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Restoration of Cottonwood Hotel Starts New Chapter for Storied Blackstone Building
The Cottonwood Hotel in Omaha reopens this week after a $75 million restoration launched more than three years ago.
鈥淲e now have a showcase for Omaha,鈥 said聽Tom McLeay of Clarity Development, noting that other growing metro areas have historic hotels as central gathering points. 鈥淚鈥檓 thrilled we鈥檙e able to do our part to bring this element of Omaha鈥檚 history back to the city.鈥
To better grasp the prestigious past, one need only look at old publications, like a 1950 Hotel Management story that described the hotel as 鈥渙ne of the country鈥檚 best glamour houses with three restaurants, a cocktail lounge, two bars, a ballroom and several function rooms.鈥
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