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The '''San Carlos Hotel''', sometimes called the '''Hotel San Carlos''' and affectionately dubbed the '''Gray Lady of Palafox''', was a grand and revered hotel in Pensacola for much of the 20th century. | The '''San Carlos Hotel''', sometimes called the '''Hotel San Carlos''' and affectionately dubbed the '''Gray Lady of Palafox''', was a grand and revered hotel in Pensacola for much of the 20th century. | ||
− | The San Carlos Hotel was the project of local businessmen [[James Muldon]] and [[F. F. Bingham]], who saw the need for the kind of upscale hotel being erected in larger cities | + | The San Carlos Hotel was the project of local businessmen [[James Muldon]] and [[F. F. Bingham]], who saw the need for the kind of upscale hotel being erected in larger cities. Regarding the site, their original choice was the northeast corner of [[Palafox Street|Palafox]] and [[Garden Street]]s, which had no significant structures at the time (but would soon be occupied by the [[Isis Theatre]]). However, they instead purchased the northwest corner from the [[First Methodist Church]], which was relocating to [[Wright Street]]. |
− | The hotel was designed by New York architect [[Wikipedia:William Lee Stoddart|William Lee Stoddart]] and erected by local firm [[C. H. Turner]] Construction Co. at a cost of $500,000. A sturdy beam-and-girder structural system, designed to withstand [[hurricane]] winds, was covered by ceramic tile and stucco. | + | The hotel was designed by New York architect [[Wikipedia:William Lee Stoddart|William Lee Stoddart]] and erected by local firm [[C. H. Turner]] Construction Co. at a cost of $500,000. A sturdy beam-and-girder structural system, designed to withstand [[hurricane]] winds, was covered by ceramic tile and stucco. Ground was broken in April of [[1909]], and construction was completed in [[1910]]. It opened its doors on the first day of [[Mardi Gras]] celebrations. The hotel had its own well, with a rooftop cistern and purification system, and the original 157 rooms each had an exterior window and modern furnishings. |
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Muldon and Bingham leased operation of the hotel to [[George Charles Harvey]] until [[1919]], and then to the Newcomb Hotel Company until [[1922]], when it was sold to lumber magnate [[William B. Harbeson]] and managed by his son-in-law. The new owners soon announced a massive expansion on the north and west sides of the hotel that maintained a consistent facade and added 246 rooms, a ballroom, a new lobby, and space for offices and shops. | Muldon and Bingham leased operation of the hotel to [[George Charles Harvey]] until [[1919]], and then to the Newcomb Hotel Company until [[1922]], when it was sold to lumber magnate [[William B. Harbeson]] and managed by his son-in-law. The new owners soon announced a massive expansion on the north and west sides of the hotel that maintained a consistent facade and added 246 rooms, a ballroom, a new lobby, and space for offices and shops. | ||
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==Celebrity guests== | ==Celebrity guests== | ||
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*The Duchess of Windsor | *The Duchess of Windsor | ||
*Jeff Chandler | *Jeff Chandler | ||
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*Eleanor Roosevelt | *Eleanor Roosevelt | ||
*New York Giants | *New York Giants | ||
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==Other images== | ==Other images== | ||
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Image:SanCarlosHotel1940s.jpg|Circa 1940s | Image:SanCarlosHotel1940s.jpg|Circa 1940s | ||
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Image:SanCarlosHotel-1925-letterhead.jpg|Hotel letterhead c. [[1925]] | Image:SanCarlosHotel-1925-letterhead.jpg|Hotel letterhead c. [[1925]] | ||
− | Image:San_carlos_marker.jpg|Photo of | + | Image:SanCarlosPC.JPG|Postcard from the 1930s |
+ | Image:San_carlos_marker.jpg|Photo of the San Carlos Hotel Marker | ||
</gallery> | </gallery> | ||
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[[Category:Demolished structures]] | [[Category:Demolished structures]] | ||
[[Category:Palafox Street buildings]] | [[Category:Palafox Street buildings]] | ||
[[Category:Hotels]] | [[Category:Hotels]] |