<P> In March 2000 , local entrepreneurs Walt & Karen Worthy purchased the entire city block for $6.5 million , then spent the next two years of their lives -- and $38 million of their own money -- to make The Davenport Hotel grand again . The hotel 's public spaces and ballrooms were restored to what they would have looked like when they were new - it is real gold leaf around the fireplace . The hotel 's guest floors were taken back to bare concrete and built anew with fresh wiring , plumbing , drywall , furniture and fixtures . The Hall of the Doges , Spokane 's oldest and finest ballroom , was removed from the oldest part of the structure and re-installed in the new East addition . The removal was accomplished by lifting the ballroom out intact , making it the only flying ballroom in the world . The Davenport Hotel was re-established in September 2002 with the ringing of a ship 's bell eight times signaling a change of the watch . </P>
<P> In March 2000 , local entrepreneurs Walt & Karen Worthy purchased the entire city block for $6.5 million , then spent the next two years of their lives -- and $38 million of their own money -- to make The Davenport Hotel grand again . The hotel 's public spaces and ballrooms were restored to what they would have looked like when they were new - it is real gold leaf around the fireplace . The hotel 's guest floors were taken back to bare concrete and built anew with fresh wiring , plumbing , drywall , furniture and fixtures . The Hall of the Doges , Spokane 's oldest and finest ballroom , was removed from the oldest part of the structure and re-installed in the new East addition . The removal was accomplished by lifting the ballroom out intact , making it the only flying ballroom in the world . The Davenport Hotel was re-established in September 2002 with the ringing of a ship 's bell eight times signaling a change of the watch . </P>
who owns the davenport hotel in spokane washington
who owns the davenport hotel in spokane washington
Walt & Karen Worthy
Walt & Karen Worthy