The End of an Era

For many of us who have adopted a child from the Jiangxi Province in China, the Lakeview Hotel in Nanchang will be forever etched in our memories (and our photos) as the place where we spent the first hours and days with out new family members.

The distinctive round shape and bright outside colors and the huge atrium interior made us feel that China was quickly moving towards "first world" status, even when we visited in 2001. 

Well. a few months ago the Lakeview looked like this. 

You can read the whole article about "what happened" and see a few more pics of the demolition here. We're lucky we have our memories and our photos because the actual place is gone forever.