Management, tenants and former residents of the historic Broadview Towers were celebrating more than just 100 years of the building’s existence Saturday. They were also celebrating 100 years of history, people and stories.
Broadview Manager Susie Burnheide says over the course of the building’s existence hundreds of individuals have passed through its doors. She says it was important to celebrate each individual who has called Broadview home as their personal stories are an integral piece of its history.
Broadview Board President and former building manager Don Eusey says Saturday was also a celebration of all of the individuals who have played a role in keeping the building open and operating at the local, state and federal levels.
Saturday’s centennial celebration for Broadview included refreshments, an opening of the service elevator, special announcements and much more. While it has spent virtually half of its existence as a senior living facility, its current use, Broadview was first a hotel, built at the site of the Whitley Hotel that was destroyed by fire. It has also served as the first home of KVOE’s predecessor, KTSW, from 1939-1951 — and its current role as senior living.
During World War II, the building also was a lookout for Russian warplanes.
