Author: Stanley Turkel CMHS hotel-online.com
Fisher Island Hotel History
Stanley Turkel CMHS hotel-online.com- January 9, 2021Once a one-family island home of the Vanderbilts, and later several other millionaires, Fisher Island off South Florida, was sold ... Read More
Hotel History: Menger Hotel
Stanley Turkel CMHS hotel-online.com- December 19, 2020The Menger Hotel, one of the most iconic and historically significant buildings in San Antonio, was constructed on Alamo Plaza ... Read More
Le Chateau Frontenac Quebec City: Celebrated Historic Landmark
Stanley Turkel CMHS hotel-online.com- November 28, 2020Listed as a National Historic Site of Canada, the Fairmont Le Château Frontenac is among the nation’s most celebrated historic ... Read More
The Algonquin Hotel: Better than The Puritan
Stanley Turkel CMHS hotel-online.com- November 7, 2020The Algonquin Hotel was originally planned as an apartment hotel with the idea of renting unfurnished rooms and suites on ... Read More
The Fairmont Hotel: Nob Hill Grande Dame
Stanley Turkel CMHS hotel-online.com- October 17, 2020The luxurious Grande Dame atop Nob Hill in San Francisco was named after U.S. Senator James Graham Fair (1834-1894) by ... Read More
Hotel Allegro Rises from the Site of the Bismarck Hotel
Stanley Turkel CMHS hotel-online.com- September 26, 2020The Hotel Allegro was created on the site of old Bismarck Hotel in 1998 in Chicago, Illinois. The original Bismarck ... Read More
2020 Historic Hotel of the Year: Hermitage Hotel in Nashville
Stanley Turkel CMHS hotel-online.com- September 5, 2020Historic Hotels of America is proud to announce that the Hermitage Hotel in Nashville, Tennessee, has been selected as the ... Read More
Lodge at the Golden Gate: Steeped in Military History
Stanley Turkel CMHS hotel-online.com- August 15, 2020The history of the spectacular site of the Lodge at the Golden Gate commences with the coastal Miwok Indian tribes ... Read More
Hotel History: President of Hilton International
Stanley Turkel CMHS hotel-online.com- July 25, 2020On July 12, 2020, I received the following email: “Dear Friends of Curt, With a broken heart, I am telling ... Read More
The Adolphus Hotel: Named for Beer Brewing Founder
Stanley Turkel CMHS hotel-online.com- July 4, 2020The Adolphus Hotel was built by and named for Adolphus Busch, the founder of the Anheuser-Busch Brewing Company. Legend has ... Read More
Union Station Hotel: Recalling Railroad’s Glory Years
Stanley Turkel CMHS hotel-online.com- June 13, 2020Long before it was a historic hotel, the Nashville, Tennessee, Union Station was a key center in America’s economy and ... Read More
Brown Palace Hotel: Built on a Cow Pasture
Stanley Turkel CMHS hotel-online.com- May 23, 2020The Brown Palace Hotel opened in 1892 with an eight-story atrium designed by architect Frank E. Edbrooke (1840-1921). More than ... Read More
Four Seasons Hotel NY Now Housing Medical Professionals
Stanley Turkel CMHS hotel-online.com- May 2, 2020Is it possible to conceive that the Four Seasons Hotel in New York has been converted to house medical professionals ... Read More
Admiral Fell Inn: 4-Story-High Skyscraper
Stanley Turkel CMHS hotel-online.com- April 11, 2020Fell’s Point was founded in the early 1700s when the Fell Brothers arrived from Lancaster, England. Edward was a shopkeeper ... Read More
The Barbizon Hotel in New York was Once Only for Women
Stanley Turkel CMHS hotel-online.com- March 21, 2020The Barbizon Hotel for Women was built in 1927 as a residential hotel and clubhouse for single women who came ... Read More
Carlyle Hotel: A Living Legend that Embodies the Spirit of New York
Stanley Turkel CMHS hotel-online.com- February 29, 2020The Carlyle Hotel was built by Moses Ginsberg and designed in Art Deco style by architects Sylvan Bien (1893-1959) and ... Read More
Peninsula Hotel New York: Recalling the golden age of luxury hotels
Stanley Turkel CMHS hotel-online.com- February 9, 2020On February 7, 1989, the Peninsula Hotel was designated as a Landmark by the New York Landmarks Preservation Commission. The ... Read More
Grand Hotel, Point Clear, Alabama: The Gathering Place
Stanley Turkel CMHS hotel-online.com- January 18, 2020The site on which The Grand Hotel sits today has seen two earlier hotels so named, and the area surrounding ... Read More
Red Lion Inn Nearly Demolished for Gas Station
Stanley Turkel CMHS hotel-online.com- December 28, 2019Hotel History For more than 246 years, the Red Lion Inn has been welcoming visitors to the Berkshires with traditional ... Read More
Hotel History: The Wales Hotel
Stanley Turkel CMHS hotel-online.com- December 7, 2019One of the most charming historic hotels in New York, the Wales Hotel is closing its doors in 2020. It ... Read More
Hotel History: YMCA of Greater New York
Stanley Turkel CMHS hotel-online.com- November 17, 2019Do you know that there is a 167-year old organization located in New York City which owns and operates more ... Read More
Hotel History: Hotel Florence – elegance and beautiful design
Stanley Turkel CMHS hotel-online.com- October 26, 2019The Hotel Florence is a former operating hotel located in the Pullman Historic District on the far south side of ... Read More
Hotel History: The Heathman Hotel
Stanley Turkel CMHS hotel-online.com- October 5, 2019The original Heathman Hotel was built in 1926 one block from the current structure by George Heathman for $1 million. ... Read More
Hotel History: Josh Billings on hotels 148 years ago
Stanley Turkel CMHS hotel-online.com- September 14, 2019Josh Billings was the pen name of the 19th century American humorist Henry Wheeler Shaw (1818-1885). He was a famous ... Read More
Hotel History: Hotelier Raymond Orteig meets Mail Pilot Charles Lindbergh
Stanley Turkel CMHS hotel-online.com- August 24, 2019Raymond Orteig (1870-1934) was the New York City hotel owner who offered the $25,000 Orteig Prize to the first aviator ... Read More
Hotel History: Catskill Mountain Resort Hotels – phenomenon unlike any other
Stanley Turkel CMHS hotel-online.com- August 3, 2019This is the story of an area of 250 square miles, approximately an hour-and-a-half drive northwest of New York City, ... Read More
Hotel History: Hotel Man of the Half Century awarded 22 years after death
Stanley Turkel CMHS hotel-online.com- July 13, 2019In 1950, the hotel industry named Ellsworth Milton Statler “Hotel Man of the Half Century,” even though he had been ... Read More
TWA back at JFK Airport: Sleep quietly
Stanley Turkel CMHS hotel-online.com- June 22, 2019On May 15, 2019, New York’s spectacular new TWA Hotel opened at John F. Kennedy International Airport. At a cost ... Read More
Hotel History: Shepheard’s Hotel in Cairo known for opulence, famous guests, and the military
Stanley Turkel CMHS hotel-online.com- June 8, 2019Shepheard’s Hotel history goes back 178 years when it was originally built by Englishman Samuel Shepheard in Cairo. It was ... Read More
Hotel del Coronado: One of the most popular beach resorts in the US
Stanley Turkel CMHS hotel-online.com- April 27, 2019The renowned Hotel del Coronado is a grand example of elegant Victorian architecture providing one of the most beautiful and ... Read More
Hotel History: Asian American Hotel Owners Association
Stanley Turkel CMHS hotel-online.com- April 6, 2019The Asian American Hotel Owners Association (AAHOA) is a trade association that represents hotel owners. As of 2018, AAHOA has ... Read More
John Q. Hammons: Master hotel developer and builder
Stanley Turkel CMHS hotel-online.com- March 16, 2019One of the great hoteliers/developers of our time, John Q. Hammons developed 200 hotel properties in 40 states. But mere ... Read More
Hotel History: The Americana of New York
Stanley Turkel CMHS hotel-online.com- February 23, 2019The Americana of New York opened on September 25, 1962 as a 2,000-room convention hotel. It was constructed by brothers ... Read More
Hotel history: The Grand on Mackinac Island still thriving after 132 years
Stanley Turkel CMHS hotel-online.com- February 2, 2019The "Grand" as it is called on the island, is a historic coastal resort with a spectacular 660-foot long, three-story ... Read More
Hotel history: Mary Elizabeth Jane Colter
Stanley Turkel CMHS hotel-online.com- December 22, 2018Mary Elizabeth Jane Colter was a pioneering American woman architect and interior designer whose distinct architectural knowledge was steeped in ... Read More
From pot walloper to hotel maven: Frederick Henry Harvey
Stanley Turkel CMHS hotel-online.com- December 1, 2018With foresight and entrepreneurship, Fred Harvey, an immigrant from England, built up business ventures that included hotels and restaurants. Read More
