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Nobody Asked Me, But… No. 194: Hotel History: John McEntee Bowman (1875-1931)

April 11, 2018

Hotel History: John McEntee Bowman Part 2 During his lifetime career as a hotel developer and operator, John Bowman was a horse lover and a thoroughbred racing...

Nobody Asked Me, But… No. 193: Hotel History: John McEntee Bowman*(1875-1931)

March 21, 2018

by Stanley Turkel, CMHS Hotel History: John McEntee Bowman John McEntee Bowman, president of the Bowman-Biltmore Hotel Corporation, had no easy boyhood. Born...

Nobody Asked Me, But… No. 192; Hotel History: The Negro Motorist Green Book

February 28, 2018

By Stanley Turkel, CMHS Hotel History: The Negro Motorist Green Book This series of AAA- like guides for black travelers was published by Victor H. Green...

Nobody Asked Me, But… No. 191: Hotel History: “Buffalo Bill” Cody

February 8, 2018

By Stanley Turkel “Buffalo Bill” Cody (1846-1917) William Frederick “Buffalo Bill” Cody (1846-1917) was an American legend,...

Nobody Asked Me, But… No. 190: Hotel History: Moana Surfrider Hotel

January 17, 2018

Moana Surfrider Hotel (1901), (Waikiki Beach, Hawaii (791 rooms) The Moana Hotel opened on March 11, 1901 as Waikiki’s first hotel. It is known as the...

Nobody Asked Me, But… No. 189; Hotel History: The Boar’s Head

December 28, 2017

By Stanley Turkel, CMHS The Boar’s Head (1834), Charlottesville, Virginia (175 rooms) On August 13, 2017, the New York Times wrote in “A Guide to...

Nobody Asked Me, But… No. 188: Hotel History: The Pierre Hotel, New York City*

December 7, 2017

Hotel History: The Pierre Hotel (1930) 5th Avenue and 61st Street, NYC Did you read last year that the penthouse triplex at the Pierre Hotel in New York City...

Nobody Asked Me, But… No. 187: Hotel History: Hotel Galvez & Spa, Galveston, Texas

November 15, 2017

1.  Hotel Galvez & Spa (1911)*, Galveston, Texas (224 rooms) The Hotel Galvez opened on June 10, 1911, a little more than a decade after Galveston...

Nobody Asked Me, But… No. 186: Hotel History: The Harvard Club of New York (1894)*

October 25, 2017

By Stanley Turkel, CMHS 1. The Harvard Club of New York (1894), New York City The Harvard Club of New York at 27 West 44th Street was originally built...

Nobody Asked Me, But… No. 185: Hotel History: The Peabody (1869)

October 6, 2017

by Stanley Turkel, CMHS 1. The Peabody Hotel (1869), Memphis, Tennessee  (464 rooms) Following the Civil War, Memphis began the process of rebuilding....

Nobody Asked Me, But… No. 184: Hotel History: The Beverly Hills Hotel

September 13, 2017

By Stanley Turkel, CMHS The Beverly Hills Hotel (1912), Beverly Hills, California (208 rooms) The Beverly Hills Hotel is one of the most famous hotels in the...

Nobody Asked Me, But… No. 183: Hotel History: The Stanley Hotel (1909)

August 24, 2017

By Stanley Turkel The Stanley Hotel, (1909), Estes Park, Colorado (140 rooms) A story in the New York Times on September 4, 2015, “Hotel That Inspired...

Nobody Asked Me, But… No. 182: Hotel History: Eldridge Hotel (1855)

August 7, 2017

1. The Eldridge Hotel, (1855), Lawrence, Kansas (48 rooms) The following historical marker was erected on April 4, 1940 by the Lawrence Rotary Club:...

Nobody Asked Me, But… No. 181: Hotel History: Mount Washington Hotel (1902)

July 18, 2017

by Stanley Turkel, CMHS Mount Washington Hotel, (1902), Bretton Woods, New Hampshire Ground-breaking for the new hotel was in 1900 and construction began in...

Nobody Asked Me, But… No. 180: Hotel History: Roosevelt Hotel (1893) New Orleans, Louisiana (504 rooms)

June 28, 2017

by Stanley Turkel, CMHS 1. Roosevelt Hotel, (1893), New Orleans, Louisiana The original Roosevelt New Orleans Hotel was built by Louis Grunewald, a...

Nobody Asked Me, But… No. 179: Hotel History: Julius Manger: One of The Greatest Hotel Owners of The Twentieth Century

June 5, 2017

by Stanley Turkel, CMHS Hotel History: Julius Manger (1868-1937): Julius Manger was born in Boonville, Missouri. He graduated from the Tulane University Law...

Nobody Asked Me, But… No. 178: Hotel History: Pinehurst Resort and Spa (1895); Pinehurst, North Carolina (428 rooms)

May 15, 2017

by Stanley Turkel, CMHS The history of Pinehurst began in 1895, when Bostonian James Walker Tufts, wealthy owner of the American Soda Fountain Company,...

Nobody Asked Me, But… No. 177: Hotel History: Cranwell Resort, Spa And Golf Club (1894)

April 24, 2017

by Stanley Turkel, CMHS Cranwell Resort, Spa and Golf Club Lenox, Massachusetts As you stroll about the grounds of Cranwell Resort, you are walking through...

Nobody Asked Me, But… No. 175: Hotel History: William Cornelius Van Horne; My Five Published Hotel Books

March 13, 2017

by Stanley Turkel, CMHS Hotel History: William Cornelius Van Horne (1843-1915) William Cornelius Van Horne was born on February 3, 1843 on a farm in Will...

Nobody Asked Me, But…No. 174: Hotel History: Chelsea Hotel (1884); My Five Published Books; Attorneys Take Note

February 21, 2017

by Stanley Turkel, CMHS Stanley Bard, manager and part owner of the Chelsea Hotel in Manhattan for more than 40 years, passed away on February 14, 2017 at 82...