Hotel Franklin on South Academy Street

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The Hotel Franklin, also known as Finger's Hotel, was located on South Academy Street between High Street and Grove Street, a short distance from the Reading Train Station. This business is unrelated to The Franklin House, located on the corner of Main Street and Mullica Hill Road.

In the late 1800s, Glassboro increasingly needed temporary lodging due to employment opportunities and the development of the railroad. As a result, homeowners started converting their homes into small boarding houses, such as the Hotel Franklin.

The top line of the sign reads "Poth's Extra Beer." The bottom line reads, "Hotel Franklin Henery Finger Jr. Prop." The foreground of the photograph shows a young male behind a horse. A child and a woman appear standing on the right side of the porch behind a bicycle.

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