The Oakfield Hotel (background image) at 49-51 South Pearl Street is owned and operated by the Scopano family. Originally on this location was the Oakfield House (upper right inset), which burned in a fire in 1905. The following year, on the same site, Fred Wilson built the hotel bearing his name (lower right inset). In the early 1900s, there was a lucrative business at the hotel due to its proximity to the West Shore Railroad Depot. Sadly, passenger train service to Oakfield was terminated many decades ago, and the tracks next to the hotel were removed in the 1970s. In 1976 the Scopanos added a bowling alley annex to the hotel, which is a nice facility. Inset images from postcards, background image from Genesee County tax records.
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