Democrat and Chronicle from Rochester, New York • Page 91

fv ROCHESTER DEMOCRAT ATO CHRONICLE Sunday, Au7. 13, 19:3 5H 1 1 the DuPont Plaza, Washington's newest hotel, for a time. In 1952 he went to Miami Beach, to open the Algiers Hotel, but returned to Washington in 1954 to manage the Ambassador. In 1955 and '56 Browne managed the Town House and Thruway Motor Hotel near Albany, and for the last year and a half before coming to Rochester to take over this new post has been general manager of the Vendome Hotel in Boston's Back Bay section. I -I i i n.

Manager Has 28 Years in Hotel Field QALVIN BROWNE, manager of the new Towne House, is no Johnny-come-lately to the hotel business. He has spent 23 of his 43 years in the hotel field, handling the necessary variety of jobs that enable a career man to work his way up to top positions in the business. A soft-spoken Virginian (he was born near Petersburg, Browne, whose wife doubles in brass as his secretary, is looking forward to managing what he con-i siders "the finest inn of its kind in the country." "It has everything," he says, "all the necessary hotel services such as room service, individual telephones and television in each room, plus the relaxed comfort and elegance of the country inn. ROWNE, WHO has spent the last several weeks getting his part of the operation in order for the opening, went to work as assistant auditor of the Willard Hotel in Washington, D.C., shortly after graduating from Fur-man University in 1930. Then he went with the Carlton Hotel (now the We are proud to be selected to serve the TOWNE HOUSE MOTOR INN RESTAURANT yrnirimi rnMiiifiiM'rr-WiiiL.

l'jtu? a i WTfmmumfliiyiiftVrtii CALVIN BROWNE Towne House manager the European and Mediterranean theaters, serving as club officer and billetting officer for units in the 1st, 3rd and, 9th Armies. YTITH THE SHERATON organization after his discharge from military service, he became resident manager of the Lee House in Washington in 1946. Two years later he took over as sales and promotion manager of the Congressional Hotel on Capi at corner of Elmwood Avenue through this big window-wall. Note bluestone chimney. THIS IS THE FRONT New Towne House Motor Inn looks out on Mt.

Hope Avenue NEAT LHlEli SERVICE Suppliers vf All Laundry Needs 65 Arthur St. CO. 6-2110 Mecca for Visitors, Diners 137 Unit Towne House to Attract Tourist Trade, Banquets tol Hill, and later managed Walderts Recommended by Your Eye Physician for 46 Sheraton-Carlton) as a clerK, and later to the Wardman Park (now the Sheraton-Park) as assistant manager. Both are in Washington. Until the Army beckoned, Browne was assistant manager of the Mayflower Hotel in Washington from 1934 to 1941.

He was a captain in the only one of its kind in Rochester. Below stairs there is 12,000 square feet of service area. There are several food storage rooms, as well as rooms for employe dining, locker space, and areas for maintenance services. Hi, Neighbor! Wnldert's Welcomes you! Fire Rochester Equipment Co. THE TOWNE HOUSE will employ approximately 100 persons on the hotel and restaurant staff.

Calvin Browne, manager, is a career hotel man with 28 years experience. His most recent post was as general manager of the Ven-dome Hotel in Boston, and he has held managerial positions at several Washington, D.C., hostelries. Parking facilities to accommodate some 300 cars are available. Inn patrons will use a parking area which has been laid out between the inn and the Elmwood Medical Building, also built by Wilmorite and opened recently. The inn is owned by Towne House Motel Inc.

Officers are: President, James E. Wil-mot; vice president, Albert E. Woodhead; secretary, Robert Wilmot; treasurer, William F. Wilmot. The kitchen, capable of preparing some 2,000 meals a day, is one of the finest in this part of the country, it was pointed out.

It is 57 by 40 feet and includes the most modern equipment imaginable. There's a special infra red heating unit installed over the top of the serving counter, for example, so that dishes waiting to be served will be kept warm. There's an 8-com-partment fish refrigerator, "LUXURIOUS" is the word for the Towne House Motor Inn, Rochester's newest facility for travelers. The 137-unit inn, built by Wilmorite Inc. at a cost of approximately IVi million dollars, is located on a 6-acre plot at the southwest corner of Mt.

Hope and Elmwood Avenues. Its restaurant, with Ruth McKinnon in charge, is expected to draw patrons from the city, the banquet room to be completed on the lower level will find use from local groups, and the inn itself is admirably situated to attract tourist trade. It is on the main route to the Thruway, yet is only five minutes from downtown and about 10 from Exit 46, which is 6 miles to the south on West Henrietta Road. The proposed Outer Loop will be less than a mile south of the inn, and Rochester Airport is handy to the west. It should be a mecca for visitors to the city during Lilac Time, for you can easily walk from Towne House to the famed lilac display in Highland Park.

It also is handy to Strong Memorial Hospital, which attracts many patrons from out of town. PHYSICALLY, the Towne House is an imposing structure. The rooms are in an L-shaped two-story section that extend qlong Elmwood Avenue and then jogs to the north. There are 63 rooms on the first floor, 74 on the second. There are double rooms, accommodations for 3 and 4 persons, and suites for as many as 12 persons.

Two rooms have been designed for use as sales rooms. The dining room, lounge and lobby are in a one-story section that fronts on Mt. Hope Avenue. Dramatizing the building is a 500-foot long glass window wall, the longest in Western New York, and each of the inn's rooms has floor-to-ceiling windows. Particular interest is created in the lobby, lounge and dining room where 14-foot ceilings give a feeling of spaciousness.

Curved walls, walls of Pennsylvania bluestone, a huge 23-foot-long fireplace, and a fountain in the lobby are interior features. Architect Michael J. De-Angelis drew" the plans for the building and harmoniously integrated the granite, stone, brick, glass and porcelain enamel used in the construction. The building is completely air conditioned and fireproof. Construction began in July, 1957.

and the Rochester Safety Equipment Co. Inc. A Division of Rochester Fire Equipment Co. 83-85 Howell St. Cor.

Monroe Supplied the Following Equipment for the TOWNE HOUSE MOTOR INN Rochester Fire Equipment Co. Supplied all Extinguishers Automatic CO. 2 Systrms Elhart, Fire Extinguisher Cabinets GREETINGS TO TOIYXE HOUSE at Elmwood and Mt. Hope Our Store and its Fashion Center it Elmwood and Mt. Hope is convenient and popular featuring the best in eye care and eyewear! We are happy to extend best wishes to another quality establishment, The Towns House.

WALDER' Rochester Safety Equipment Inc. Supplied all Stan Fuads Entrance Mats Rubber Wall-Type Ash Trays, Etc. 56 East Avi. 1380 Mt. Hop Avi, to RUTH McKINI elcomes you RESTAURANT MT.

HOPE and ELMWOOD AVENUES For Reservations call BR 1-2644 Ruth S. McKinnon Restaurateur Ruth McKinnon has long been famous for her ability to meet the demands of the most discriminating gourmet. Lovers of fine and gracious dining immediately associate. Ruth with the inspired preparation and presentaton of good food. At the delightful new Towne House Restaurant, Ruth McKinnon will work her special kind of magic to again make dining a stimulating and memorable experience.

Ruth will be pleased to greet both old and new friends at the elegant new Towne House. Here is the ultimate in fine dining the spectacular new Towne House Restaurant beautiful beyond belief, with menus carefully planned to intrigue those who take infinite pleasure in making mealtime an event. In an atmosphere of quiet luxury, guests may enjoy prime steaks, lobsters rushed from Maine- in reality, an endless array of entrees -of their choice Vast expanses of glass, radiant carpeting, shimmering gold walls and a provocative mural will all help to make the Towne House Restaurant a favorite stop in the state. You will delight in the efficient yet' unobtrusive service. You will take pleasure in knowing that the finest ingredients available are carefully prepared by experts in one of the most fantastically moderrj, kitchens in the area.

Here is truly the climax of Ruth McKinnon's career as a restaurateur. i i i rri. ijgS5Cffl i. .1.. 1 1 -a.