Hotel Lodi

The Hotel Lodi was built in 1892 by Alfred Clements, and was originally called the Clements House Hotel. This hotel served travelers coming to Lodi via the railroad, which had a stop within walking distance. The railroad originally came to Lodi in 1872, and a second track was added in an 1896 expansion. Over twenty trains a day used to pass through town until automobile traffic expanded with better roads and more affordable cars in the mid-Twentieth Century. From the Clements House Hotel, it was only a short walk down Lodi Street to a livery stable, a grocery, meat market, barber, and a variety of other businesses serving local needs.