2015 marks the 120th Anniversary of The Atlantic Hotel, and as we sat with current owner John Fager last week, reminiscing on the history of the town’s centerpiece, we found ourselves trying to imagine a Berlin without the beloved hotel. It seems silly to place so much importance on a single architectural structure, but when you consider the historical significance of a business that has remained in operation for 120 years, or the roll that the hotel has played in the evolution of the town, or the dedication put forth by local community members to keep the hotel operating when it seemed on the brink of destruction, well, it doesn’t seem so silly after all. “I call it the heartbeat of Berlin,” says Fager of the hotel, and we couldn’t agree more.
