Algonquin Hotel

<p class="mobile-photo"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3oMj9ob89H-EuQcWFnVQlUUQ9g1T32Wjan5uMOYrMmNnt5OtzVSCf7Ezehmu0tqcTVQR9VqB7lG8pNg-M9kNjnL2XNktbBy7keIBDvoo8DdToi09zfMrX-2WHd565h87JcPTHPpqTfO8/s1600/350px-TheAlgonquin-703385.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_6132646379337881810" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3oMj9ob89H-EuQcWFnVQlUUQ9g1T32Wjan5uMOYrMmNnt5OtzVSCf7Ezehmu0tqcTVQR9VqB7lG8pNg-M9kNjnL2XNktbBy7keIBDvoo8DdToi09zfMrX-2WHd565h87JcPTHPpqTfO8/s320/350px-TheAlgonquin-703385.JPG" /></a></p><p><span></span></p> <p>The <b>Algonquin Hotel</b> is a historic hotel located at 59 West 44th Street in Manhattan (New York, New York). The hotel has been designated as a New York City Historic Landmark.</p> <p>The 181-room hotel, opened in 1902, was designed by architect Goldwin Starrett. It was originally conceived as a residential hotel but was quickly converted to a traditional lodging establishment. Its first owner-manager, Frank Case (who bought the hotel in 1927), established many of the hotel's traditions. Perhaps its best-known tradition is hosting literary and theatrical notables, most prominently the members of the Algonquin Round Table.</p> <p></p> <h2>§<span id="History">History</span></h2><br><br> <p>The Algonquin Hotel was originally designed as an apartment hotel, whose owner planned to rent rooms and suites on year-long leases. When few leases sold, the owner decided to turn it into a hotel which he was originally going to name "The Puritan". Frank Case, upon discovering that Algonquian tribes had been the first residents of the area, persuaded the owner to christen it "The Algonquin" instead.</p> <p>Case took over the lease on the hotel in 1907 and bought the property on which the building sat in 1927 for US$1 million. Case remained owner and manager of the hotel until his death in June 1946. In October that year, The Algonquin was purchased by Ben Bodne of Charleston, South Carolina for just over US$1 million. Bodne undertook an extensive restoration and renovation effort. Bodne sold the hotel in 1987 to a group of Japanese investors and the Algonquin changed hands a number of times before ending up with Miller Global Properties in 2002. Following a two-year, US$3 million renovation, the hotel was sold again in 2005 to HEI Hospitality.</p> <p>HEI has affiliated it with Marriott International where it is part of Marriott’s Autograph Collection brand.</p> <h2>§<span id="The_Algonquin_Round_Table">The Algonquin Round Table</span></h2><br><img alt="Algonquin Hotel - The Algonquin Hotel Times Square, Autograph Collection - Plan a luxury getaway in the heart of New York City. The historic Algonquin Hotel Times Square, Autograph Collection® offers boutique style and service." src="http://cache.marriott.com/propertyimages/n/nycak/nycak_main01_r.jpg?resize=0.5x:0.5x" style="width:100%;display:block;margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto" title="Algonquin Hotel - The Algonquin Hotel Times Square, Autograph Collection"><br> <dl><dd> </dd> </dl><p>In June 1919 the hotel became the site of the daily meetings of the Algonquin Round Table, a group of journalists, authors, publicists and actors who gathered to exchange bon mots over lunch in the main dining room. The group met almost daily for the better part of ten years. Some of the core members of the "Vicious Circle" included Franklin P. Adams, Robert Benchley, Heywood Broun, Marc Connelly, Jane Grant, Ruth Hale, George S. Kaufman, Neysa McMein, Dorothy Parker, Harold Ross, Robert E. Sherwood and Alexander Woollcott.</p> <p>The Algonquin Round Table â€" a group of notorious literary figures (mostly critics) who made The Algonquin their daily meeting place â€" set forth to implement significant literary styles in the early 1900s.</p> <p>At the end of World War I, <i>Vanity Fair</i> writers and Algonquin regulars Dorothy Parker, Robert Benchley, and Robert E. Sherwood started meeting for lunch at The Algonquin. Alexander Woollcott, acerbic critic and war correspondent, received a warm welcome from literary friends in 1919. They gathered in the Rose Room that afternoon; one person enjoyed the event enough to request that it become a daily event. That same request prompted a daily exchange of ideas and opinions shared between highly esteemed literary figures. George S. Kaufman, Heywood Broun, and Edna Ferber were also a part of this August assembly; these individuals influenced writers like F. Scott Fitzgerald and Ernest Hemingway. They founded <i>The New Yorker</i> magazine â€" all hotel guests receive free copies to this day.</p> <p>Frank Case, owner of the hotel, ensured a daily luncheon for the talented group of young writers by treating them to free celery and popovers; more importantly, they were provided with their own table and waiter. Edna Ferber, Franklin P. Adams, George S. Kaufman, Heywood Broun, and Marc Connelly eventually joined the group, expanding its membership. All members were affiliated with The Algonquin Round Table, although they referred to themselves as the Vicious Circle.</p> <p>Presently, The Round Table restaurant is one of the most favored dining spots in New York City. Visitors often request to dine at the actual “round table” where members originally met for decades. Artistic and creative minds alike still meet to this day to discuss thoughts and ideas just as the Vicious Circle once did.</p> <h2>§<span id="The_Oak_Room">The Oak Room</span></h2><br><br> <p>The Oak Room at the Algonquin was long one of New York City's premier cabaret nightclubs. Opened in 1939 (as the Oak Room Supper Club), it was soon closed on account of World War II, reopened as a regular venue in 1980, and closed for good in 2012. (Before 1939, it had been called the Pergola Room and was the first meeting place of what became the Algonquin Round Table).</p> <p>Legendary European chanteuse Greta Keller was the room's first star. When Donald Smith reopened the Oak Room in 1980, the first regular and star was singer-pianist Steve Ross. Other performers who have appeared at the Oak Room include Julie Wilson, Mary Cleere Haran, Karen Akers, KT Sullivan, Barbara Carroll, Sandy Stewart, Bill Charlap, Diana Krall, Jessica Molaskey, and John Pizzarelli. Andrea Marcovicci performed there over a span of 25 years, sometimes with her mother Helen Marcovicci (né Stuart), becoming effectively an Algonquin institution. The Oak Room helped launch the careers of Harry Connick Jr. and Michael Feinstein. Sylvia Syms collapsed and died on stage there during a performance in 1992.</p> <p>With its oak panels and other decor recalling an earlier time, the heyday of cabaret, the Oak Room was small, intimate, and expensive (at least $100 per person, more if one had dinner, except for matinees), and was not a big moneymaker for the Algonquin. Part of the space occupied by the former Oak Room was used to enlarge the Blue Bar, the rest was converted into a private breakfast room for Marriott Reward Elite customers.</p> <h2>§<span id="Hotel_traditions">Hotel traditions</span></h2><br><img alt="Algonquin Hotel - Algonquin Hotel in New York City - Algonquin Hotel, New York City: See 92 reviews, articles, and 12 photos of Algonquin Hotel, ranked No.203 on TripAdvisor among 1622 attractions in New York ..." src="http://media-cdn.tripadvisor.com/media/photo-s/03/ef/c0/b8/algonquin-hotel.jpg" style="width:100%;display:block;margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto" title="Algonquin Hotel - Algonquin Hotel in New York City"><br> <p>The hotel has a tradition of keeping a cat that has the run of the hotel. The practice dates to the 1930s, when Frank Case took in a stray male cat that was initially named "Rusty." Hotel lore says actor John Barrymore suggested the cat needed a more "dignified" name, so the cat was renamed "Hamlet." Nowadays, whenever the hotel has a male cat, he's named Hamlet; but if the hotel has a female cat, she's named "Matilda." The current Algonquin cat, a Matilda, is a Ragdoll that was named 2006 cat of the year at the Westchester (New York) Cat Show. Visitors can spot Matilda on her personal chaise longue in the lobby; she can also be found in her favorite places: behind the computer on the front desk, or lounging on a baggage cart. The doormen feed her and the general manager's executive assistant answers Matilda's e-mail. During 2011, Matilda was temporarily confined to an upper floor or to the limits of a leash tethered to the check-in desk, due to a directive from the city Department of Health. As of late 2011, Matilda has been confined to the non-food areas of the lobby by an electronic pet fence.</p> <p>Although the Algonquin was "dry" even before Prohibition (Case closed the hotel bar in 1917 and had harsh words for those who ran speakeasies), the hotel does have an eponymous cocktail, composed of rye whiskey, Noilly Prat and pineapple juice. More recently, a newer drink has hit the Algonquin's menu, the $10,000 Martini or "Martini on the Rock," consisting of a martini of the buyer's choice with a single piece of "ice," a diamond, at the bottom of the glass. The martini was developed to mark completion of a major 29-day renovation that closed the hotel for the first time since its opening. Hoy Wong was a notable bartender at the hotel and was the oldest person to hold such a position in the state, serving at the Algonquin for 30 years until retiring in 2009, well past the age of 90.</p> <p>In keeping with Frank Case's long-standing tradition of sending popovers and celery to the more impoverished members of the Round Table, the Algonquin offers lunch discounts to struggling writers. Formerly, writers on tour could stay one night at the hotel free in exchange for an autographed copy of their book, although the practice has been amended to include a discount on standard room rates.</p> <h2>§<span id="Landmark_status">Landmark status</span></h2><br><img alt="Algonquin Hotel - The Algonquin Hotel - New York, NY - Hotel, Historical Place ... - The Algonquin Hotel Times Square, Autograph Collection® Website: www. marriott.com/NYCAK Reservations can be made and hotel information can be found ..." src="https://fbcdn-profile-a.akamaihd.net/hprofile-ak-xfp1/v/t1.0-1/403386_10150979224527902_1072708329_n.jpg?oh=c45b1585433e20c72946a9833efe4542&oe=559FBDCF&__gda__=1438030585_d2dbeee91a7d30ddea5f272f3dcec85e" style="width:100%;display:block;margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto" title="Algonquin Hotel - The Algonquin Hotel - New York, NY - Hotel, Historical Place ..."><br> <p>The Algonquin Round Table, as well as the number of other literary and theatrical greats who lodged there, helped earn the hotel its status as a New York City Historic Landmark. The hotel was so designated in 1987. In 1996 the hotel was designated a National Literary Landmark by the Friends of Libraries USA. The organization's bronze plaque is attached to the front of the hotel.</p> <h2>§<span id="References">References</span></h2><br><img alt="Algonquin Hotel - The Algonquin Hotel Times Square, Autograph Collection (New ... - The Algonquin Hotel Times Square, Autograph Collection, New York City: See 1371 traveler reviews, 562 candid photos, and great deals for The Algonquin ..." src="http://media-cdn.tripadvisor.com/media/photo-s/06/28/34/aa/the-algonquin-hotel-times.jpg" style="width:100%;display:block;margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto" title="Algonquin Hotel - The Algonquin Hotel Times Square, Autograph Collection (New ..."><br> <h2>§<span id="Bibliography">Bibliography</span></h2><br><img alt="Algonquin Hotel - Algonquin Hotel - There isn't a place in New York more important to Dorothy Parker's enduring legacy than the Algonquin Hotel (59 West 44th Street). Any devotee of Parker worth ..." src="http://www.dorothyparker.com/images/ah05.jpg" style="width:100%;display:block;margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto" title="Algonquin Hotel - Algonquin Hotel"><br> <ul><li>James R. Gaines, <i>Wit's End: Days and Nights of the Algonquin Round Table</i> (New York: Harcourt, 1977).</li> </ul><h2>§<span id="External_links">External links</span></h2><br><img alt="Algonquin Hotel - Algonquin Hotel, New York City | Oyster.com -- Hotel Reviews and ... - Algonquin Hotel, New York City: See 238 candid photos, pros and cons, and a detailed expert hotel review of Algonquin Hotel. Find deals and compare rates." src="http://images.oyster.com/photos/lobby--v1900788-49-640.jpg" style="width:100%;display:block;margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto" title="Algonquin Hotel - Algonquin Hotel, New York City | Oyster.com -- Hotel Reviews and ..."><br> <ul><li>Official hotel site</li> <li>Algonquin Round Table site</li> </ul></h2><br><img title="Algonquin Hotel - Algonquin Hotel â€"><br>

Algonquin Hotel

The Algonquin Hotel is a historic hotel located at 59 West 44th Street in Manhattan (New York, New York). The hotel has been designated...

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Alcazar Hotel (Cleveland Heights, Ohio)

<p class="mobile-photo"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhu0XkJS5-Sn3PnZg1GoNM5Ti28RfkFjLm7o55JDeUOzWAq0zR6L-TwkBh1b4XBJC9XFLsOJ23Qr1hEj_A1qzmtcvfrsVlVdx6dWbYABq5pACQoT_1SzxxnPdZ6-Qx_9PTgMrXw2VXlUzE/s1600/250px-AlcazarHotel-703788.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_6132623190583829122" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhu0XkJS5-Sn3PnZg1GoNM5Ti28RfkFjLm7o55JDeUOzWAq0zR6L-TwkBh1b4XBJC9XFLsOJ23Qr1hEj_A1qzmtcvfrsVlVdx6dWbYABq5pACQoT_1SzxxnPdZ6-Qx_9PTgMrXw2VXlUzE/s320/250px-AlcazarHotel-703788.jpg" /></a></p><p>The <b>Alcazar Hotel</b> is a registered historic building in the Cedar-Fairmount district of Cleveland Heights, Ohio, listed in the National Register on 1979-04-17. The hotel was built in 1923 in the Spanish-Moorish style, based on hotels such as the Alcazar and Ponce de León in St. Augustine, Florida. The interior courtyard, with a covered arcade, is decorated with colored glazed tiles and a central fountain. The architect was Harry T. Jeffery; sculpture was done by Fischer and Jirouch. Prominent guests included Cole Porter, George Gershwin, Mary Martin, Bob Hope, Jack Benny, Lupe Velez and Johnny Weissmueller.</p> <p>In 1963, the hotel was sold and partially converted into a retirement home, with the remainder still as a hotel. The Alcazar Hotel is also a Cleveland Heights Landmark.</p> <h2><span id="Historic_uses">Historic uses</span></h2><br><img alt="Alcazar Hotel (Cleveland Heights, Ohio) - The Alcazar (Cleveland Heights, Ohio) - TripAdvisor - Book ... - The Alcazar, Cleveland Heights: See 23 traveler reviews, 9 candid photos, and great deals for The Alcazar, ... The Alcazar Hotel, Cleveland Heights, Ohio." src="http://media-cdn.tripadvisor.com/media/photo-s/03/01/99/8d/alcazar-hotel.jpg" style="width:100%;display:block;margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto" title="Alcazar Hotel (Cleveland Heights, Ohio) - The Alcazar (Cleveland Heights, Ohio) - TripAdvisor - Book ..."><br> <ul><li>Multiple Dwelling</li> <li>Hotel</li> </ul><h2><span id="References">References</span></h2><br><img alt="Alcazar Hotel (Cleveland Heights, Ohio) - Historic Alcazar hotel in Cleveland Heights sold to apartment ... - Sep 27, 2014 ... After 51 years under the same ownership, one of Northeast Ohio's most unusual properties changed hands last week." src="http://imgick.cleveland.com/home/cleve-media/width620/img/plain-dealer/photo/2014/09/26/15945901-large.jpg" style="width:100%;display:block;margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto" title="Alcazar Hotel (Cleveland Heights, Ohio) - Historic Alcazar hotel in Cleveland Heights sold to apartment ..."><br> <h2><span id="External_links">External links</span></h2><br><img alcazar="" alt="Alcazar Hotel (Cleveland Heights, Ohio) - The Alcazar Hotel - Cleveland, OH | Yelp - 5 Reviews of The Alcazar Hotel " hotel="" the="" title="Alcazar Hotel (Cleveland Heights, Ohio) - The Alcazar Hotel - Cleveland, OH | Yelp"><br> <ul><li>The Alcazar official site</li> <li>Cleveland Heightss Historical Society: Alcazar Hotel accessed 2011-09-08</li> <li><span>Theiss, Evelyn (2008-10-12). "A Spanish Beauty: Cleveland Heights' Alcazar exudes exotic style and grace in any age". <i>The Plain Dealer</i><span>. Retrieved <span>2010-07-03</span></span>.</span><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AAlcazar+Hotel+%28Cleveland+Heights%2C+Ohio%29&rft.atitle=A+Spanish+Beauty%3A+Cleveland+Heights%27+Alcazar+exudes+exotic+style+and+grace+in+any+age&rft.aufirst=Evelyn&rft.aulast=Theiss&rft.au=Theiss%2C+Evelyn&rft.date=2008-10-12&rft.genre=article&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.cleveland.com%2Farts%2Findex.ssf%2F2008%2F10%2Fcleveland_heights_alcazar_exud.html&rft.jtitle=The+Plain+Dealer&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal"><span> </span></span></li> <li><span>Theiss, Evelyn (2008-10-12). "The Alcazar through the years". <i>The Plain Dealer</i><span>. Retrieved <span>2010-07-03</span></span>.</span><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AAlcazar+Hotel+%28Cleveland+Heights%2C+Ohio%29&rft.atitle=The+Alcazar+through+the+years&rft.aufirst=Evelyn&rft.aulast=Theiss&rft.au=Theiss%2C+Evelyn&rft.date=2008-10-12&rft.genre=article&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fblog.cleveland.com%2Fpdextra%2F2008%2F10%2Fthe_alcazar_through_the_years.html&rft.jtitle=The+Plain+Dealer&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal"><span> </span></span></li> </ul><p><br></p></h2><br><img alt="Alcazar Hotel (Cleveland Heights, Ohio) - The Alcazar - Montlack Realty - 2450 Derbyshire Road, Cleveland Heights ... The Alcazar is located in the Cedar/ Fairmount Neighborhood of Cleveland Heights. Our very ... 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Alcazar Hotel (Cleveland Heights, Ohio)

The Alcazar Hotel is a registered historic building in the Cedar-Fairmount district of Cleveland Heights, Ohio, listed in the National Regi...

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Albert Pike Residence Hotel

<p>The <b>Albert Pike Residence Hotel</b> is a historic building in Little Rock, Arkansas.</p> <p>The hotel was built in 1929 by the Farrell Hotel Company at an approximate cost of $1,000,000. It was designed by architect Eugene John Stern in the Italian-Spanish Revival style. The two main wings are eight stories each, and extend out towards Scott Street. These two wings are connected across the back by a ten story cross section. Decorated stone pediments extend above the roof line in the center of each wing. The cloister type porch graces the main entries which are flanked by triple arched leaded-glass windows. Above the entries are terra cotta medallions featuring heraldic shields with the initials "AP". The elaborate decor includes detailed stenciling, leaded and stained glass windows, extensive decorative tile, iron work, and ornate light fixtures. The coffered ceiling in the two story main lobby is overlooked by an open mezzanine floor that contains fine antique furnishings, including a custom made Hazelton Bros. grand piano, designed to match the building's interior structural features.</p> <p>The hotel is named after one of Arkansas' leading historical figures, Albert Pike, a teacher, attorney, newspaperman, Confederate Brigadier General, and later a judge of the Arkansas Supreme Court. The building was a hotel from its construction in 1928 (opening in 1929) until December 1971, when the Second Baptist Church assumed ownership and began its Albert Pike Residence Hotel ministry. The purpose was to provide a family retirement community that was happy and uplifting.</p> <p>In 1976 the hotel secured a Section 231 loan for $2,400,000 from the Department of Housing and Urban Development. This made possible the renovation of the hotel infrastructure bringing it up to current fire and safety standards.</p> <p>The Albert Pike Hotel was entered into the National Register of Historic Places by the United States Department of the Interior in 1978. A grant from the Historical Preservation Society helped to restore the public and community areas to their original condition.</p> <p>In late 1985, the hotel was purchased by a privately held corporation in Jonesboro, Arkansas. Since that time continuous upgrades, such as the addition of kitchen facilities, were made in efficiency, one, and two bedroom apartments. The apartments were created where two hotel rooms had connecting doors. Non connecting rooms are studio apartments with microwave-refrigerator combo units.</p> <p>The North Lounge was restored in 1994 and was made a smoke-free environment. It provides a common activities room, television lounge, post office boxes, and library. Regular events are held to inform residents of health and community services available in the area, as well as weekly bingo, monthly birthday parties, and special occasion and holiday parties.</p> <h2><span id="References">References</span></h2><br><img alt="Albert Pike Residence Hotel - Albert Pike Residence Hotel - Albert Pike Residence Hotel on Apartments.com. ... Albert Pike Residence Hotel. 701 Scott St, Little Rock, AR 72201 - Downtown. Alternate angle of building." src="http://images3.aptcdn.com/attachment/albert-pike-residence-hotel-little-rock-ar/kxzjeh9/?x=3818EE4F5FF160EC61265AE3FD3F9AC2279732DFA37257B5C0FF6B7C2E14B8ACE23F937E62D6F36FE20A340D0421FF829BACCCA0A1F6D8B53D9B67372E68EF38EDBCAD6F60BB79CFE368FEE7BED30524A3B2FAC87B6F13BB9E7D7F1023D17BEEE5DA90A8802FAD78528F0566C384154AEB79A33676763338FD922C0097744875A412226F92133F738D65F5F8B93E02E9F60FD1B97D27185C322B26B6149459F4EF24DF7747B3B9F7B332DE0E6A92CDA2571068612D613AD657ACADCFD24FD42A997BFE505C3CAAC82E0A7556D3B1B5734E095727BCB82D7365DD1A8C0C33E0C6" style="width:100%;display:block;margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto" title="Albert Pike Residence Hotel - Albert Pike Residence Hotel"><br></h2><br><img alt="Albert Pike Residence Hotel - Albert Pike Residence Hotel - Little Rock, AR - Apartments in Little ... - Get information, directions, products, services, phone numbers, and reviews on Albert Pike Residence Hotel in Little Rock, AR. Discover more Operators of ..." src="//d3uwtxhub2t4nn.cloudfront.net/assets-gz/76f7036/img/mlogo_opengraph.gif" style="width:100%;display:block;margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto" title="Albert Pike Residence Hotel - Albert Pike Residence Hotel - Little Rock, AR - Apartments in Little ..."><br>

Albert Pike Residence Hotel

The Albert Pike Residence Hotel is a historic building in Little Rock, Arkansas. The hotel was built in 1929 by the Farrell Hotel Company...

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Alaskan Hotel And Bar

<p class="mobile-photo"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAbr0FH_w3ZVWhn4W4EcQBsVKyuiKfj9vVDdQZHAqkqdd6F2a21-H6_LSh0xt_NebjCAoy_Ocz8HVqtH6XCcuh6n13UGRoDAecjeWhCnbXlzlY8SfBLgPBYZIdi2qQ0oUFBzhLDgUl8Gk/s1600/235px-Alaskan_Hotel_and_Bar%252C_Juneau%252C_Alaska_cropped-701833.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_6132576797415552498" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAbr0FH_w3ZVWhn4W4EcQBsVKyuiKfj9vVDdQZHAqkqdd6F2a21-H6_LSh0xt_NebjCAoy_Ocz8HVqtH6XCcuh6n13UGRoDAecjeWhCnbXlzlY8SfBLgPBYZIdi2qQ0oUFBzhLDgUl8Gk/s320/235px-Alaskan_Hotel_and_Bar%252C_Juneau%252C_Alaska_cropped-701833.jpg" /></a></p><p>The <b>Alaskan Hotel and Bar</b> is a historic establishment and oldest operating hotel in Juneau, Alaska. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in October 1978.</p> <p>It was opened as <i>The Alaskan</i> on September 16, 1913. Its owners, three miners who struck it rich in the nearby Coast Range, tied the hotel's keys to a helium balloon and released it, signifying that the hotel would never close. The building was briefly condemned in the 1970s, but was rehabilitated by new owners.</p> <p>In 2003 the Food Network show <i>Food Finds</i> filmed a segment at the establishment. In September 2013, the Travel Channel program <i>Hotel Impossible</i> filmed an episode at the hotel.</p> <h2><span id="See_also">See also</span></h2><br><img alt="Alaskan Hotel And Bar - Alaskan Hotel & Bar - The Alaskan Hotel in downtown Juneau Alaska is centrally located and the oldest operating hotel in Juneau. Built in 1913 it is on the National Register of ..." src="http://www.thealaskanhotel.com/images/akhotel1web.jpg" style="width:100%;display:block;margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto" title="Alaskan Hotel And Bar - Alaskan Hotel & Bar"><br> <ul><li>National Register of Historic Places listings in Juneau, Alaska</li> </ul><h2><span id="References">References</span></h2><br><img alt="Alaskan Hotel And Bar - Alaskan Hotel and Bar - Cordova, AK - Bar | Facebook - Alaskan Hotel and Bar, Cordova, AK. 665 likes · 1 talking about this · 405 were here. Open since 1908, this historic building is a Cordova landmark." src="https://fbcdn-profile-a.akamaihd.net/hprofile-ak-xpf1/t5.0-1/71157_275438403225_8200113_n.jpg" style="width:100%;display:block;margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto" title="Alaskan Hotel And Bar - Alaskan Hotel and Bar - Cordova, AK - Bar | Facebook"><br></h2><br><img alt="Alaskan Hotel And Bar - Alaskan Hotel and Bar, Juneau, AK - Booking.com - This hotel was built in 1913 and has Victorian décor in the common areas and bar." src="http://q-ec.bstatic.com/images/hotel/max300/416/41612835.jpg" style="width:100%;display:block;margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto" title="Alaskan Hotel And Bar - Alaskan Hotel and Bar, Juneau, AK - Booking.com"><br>

Alaskan Hotel And Bar

The Alaskan Hotel and Bar is a historic establishment and oldest operating hotel in Juneau, Alaska. It was added to the National Register o...

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Alan Hotel

<p>The <b>Alan Hotel</b> was a hotel located in the Little Tokyo neighborhood in Downtown Los Angeles, California. The hotel was established in 1942, and was built directly across from the noted Civic Center Mall. Its address was 236 East Second Street. <span></span></p> <p>The hotel was noted for housing a large population of African-Americans, and figured prominently in the alleged attempted assassination of Jimmy Carter in May 1979. The hotel was demolished in 1986 following a lawsuit demanding eviction settlements for the displaced residents, and to prepare for the construction of the Parker Center.</p> <h2><span id="References">References</span></h2><br><img alt="Alan Hotel - Alan Hotel Starigrad Paklenica Croatia 3-star hotel all-inclusive light ... - Alan Hotel offers the following services: All Inclusive Light, wellness and spa, world-class cuisine." src="http://www.bluesunhotels.com/EasyEdit/UserFiles/PageImages/hotel-alan-starigrad-paklenica/hotel-alan-starigrad-paklenica-635578825447408594-1_720_405.jpeg" style="width:100%;display:block;margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto" title="Alan Hotel - Alan Hotel Starigrad Paklenica Croatia 3-star hotel all-inclusive light ..."><br></h2><br><br>

Alan Hotel

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Aladdin Hotel & Casino

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Ala Moana Hotel

<p class="mobile-photo"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhF9DdEMsH9Xs3dWJglo1FgOaJ4tnsiOflcPBdEFdZuBTtjwqdS1hzK35GsqyJbLuXd7aX7OrXHG-eRKs9bD9t751YdXMwQJvfkCHQPmRLNHagHnx1eaYjlYRiPRsiKegzqOXOBwqTF_Xo/s1600/postimg-702944.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_6132507223200839378" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhF9DdEMsH9Xs3dWJglo1FgOaJ4tnsiOflcPBdEFdZuBTtjwqdS1hzK35GsqyJbLuXd7aX7OrXHG-eRKs9bD9t751YdXMwQJvfkCHQPmRLNHagHnx1eaYjlYRiPRsiKegzqOXOBwqTF_Xo/s320/postimg-702944.jpg" /></a></p><p>The <b>Ala Moana Hotel</b> is a hotel located at 410 Atkinson Drive in Honolulu, Hawaii, on the island of Oahu.</p> <p></p> <h2><span id="Description">Description</span></h2><br><img alt="Ala Moana Hotel - Honolulu Hotels - Ala Moana Hotel - The completely renewed Ala Moana Hotel, Honolulu's landmark hotel, is situated between Hawaii Convention Center and the exceptional retailers at Ala Moana ..." src="http://www.outrigger.com/~/media/Outrigger-Images/Property/Ala-Moana-Hotel/room-schematic/ala-moana-hotel-room-schematic-199x109.jpg?w=199&h=109&as=1" style="width:100%;display:block;margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto" title="Ala Moana Hotel - Honolulu Hotels - Ala Moana Hotel"><br> <p>The Hotel adjoins the Ala Moana Shopping Center and is across the street from the Hawaii Convention Center as well as the Ala Moana Beach Park. Since 2010 it has been managed by Outrigger Hotels & Resorts.</p> <p>The Ala Moana Hotel has 1,169 rooms. The 38-story building has a height of 396 feet (121 m). It opened in 1970, to a design by the Seattle architectural firm John Graham & Company. The hotel has several restaurants. It is not to be confused with the Moana Hotel which was built about 70 years earlier.</p> <h2><span id="Architecture">Architecture</span></h2><br><br> <p>Ala Moana Hotel was recognized by the Building Industry Association of Hawaii as a 2006 Parade of Homes standout.</p> <h2><span id="See_also">See also</span></h2><br><img alt="Ala Moana Hotel - Honolulu Vacation Packages- Ala Moana- Honolulu Hotel Deals ... - Ala Moana Hotel- official site. The all-new Ala Moana Hotel is the definitive Hawaiian address and represents the best of valuable Honolulu vacation packages." src="http://www.alamoanahotelhonolulu.com/images/specials_img.jpg" style="width:100%;display:block;margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto" title="Ala Moana Hotel - Honolulu Vacation Packages- Ala Moana- Honolulu Hotel Deals ..."><br> <ul><li>List of tallest buildings in Honolulu</li> </ul><h2><span id="References">References</span></h2><br><img alt="Ala Moana Hotel - Ala Moana Hotel in Honolulu: Hotel Rates & Reviews on Orbitz - Ala Moana Hotel, Honolulu, Hawaii: Find the best deals with user reviews, photos , and discount rates for Ala Moana Hotel at Orbitz. Get our lowest rates or cash ..." src="http://www.tnetnoc.com/hotelphotos/666/229666/2241284-Ala-Moana-Hotel-Hotel-Exterior-1-DEF.jpg" style="width:100%;display:block;margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto" title="Ala Moana Hotel - Ala Moana Hotel in Honolulu: Hotel Rates & Reviews on Orbitz"><br> <h2><span id="External_links">External links</span></h2><br><img alt="Ala Moana Hotel - Ala Moana Hotel - Honolulu, HI - Hotel | Facebook - Ala Moana Hotel, Honolulu, HI. 3648 likes · 275 talking about this · 41498 were here. Honolulu's landmark hotel has been providing visitors and..." src="https://fbcdn-profile-a.akamaihd.net/hprofile-ak-ash2/v/t1.0-1/c28.28.345.345/s200x200/577339_418754061490278_1510665217_n.jpg?oh=176814996156886773e2327fdf429278&oe=55A47076&__gda__=1437040911_4ccc56e83cc6aaf470da925d7acbdf4a" style="width:100%;display:block;margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto" title="Ala Moana Hotel - Ala Moana Hotel - Honolulu, HI - Hotel | Facebook"><br> <ul><li>Ala Moana Hotel official website</li> </ul><p><span></span></p></h2><br><img alt="Ala Moana Hotel - Ala Moana Hotel (@AlaMoanaHotel) | Twitter - 1147 tweets • 100 photos/videos • 4588 followers. Check out the latest Tweets from Ala Moana Hotel (@AlaMoanaHotel)" src="https://pbs.twimg.com/profile_images/384950372/AMH_Square_copy_400x400.jpg" style="width:100%;display:block;margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto" title="Ala Moana Hotel - Ala Moana Hotel (@AlaMoanaHotel) | Twitter"><br>

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Ahwahnee Hotel

<p class="mobile-photo"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAYQsJKy-_OW9_QzHhfFpDIWSetNt_JaPhKufMm3xzW1_9A0GwRzKqHaoTaOAWrYck-ry6DdAXdlVgrb4PELby_qyEj_7MGRlb5OOQe0WdaOXxqAsxvJXM_Cw28H8pwKIA66XT6fEXHIM/s1600/header-AhwahneeGrtLobby-016.Hero-704512.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_6132484032865617730" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAYQsJKy-_OW9_QzHhfFpDIWSetNt_JaPhKufMm3xzW1_9A0GwRzKqHaoTaOAWrYck-ry6DdAXdlVgrb4PELby_qyEj_7MGRlb5OOQe0WdaOXxqAsxvJXM_Cw28H8pwKIA66XT6fEXHIM/s320/header-AhwahneeGrtLobby-016.Hero-704512.jpg" /></a></p><p>The <b>Ahwahnee Hotel</b> is a grand hotel in Yosemite National Park, California, on the floor of Yosemite Valley, constructed from steel, stone, concrete, wood and glass, which opened in 1927. It is a premiere example of National Park Service rustic architecture, and was declared a National Historic Landmark in 1987. The hotel was built by two companies that were merged when the National Park Service began leasing concessions to a single company.</p> <p></p> <h2><span id="Background_and_history">Background and history</span></h2><br><img alt="Ahwahnee Hotel - Ahwahnee Hotel - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia - The Ahwahnee Hotel is a grand hotel in Yosemite National Park, California, on the floor of Yosemite Valley, constructed from steel, stone, concrete, wood and ..." src="http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/91/Ahwahnee_Hotel_Half_Dome.jpg/250px-Ahwahnee_Hotel_Half_Dome.jpg" style="width:100%;display:block;margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto" title="Ahwahnee Hotel - Ahwahnee Hotel - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia"><br> <h3><span id="The_Currys">The Currys</span></h3> <p>David and Jennie Curry, owners and operators of Curry Village, were schoolteachers who arrived in Yosemite Valley in 1899. The couple offset some of their vacation costs by giving camping tours, having experimented early on in Yellowstone National Park. For three summers in a row, the Currys led teachers on camping outings to Yellowstone with horse and wagon; arriving in Yosemite with a cook and seven tents. Despite the two week, round trip travel period from Merced, California, the camp registered 292 guests its first year. The couple brought their three children with them. Foster, Mary and Marjorie (ages four through eleven) all helped out where they were able. The Curry Company came to dominate the politics of the park for decades. David wrote the Secretary of the Interior, Franklin Lane, in an effort extend the park's tourist season, hoping to expand his business. The Currys were adept at promotion and revived an old tradition started by James McCauley on the Fourth of July 1872. At sunset, piles of burning logs were pushed off Glacier Point creating what was known as the Fire Fall. The theory was, national parks were for recreational use. David Curry died in 1917 and left the management of Camp Curry to his widow Jennie, now known as "Mother Curry". She received help from her children, particularly Mary and Mary's husband Donald Tresidder.</p> <p>In 1915, Stephen T. Mather convinced D.J. Desmond to convert an old army barracks into the Yosemite Lodge. Desmond also began a hotel at Glacier Point the following year, while buying out a number of businesses to improve Yosemite Park Company's position in upcoming park leasing contracts. A congressional act allowed for efficient supervision of the parks for the enjoyment of the public. Beginning in 1916, the newly formed National Park Service began a concerted effort to attract visitors to the parks and create better accommodations and services. Under the direction of Mather, whose greatest desire was to build a luxury hotel in Yosemite, an attempt was made to build near Yosemite Falls, but funding failed. Prominent socialite Lady Astor and other wealthy tourists had refused to stay at the park due to the horrible conditions of the facilities. (Lady Astor is reported to have disliked the Sentinel Hotel, describing it as "primitive".) In 1925, the Park Service, unhappy with the declining concessions situation within the parks, decided to grant a monopoly to single entities to run the hotel and food services in each park. Two existing companies, Curry Company (Curry Village tent camp) and The Yosemite Park Company (Yosemite Lodge), were merged to create one larger company to run all of the hotels and food concessions in Yosemite National Park. As part of this reorganization, the newly formed Yosemite Park and Curry Company (YPCCC) proposed a new luxury hotel. The new head of the YPCCC became Donald Tresidder from the Curry Company. It was hoped that the more successful Curry Company involvement would help build Mather's hotel. While the National Park Service had complete control, the YPCC Company began to have further influence. The monopoly obtained leasing privileges and accumulated both financial and political benefits.</p> <h3><span id="Yosemite_Park_.26_Curry_Company">Yosemite Park & Curry Company</span></h3> <p>What started out as a simple campsite begun by two Indiana schoolteachers ended up as the sole concessionaire for the park. Yosemite Park & Curry Company went on to build much of the park's service structures over decades. Donald Tresidder, as president of YPCCC, built the Ahwahnee and several other major structures within the park. The name originally selected for the new hotel was "Yosemite All-Year-Round Hotel", but Tresidder changed it just prior to opening to reflect the site's native name.</p> <p>After the Ahwahnee was built, Tresidder had to overcome a number of financial obstacles. The cost of the hotel was nearly double the estimate, and as fall approached, guests began to decline. Park officials became concerned and suggested closing the hotel for the winter. To avoid this and keep guests and income flowing, Tresidder centered on skiing and other winter activities. In order to keep the hotel filled throughout the holiday period, Tresidder also proposed Christmas entertainment. A banquet event was planned based on a story by Washington Irving about an eighteenth century English Christmas at the home of the Squire of Bracebridge. The cast was filled with locals from the park, including photographer Ansel Adams.</p> <h2><span id="Concept_and_build">Concept and build</span></h2><br><img alt="Ahwahnee Hotel - The Official Ahwahnee Hotel Homepage - Yosemite National Park - The Official Ahwahnee Hotel Dedication Page ©1994-2003 HTML Graphics WebPortal Foundation. All rights reserved. Please read the dedication." src="http://www.webportal.com/ahwahnee/awahnee_menu.gif" style="width:100%;display:block;margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto" title="Ahwahnee Hotel - The Official Ahwahnee Hotel Homepage - Yosemite National Park"><br> <h3><span id="Architecture_and_interior_design">Architecture and interior design</span></h3> <p>The Ahwahnee hotel was designed by architect Gilbert Stanley Underwood (who also designed the Zion Lodge, Bryce Canyon Lodge, and Grand Canyon North Rim Lodge). It is considered a masterpiece of "parkitecture" and is made to feel rustic and match its surroundings. Interior designers were Dr. Phyllis Ackerman and Professor Arthur Upham Pope. The interior work was carried out by a number of artisans under their supervision. The individual border designs in the beams of the Great Lounge are by artist Jeanette Dryer Spencer. The site for the hotel is below the Royal Arches rock formation in a meadow area that had served in the past as a village for the native Miwoks, who formerly lived in the valley, and a stables complex known as Kenneyville. The site was chosen for its views of many of the iconic sights in Yosemite, including Glacier Point, Half Dome, and Yosemite Falls, and its exposure to the sun allowing for natural heating.</p> <p>The original concept art of the hotel was far more megalithic in scale than what was built. Underwood's original design concept called for a massive six story structure. Tresidder and the board originally had requested a hotel with only 100 guest rooms that felt like a luxurious country home and not a hotel. The design was changed several times and at one point was to be no larger than three stories, with a wooden and stone construction. Plans then changed again, to a larger scale. Interior designs and designers had also changed. The husband and wife team of Ackerman and Pope were chosen over artist/interior designer Henry Lovins from Los Angeles. Lovins' interior design renderings, provided by Elizabeth Lovins (Director of the Hollywood Art Center Archive), depict a "Mayan revival" drawing of Hispano-Moresque styling. Historians, Ackerman and Pope created a style that mixed Art Deco, Native American, Middle Eastern, and Arts and Crafts. A lot of decoration originally used was Persian. (Ackerman and Pope actually became consultants in Iran. Pope even has a mausoleum built for him by the Shah.)</p> <p>Eventually the Grand Dining Room was scaled back from seating for 1,000 to seating for only 350 guests. The Ahwahnee is a 150,000 square feet (14,000 m²) Y-shaped building and has 99 hotel rooms, parlors, and suites, each accented with original Native American designs. 24 cottages bring the total number of rooms to 123.</p> <h3><span id="Construction">Construction</span></h3> <p>The hotel was constructed from 5,000 tons (4,535 t) of rough-cut granite, 1,000 tons (907 t) of steel, and 30,000 feet (9,140 m) of timber. The apparent wood siding and structural timber on the hotel's exterior are actually formed of stained concrete poured into molds to simulate a wood pattern. The steel came from the Union Iron Works in San Francisco, and the timber from land owned by the Curry family. Concrete was chosen as the material for the outside "wood" elements to add fire resistance to the hotel. The construction lasted eleven months and cost US$1,225,000 upon completion in July 1927. After construction was complete the company began an advertising campaign to showcase the new amenities.</p> <p>Just before opening, the director noticed that the porte-cochere planned for the west side of the building, where the Indian room now sits, would allow exhaust fumes from automobiles to invade the premises. A hastily designed Douglas Fir pole porte-cochere entry and parking area were erected on the east side of the hotel to correct this. (The logs were replaced in the 1990s.) Almost immediately after opening, the next of many alterations were made to the hotel. In 1928, a roof garden and dance hall were converted into a private apartment after the dance hall failed to draw an audience. It was found that the load-bearing trusses in the dining room were barely adequate to support the snow load on the roof and potential earthquake stresses. This led to the trusses' being reinforced in 1931-32.</p> <p>When Prohibition was rescinded in 1933, a private dining room was converted into the El Dorado Diggins bar, evocative of the California Gold Rush period. 1943 saw the United States Navy take over the hotel for use as a convalescent hospital for war veterans. Some of the changes made to the hotel by the Navy were repainting of the interior, conversion of chauffeur and maid rooms into guest rooms, and enclosure of the original porte-cochere.</p> <p>The 1950s, '60s, and '70s brought modernizations to the hotel, including fire escapes, a fire alarm system, smoke detectors, and a sprinkler system, along with an outdoor swimming pool and automatic elevators. 2003-2004 saw a major roof overhaul, wherein virtually the entire slate-tile roof and copper gutter system were replaced. Martech Associates, Inc. of Millheim, Pennsylvania designed the updated roof and served as the general contractor for the project. The project cost approximately US$4 million and is especially notable for its 97 percent material recycling rate. An article in the <i>Los Angeles Times</i> on March 13, 2009, stated that seismic retrofits may be needed for the Ahwahnee.</p> <h2><span id="Grand_Dining_Room_and_kitchen">Grand Dining Room and kitchen</span></h2><br><img alt="Ahwahnee Hotel - The Ahwahnee Hotel Reviews & Prices | U.S. News - The Ahwahnee Hotel is ranked by U.S. News as one of the Best Hotels in Yosemite for 2015. Check prices, photos and reviews." src="http://static.travel.usnews.com/images/hp/94/40264/The_Ahwahnee_Hotel_usn_1.jpg" style="width:100%;display:block;margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto" title="Ahwahnee Hotel - The Ahwahnee Hotel Reviews & Prices | U.S. News"><br> <p>The kitchen area reflects the original design concept; it includes separate stations for baking and pastries and was never reduced when the original project was downsized. High quality kitchen appliances were installed so the hotel could compete with fine dining establishments, and the facility was specifically constructed to handle special events and functions. Only the Grand Dining Room uses real wooden beams for fire safety reasons. Every detail was carefully thought out. The alcove window at the end of the room perfectly framed Yosemite Falls when the hotel was completed. The dining room is 130 feet long and 51 feet wide, with a 34 foot ceiling supported with rock columns creating a cathedral like atmosphere. While the dress code for the park is usually very casual, the Ahwahnee Dining Room used to require a jacket for men, but it later relaxed that tradition. Now collared shirts for men are allowed and women may wear either a dress or slacks and a blouse.</p> <p>The regular entertainment provided at dinner is a pianist (dressed in a tuxedo if male). Local Yosemite artist, Dudley Kendall played piano in the dining room at the Ahwahnee for years and had his work displayed at the hotel.</p> <h3><span id="Bracebridge_tradition">Bracebridge tradition</span></h3> <p>The Bracebridge Dinner is a seven-course formal gathering presented as a feast given by a Renaissance-era lord. Started in 1927, the Ahwahnee's first year of operation, the dinner is inspired by the fictional Squire Bracebridge's Yule celebration in a story from <i>The Sketch Book of Geoffrey Crayon, Gent.</i> by Washington Irving. Music and theatrical performances based on Irving's story accompany the introduction of each course. Donald Tresidder, then president of the Yosemite Park & Curry Company (which operated the Ahwahnee and all other concessions in the park), conceived the idea for the event with his wife Mary Curry, their friends, and park staff. It is held in the grand dining room at the hotel. Tresidder hired Garnet Holme the first year to write the script and produce the event. Tresidder and his wife played the squire and his lady until Tresidder's death in 1948. Photographer Ansel Adams was earning a secure living from work for the YP&C Co during the Great Depression. Adams was well known in Yosemite for his eccentricities and was asked to be a part of Donald Tresidder's new winter celebrations in the elaborate, theatrical Christmas dinner with friends from the nearby Bohemian Club. Cast as the "Jester", Adams had asked the director for suggestions but was told to just act like a jester. Adams fortified himself with a few drinks and went on to climb the granite pillars to the rafters. Adams played the Lord of Misrule for the first two years. When Holme died in 1929, Tresidder asked Adams to take over the direction of the show. Adams reworked the script considerably in 1931, creating the role of Major Domo, head of the household, for himself while his wife, Virginia Best Adams, played the housekeeper.</p> <p>The dinner was not held during World War II, when the Ahwahnee was functioning as a naval hospital. The 1946 dinner introduced chorale concerts and a more significant musical performances. Ansel Adams retired from the event in 1973, passing it on to Eugene Fulton, who had been part of the male chorus since 1934 and musical director since 1946. Until 1956, there was only a single performance. The number of performances gradually increased to a total of eight. Fulton died unexpectedly on Christmas Eve in 1978. His wife, Anna-Marie, and his daughter, Andrea, took over that year and produced the show. In 1979, Andrea Fulton assumed the role of director, which she continues to this day while also playing the role of housekeeper.</p> <p>In 2011, the Bracebridge dinner celebrated its 85th Anniversary. <i>Travel + Leisure</i> magazine named Yosemite’s Ahwahnee Hotel as one of the best hotels in the United States for the holidays for two consecutive years (2011 and 2012). For much of its history, tickets to the event were difficult to obtain. In prior years, the scarce tickets were awarded to applicants by lottery. In 1992, there were a reported 60,000 applications for the coveted 1,650 seats. In 1995, the organizers of the traditional dinner accepted ticket cancellations because the park could have been shut down due to the national budget impasse. In 2013, reservations were accepted in the order received.</p> <h2><span id="Great_Lounge">Great Lounge</span></h2><br><img alt="Ahwahnee Hotel - The Ahwahnee Hotel Dining Room - Ahwahnee Hotel reservations ... - Make a restaurant reservation at The Ahwahnee Hotel Dining Room - Ahwahnee Hotel in Yosemite Village, CA. Select date, time, and party size to find a table." src="http://www.opentable.com/img/restimages/44665.jpg" style="width:100%;display:block;margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto" title="Ahwahnee Hotel - The Ahwahnee Hotel Dining Room - Ahwahnee Hotel reservations ..."><br> <p>The Great Lounge is one of the main public spaces in the hotel. The large space spans the full width of the wing and nearly its full length (minus the solarium). There are two large fireplaces on either end of the room made from cut sandstone. On either side of the lounge is a series of floor to ceiling plate glass, picture windows ornamented at their tops with stained glass.</p> <h2><span id="In_popular_culture">In popular culture</span></h2><br><img alt="Ahwahnee Hotel - Ahwahnee Hotel - Wikipedia - Het Ahwahnee Hotel is een luxueus resorthotel in Yosemite National Park in de Amerikaanse staat Californië. Het hotel bevindt zich in de Yosemite Valley en ..." src="http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7e/Ahwahnee_Hotel-3.jpg/220px-Ahwahnee_Hotel-3.jpg" style="width:100%;display:block;margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto" title="Ahwahnee Hotel - Ahwahnee Hotel - Wikipedia"><br> <h3><span id="Film">Film</span></h3> <p>Interiors of the Ahwahnee Hotel were adapted for Stanley Kubrick's horror film <i>The Shining</i> (1980). Designers at Elstree Studios incorporated the hotel's lobby, elevators, and Great Lounge into sets for the Overlook Hotel.</p> <p>Both the film <i>The Caine Mutiny</i> (1954) and <i>Color of a Brisk and Leaping Day</i> (1996) include footage of the Ahwahnee hotel.</p> <h2><span id="Notable_guests">Notable guests</span></h2><br><img alt="Ahwahnee Hotel - The Ahwahnee Hotel Virtual Tour, Yosemite National Park, California - The Ahwahnee Hotel. Virtual tour, amenities, services, facts, history and some insider tips you won't find anywhere else." src="http://www.historic-hotels-lodges.com/california/ahwahnee-hotel/review/ahwahnee-hotel-top.jpg" style="width:100%;display:block;margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto" title="Ahwahnee Hotel - The Ahwahnee Hotel Virtual Tour, Yosemite National Park, California"><br> <p>The hotel and dining room have hosted many notable figures including artists, royalty, heads of state, film and television stars, writers, business executives, and other celebrities. Examples of notable guests include heads of state Queen Elizabeth II, Dwight D. Eisenhower, John F. Kennedy, Ronald Reagan, and the Shah of Iran; business moguls Walt Disney and Steve Jobs; entertainers Desi Arnaz, Lucille Ball, Charlie Chaplin, Judy Garland, Leonard Nimoy, Will Rogers and William Shatner; and writer Gertrude Stein.</p> <h2><span id="See_also">See also</span></h2><br><img alt="Ahwahnee Hotel - Yosemite National Park The Ahwahnee Hotel - There is simply no comparison to the Ahwahnee Hotel. Designated a National Historic Landmark, the Ahwahnee Hotel is a grand hotel in a grand setting. (I tried  ..." src="http://www.yosemitefun.com/ahwahnee_exterior225.jpg" style="width:100%;display:block;margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto" title="Ahwahnee Hotel - Yosemite National Park The Ahwahnee Hotel"><br> <ul><li>National Register of Historic Places listings in Yosemite National Park</li> <li>Yosemite Valley</li> <li>Touron</li> <li>Donald Tresidder</li> <li>National Register of Historic Places listings in Mariposa County, California</li> </ul><h2><span id="References">References</span></h2><br><img alt="Ahwahnee Hotel - The Ahwahnee Hotel - Yosemite Village, CA - Hotel | Facebook - The Ahwahnee Hotel, Yosemite Village, CA. 8855 likes · 281 talking about this · 117 were here. The Ahwahnee shines as Yosemite National Park's..." src="https://fbexternal-a.akamaihd.net/safe_image.php?d=AQDwGdNxRdUOXwUG&w=470&h=246&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmedia.gotraffic.net%2Fimages%2Fika49FYnboks%2Fv5%2F-1x-1.jpg&cfs=1&upscale=1" style="width:100%;display:block;margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto" title="Ahwahnee Hotel - The Ahwahnee Hotel - Yosemite Village, CA - Hotel | Facebook"><br> <h2><span id="External_links">External links</span></h2><br><img alt="Ahwahnee Hotel - The Ahwahnee (Yosemite National Park, CA) - Hotel Reviews ... - The Ahwahnee Hotel - Historic Landmark ... The Ahwahnee Hotel Dining Room ... Also Known As: The Ahwahnee Hotel Yosemite National Park: Ahwahnee ..." src="http://media-cdn.tripadvisor.com/media/photo-s/07/1c/32/ff/wedding-anniversary-welcome.jpg" style="width:100%;display:block;margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto" title="Ahwahnee Hotel - The Ahwahnee (Yosemite National Park, CA) - Hotel Reviews ..."><br> <ul><li><span>"The Official site for The Ahwahnee hotel". DNC Parks & Resorts at Yosemite - the National Park concessioner. 2008. Archived from the original on 28 May 2008<span>. Retrieved <span>2 June</span> 2008</span>.</span><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AAhwahnee+Hotel&rft.btitle=The+Official+site+for+The+Ahwahnee+hotel&rft.date=2008&rft.genre=book&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.yosemitepark.com%2FAccommodations_TheAhwahnee.aspx&rft.pub=DNC+Parks+%26+Resorts+at+Yosemite+-+the+National+Park+concessioner&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook"><span> </span></span></li> <li>Architecture in the Parks: A National Historic Landmark Theme Study: The Ahwahnee Hotel, by Laura Soullière Harrison, 1986, at National Park Service.</li> <li><span>"Dining Out: Ahwahnee Hotel Kitchen (Yosemite, California)". <i>Cooking For Engineers</i>. January 22, 2005. Archived from the original on 6 August 2006<span>. Retrieved <span>7 July</span> 2006</span>.</span><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AAhwahnee+Hotel&rft.atitle=Dining+Out%3A+Ahwahnee+Hotel+Kitchen+%28Yosemite%2C+California%29&rft.date=January+22%2C+2005&rft.genre=article&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.cookingforengineers.com%2Farticle.php%3Fid%3D88%26title%3DAhwahnee%2BHotel%2BKitchen%2B%2528Yosemite%252C%2BCalifornia%2529&rft.jtitle=Cooking+For+Engineers&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal"><span> </span></span></li> <li>The Ahwahnee Hotel, Yosemite. Virtual photo tour, history, more. Lots of photos.</li> <li>National Historic Landmarks Program Official website</li> <li>A History of the NHL Program</li> <li>List of NHLs</li> </ul></h2><br><br>

Ahwahnee Hotel

The Ahwahnee Hotel is a grand hotel in Yosemite National Park, California, on the floor of Yosemite Valley, constructed from steel, stone, ...

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Affinia Hotels

<p class="mobile-photo"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfeSOX4Xwj2BrCuQ_-PbHVhfOodW9D2OMEx8Vp0A_UQpbYz7GoTLuhyphenhyphenEctpT8yHMJTaeyhK8Cvvj5IrXDr2nfZ8ANqc-PvtRu0iHnQD46eXRkFut2xPdDMVAyGmCPMSl-55d0urrRLxgk/s1600/220px-Affinia_Gardens_215_E64_jeh-702379.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_6132460829075984706" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfeSOX4Xwj2BrCuQ_-PbHVhfOodW9D2OMEx8Vp0A_UQpbYz7GoTLuhyphenhyphenEctpT8yHMJTaeyhK8Cvvj5IrXDr2nfZ8ANqc-PvtRu0iHnQD46eXRkFut2xPdDMVAyGmCPMSl-55d0urrRLxgk/s320/220px-Affinia_Gardens_215_E64_jeh-702379.jpg" /></a></p><p><b>Affinia Hotel Collection</b> is a chain of boutique hotels offering accommodations in New York City and Washington D.C., in the United States. Each property has a focus: fitness, tranquility, or location. The corporate headquarters for Affinia Hotel Collection is located in New York City </p> <p>The chain has a stay customization program called 'My Affinia', which allows guests to personalize their stay prior to arrival. Guests can request items such as yoga mats, guitars, cupcakes, sound pillows, hair diffusers and golf putters.</p> <p>The first hotel was established in 1962 by Benjamin J. Denihan. Currently the hotel chain is operated by DHG (Denihan Hospitality Group), a privately owned company. The company is a member of an alliance of hotels including Joie De Vivre (California), Thistle Hotels (United Kingdom), Rotana Hotels (Middle East) and First Hotels (Scandinavia).</p> <p></p> <h2><span id="Hotels">Hotels</span></h2><br><img alt="Affinia Hotels - Affinia Hotel Collection - Explore Affinia Hotels. View All Hotels · Just New York · Just D.C. ... Bloomingdale's & Fifty NYC. Shop, Save & Sip! Learn More · art nyc the fifty affinia hotels ..." src="http://www.affinia.com/polopoly_fs/1.15355.1427420553!/fileImage/httpImage/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/landscape_1615/brand-4.jpg" style="width:100%;display:block;margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto" title="Affinia Hotels - Affinia Hotel Collection"><br> <p><b>Affinia brand</b>[1]</p> <ul><li>Fifty NYC</li> <li>Dumont NYC</li> <li>Gardens NYC</li> <li>Manhattan NYC</li> <li>Shelburne NYC</li> <li>Liaison Capitol Hill D.C.</li> </ul><p><b>Independent Hotels Managed by Denihan Hospitality Group</b></p> <ul><li>The Benjamin, New York[2]</li> <li>Surrey Hotel, New York[3]</li> <li>Shoreham, New York</li> <li>The Franklin, New York</li> <li>The Mansfield, New York</li> </ul><p><b>The James brand, managed by Denihan Hospitality Group</b>[4]</p> <ul><li>The James Chicago</li> <li>The James New York</li> <li>The James Royal Palm, Miami Beach</li> </ul><h2><span id="Restaurants">Restaurants</span></h2><br><img alt="Affinia Hotels - Affinia hotels (@Affiniahotels) | Twitter - 14.7K tweets • 421 photos/videos • 14.5K followers. " color="" of="" rhododendron="" the="" this="" title="Affinia Hotels - Affinia hotels (@Affiniahotels) | Twitter"><br> <p><b>Restaurants at Hotels Managed by Denihan Hospitality Group</b>[1]</p> <ul><li>Daniel Boulud's Cafe Boulud at The Surrey, New York</li> <li>David Burke’s Primehouse at The James Chicago</li> <li>David Burke Kitchen at The James New York</li> <li>Art and Soul at The Liaison Capitol Hill, an Affinia Hotel in Washington, D.C.</li> <li>Geoffrey Zakarian’s The National Bar & Dining Rooms at The Benjamin, New York</li> <li>Rare Bar and Grill at Affinia Shelburne, New York</li> </ul><h2><span id="Bars">Bars</span></h2><br><img alt="Affinia Hotels - Welcome to My Affinia Concierge - Thank you for choosing Affinia Hotels. To better serve you, we offer personal customization of services, amenities & local arrangements for your visit. Also ..." src="http://affiniaconcierge.com/_images/Affinia/_design/pic_login.jpg" style="width:100%;display:block;margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto" title="Affinia Hotels - Welcome to My Affinia Concierge"><br> <p><b>Bars at Hotels Managed by Denihan Hospitality Group</b>[1]</p> <ul><li>Daniel Boulud's Bar Pleiades at The Surrey, New York</li> <li>J-Bar at The James Chicago</li> <li>Rare View Rooftop Lounge at Affinia Shelburne, New York</li> <li>Jimmy at The James New York</li> </ul><h2><span id="References">References</span></h2><br><img alt="Affinia Hotels - Affinia Hotels | Facebook - Affinia Hotels, New York City + Washington DC. 14895 likes · 89 talking about this. A collection of boutique hotels in New York City and Washington DC." src="https://fbcdn-profile-a.akamaihd.net/hprofile-ak-xpa1/v/t1.0-1/p200x200/10151237_10151925599276292_1111814284_n.png?oh=b7450880f2a8e5293fe1afd1c6ff1e42&oe=55AC68CB&__gda__=1437206970_4a63aaa2bc493fa2d2003a8923af27cc" style="width:100%;display:block;margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto" title="Affinia Hotels - Affinia Hotels | Facebook"><br> <p>1Affinia Hotel Collection website 2The Benjamin website 3The Surrey website 4The James website 5The Royal Palm website 6Eastgate Tower website</p> <h2><span id="External_links">External links</span></h2><br><img alt="Affinia Hotels - Affinia Hotel Collection (@affiniahotels) • Instagram photos and videos - affiniahotels. 534 posts; 1,100 followers; 314 following. Follow. Affinia Hotel Collection A collection of boutique hotels in New York City and Washington D.C.  ..." src="https://instagramimages-a.akamaihd.net/profiles/profile_47991894_75sq_1395353366.jpg" style="width:100%;display:block;margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto" title="Affinia Hotels - Affinia Hotel Collection (@affiniahotels) • Instagram photos and videos"><br> <ul><li>Affinia Hotel Collection website</li> <li>The James website</li> <li>The Benjamin website</li> <li>The Surrey website</li> <li>The James Royal Palm website</li> </ul></h2><br><img alt="Affinia Hotels - Affinia Manhattan - Additional Information. No pets are allowed in the hotel; No smoking is allowed in the hotel (Violators will each be charged $250 by the hotel and will be subject ..." src="http://www.nyu.edu/content/dam/nyu/resLifeHousServ/images/staff/rhd_alumni.jpg" style="width:100%;display:block;margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto" title="Affinia Hotels - Affinia Manhattan"><br>

Affinia Hotels

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Adolphus Hotel

<p><b>Hotel Adolphus</b> (often referred to as "<b>The Adolphus</b>") is an upscale hotel and Dallas Landmark in the Main Street District of Downtown Dallas Dallas, Texas. It was for several years the tallest building in the state.</p> <p></p> <h2><span id="History">History</span></h2><br><img alt="Adolphus Hotel - Adolphus Hotel - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia - Adolphus Hotel is located in Texas. Adolphus Hotel. Location, 1321 Commerce Street Dallas, Texas. Coordinates, 32°46′47.93″N 96°47′58.77″W ..." src="http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4b/Adolphus01.jpg/250px-Adolphus01.jpg" style="width:100%;display:block;margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto" title="Adolphus Hotel - Adolphus Hotel - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia"><br> <p>The Adolphus was opened on October 5, 1912, built by the founder of the Anheuser-Busch company, Adolphus Busch in a Beaux Arts style designed by Thomas P. Barnett of Barnett, Haynes & Barnett of St. Louis. Busch's intention in constructing the hotel was to establish the first grand and posh hotel in the city of Dallas. Under the management of Otto Schubert from 1922â€"1946, the hotel grew to national prominence. With 22 floors standing a total of 312 feet (95 m), the building was the tallest building in Texas until it was dwarfed by the Magnolia Petroleum Building (now the Magnolia Hotel) just down the street in August 1922. The building underwent a series of expansions, first in 1916, then 1926 and finally in 1950, at the time giving the hotel a total of 1,200 rooms.</p> <p>In the 1930s, various venues of the Adolphus played host to many big band musicians of the era, including Tommy and Jimmy Dorsey, Benny Goodman and Glenn Miller.</p> <p>In 1936, the historian and political activist J. Evetts Haley organized at the Adolphus his third party, the "Jeffersonian Democrats of Texas", to oppose within Texas the reelection of U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt, whom Haley considered a socialist.</p> <p>The Adolphus has been the host of many respected leaders of business, government and entertainment, including presidents, from Warren G. Harding to George H. W. Bush. Elizabeth II and Prince Philip also stayed at the hotel in 1991. Acclaimed British Milliner Nick Smith resided at the hotel for several months in 2007 to write his début novel "Rock Royalty: Diary of a Supermodel". This hotel was a Dallas hub for entertainment and provided a platform that helped developing careers, such as Bob Hope, Jack Benny and others. North American Aviation (P-51 Mustangs, WWII) and others benefitted from its position as a Texas business hub. During the 1980s, the Adolphus underwent a US$80 million renovation, enlarging and modernizing the already-luxurious guestrooms. It also shrunk the total number of guestrooms to 428. The Adolphus was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1983.</p> <p>The Hotel has been named one of the top ten in the United States by Condé Nast Traveler and also receives high ratings from Zagat, Fodor's and Frommer's.</p> <p>The structure is a Dallas Landmark and listed on the National Register of Historic Places.</p> <p>The hotel is reportedly haunted by the ghost of a jilted bride, who has been seen wandering the 19th floor of the hotel. She was due to be married one day during the 1930s, but her fiancé didn't show, leaving the bride-to-be embarrassed and broken-hearted. Later that day her body was found, hanging a few feet from the spot where she was due to say her vows.</p> <h2><span id="Gallery">Gallery</span></h2><br><img alt="Adolphus Hotel - Adolphus Hotel (Dallas, TX) - Hotel Reviews - TripAdvisor - Adolphus Hotel, Dallas: See 1882 traveler reviews, 672 candid photos, and great deals for Adolphus Hotel, ranked #28 of 192 hotels in Dallas and rated 4.5 of 5 ..." src="http://media-cdn.tripadvisor.com/media/photo-s/01/26/58/c6/my-wedding-dress-over.jpg" style="width:100%;display:block;margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto" title="Adolphus Hotel - Adolphus Hotel (Dallas, TX) - Hotel Reviews - TripAdvisor"><br> <ul class="gallery mw-gallery-traditional"><li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> </li> </ul><h2><span id="References">References</span></h2><br><img title="Adolphus Hotel - Adolphus Hotel â€"><br> <h2><span id="External_links">External links</span></h2><br><img alt="Adolphus Hotel - The Adolphus Wows - Review of Adolphus Hotel, Dallas, TX ... - Aug 2, 2010 ... Adolphus Hotel: The Adolphus Wows - See 1879 traveler reviews, 387 candid photos, and great deals for Adolphus Hotel at TripAdvisor." src="http://e2.tacdn.com/img2/postimg.jpg" style="width:100%;display:block;margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto" title="Adolphus Hotel - The Adolphus Wows - Review of Adolphus Hotel, Dallas, TX ..."><br> <ul><li>Hotel Adolphus Web Site</li> <li>National Register of Historic Places narrative</li> <li>Get the Facts Online</li> </ul></h2><br><img alt="Adolphus Hotel - Adolphus Hotel in Dallas: Hotel Rates & Reviews on Orbitz - Adolphus Hotel, Dallas, Texas: Find the best deals with user reviews, photos, and discount rates for Adolphus Hotel at Orbitz. 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Adolphus Hotel

Hotel Adolphus (often referred to as " The Adolphus ") is an upscale hotel and Dallas Landmark in the Main Street District of Dow...

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