On Sunday, June 10, 2018 at 8:12:44 PM UTC-4, Unquestionably Confused wrote:
On 6/10/2018 7:01 PM, DerbyDad03 wrote:
During my weekend travels, I was eating at a luxurious sidewalk cafe, also
known as the Two Rivers Burrito Co., a taco joint in Westfield, MA. As I
enjoyed my gourmet meal, I looked across the street at the City Hotel.

At first glance I simply said "That's an ugly building". After a very
short time I realize why it was so visually unpleasing.

The tree partially blocks the building but if you look closely you'll see
that the third floor windows have no alignment with the second floor windows,
plus none of the windows on either floor are spaced in any kind of symmetrical
manner in relation to each other . The rectangles near the top (old windows
or vents perhaps?) also don't line up nicely with anything below them.

Aside from strange layout of the windows in relation to each other, both
set of windows are shifted to one side of building, touching the trim on
one side, with a 6'-8' gap on the other.

https://i.imgur.com/28zvdCM.jpg

You should be able to walk around via this Google Map link. (the taco joint
is directly behind you)

https://tinyurl.com/city-hotel-ma

I wonder if the building was renovated on the inside for a maximum/better
room layout and they let the exterior be damned, ending up however it had
to based on the interior. I almost tossed my tacos just looking at it. ;-)


It certainly is one, fugly building. Too bad that we can't take a
stroll around back to see what that looks like.

Considering the three different entrance styles exhibited, I'm wondering
if the building is actually comprised of three individual buildings that
were eventually joined together by a unifying redo of the facade.

To me, that's about the only answer that makes any sense. Why they
would do it shall remain forevermore a mystery. As great a mystery as
the f**ked up layout of the windows.

This view, along the side of the building, shows a similar spacing issue
with the windows. I still leaning toward interior renovation with businesses
on the first floor and rooms/apartments on the top floors.

https://tinyurl.com/city-hotel-ma-side

The only info I can find is related to the bar on the first floor. I'm
betting on low rent apartments upstairs. The city of Westfield seems to be
a mix of very nice businesses and homes alongside very run down businesses
and homes.