Following up from my Women's History Month articles "The Hidden History of Laura the Luthier" and "'Kalamazoo Gal' Irene visits original Gibson factory, a silent monument to WWII women luthiers" in 2019, I wanted to share an update on the recent news of the factory's revitalization and plans to recognize the "Kalamazoo Gals."
On March 1st, Hard Rock Hotels unveiled plans to renovate the original Gibson guitar factory as a hotel, REVERB by Hard Rock Kalamazoo, with “a keen eye on maintaining the historic parts of the property“ and "an anticipated completion date of Fall 2023." John Thomas, author of "Kalamazoo Gals: A Story of Extraordinary Women & Gibson's 'Banner' Guitars of WWII," is hopeful that the Gals will be recognized with an historical marker as talks progress with the developer.
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