Hotels

Downtown Atlanta’s Residence Inn First Housed Rhodes-Haverty Investment Firm

Though it has been known as the Downtown Atlanta Residence Inn for over two decades, the historic building at 134…

3 years ago

Two Marriott Hotels Occupy Former Milwaukee Road Complex in Minneapolis

While the days of major railroad activity in Minneapolis have long passed, there remains one significant reminder of that by-gone…

4 years ago

Foshay Tower in Minneapolis Was Reimagined as a W Hotel

Next time you visit Minneapolis, you can stay a night in the historic Foshay Tower building, once dubbed the “tallest…

4 years ago

Boston’s Charles Street Jail Now Hosts Guests as The Liberty Hotel

When visitors to downtown Boston, MA, stay at The Liberty on Charles Street, they’re staying willingly in a building that…

4 years ago

OUC Administration Building Reused as Aloft Orlando Downtown Hotel

Though Aloft Orlando Downtown Hotel has been open for less than a decade, the building in which it resides has…

4 years ago

Philadelphia’s PSFS Building Is Now a Loews Hotel

For decades, the iconic “PSFS” sign has shined in the Philadelphia night sky from atop the PSFS Building at 12th…

4 years ago

Joslin Dry Goods Co. Mangled its Own Building – But Conversion to a Marriott Saved It

While nowadays there are plenty of companies that would love to own a well-preserved historic property, doing so wasn’t always…

4 years ago

The Magnolia Hotel in Denver Made New Use of an Old Bank Building

Denver’s Magnolia Hotel – now one of several Magnolia-branded hotels throughout the country – came about as the result of…

4 years ago

Pittsburgh’s Fulton Building Lives on As a Renaissance Hotel

The Renaissance Hotel building in downtown Pittsburgh is a distinctive part of the city’s skyline, sitting just off the south…

4 years ago

Detroit’s Fire Department Building Evolved into Foundation Hotel

For nearly a hundred years, the building at 250 W. Larned Street in Detroit served as the headquarters building for…

4 years ago