E.M. Statler: The Man Behind the Hotel

By Susan Eck - July 15, 2012

Ellsworth Statler got his start as a bellboy before he ever arrived in Buffalo. This is the story of the man who transformed the hotel industry and built the Hotel Statler on Niagara Square.

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