Aside from a few intermittent gaps, a hotel has operated at the corner of West 10th and Peach streets for more than 110 years.
The Lawrence Hotel, built in 1911, was replaced by the Hilton, which welcomed its first guests in 1976.
That eight-story building, which operated most recently as the Avalon Hotel & Conference Center, is still there. But its days as a hotel appear to be over…