurun for the next 55 years; the congregation still exists today, just in another building. By 1976 the building was owned by the City of Syracuse, housing the Salt City Theatre Group. (Syracuse apparently has a long salt-related heritage, the streets once paved with it.) Since 2011, it now houses one of Hilton Hotels’ “Tapestry Collection,” but retaining its temple structure and columns, and even stained glass windows in the lobby, so checking in is sort of like walking up to a pulpit. The inscription remains above the columns: OPEN YE THE PORTALS OF RIGHTEOUSNESS I WILL ENTER AND PRAISE GOD (https://bit.ly/2WJkRgE) (https://bit.ly/2HPRJMg)

    A post shared by Matthew McQuilkin (@fruitcakeenterprises) on Jun 1, 2019 at 8:58am PDT

  • Sat, 13:44: I started to worry about not bringing a gift to her friend’s wedding Danielle invited me to. Then I remembered I brought my beautiful face.
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