Palace Hotel (San Francisco)
Palace Hotel is the name of a historic luxury hotel built in 1909 in San Francisco , California on the southwest corner of Market Street and New Montgomery Street. It is also known as the "New" Palace Hotel because it replaced the original hotel of the same name, built in 1875 and destroyed in the 1906 earthquake .
The original Palace Hotel
With its 800 rooms, the old Palace Hotel was one of the largest hotels in the world in its time. It was also called the "Bonanza Inn". It was financed primarily by the co-founder of the Bank of California William Ralston , and it was famous for his large courtyard, which was converted into a garden courtyard around 1900. The building survived the earthquake of 1906, but a few hours later it was destroyed by flames.
The new Palace Hotel
The new Palace Hotel was opened on December 19, 1909. Outwardly simpler than its predecessor, it surpassed its predecessor in terms of splendor and elegance on the inside. This is where Woodrow Wilson made speeches and where President Warren G. Harding died in 1923 .
literature
- Carl Nolte (August 22, 2009). "SF's (New) Palace Hotel Celebrates a Century" in: San Francisco Chronicle ( [1] )
- Bruce C. Cooper, "A Brief Illustrated History of the Palace Hotel of San Francisco". ThePalaceHotel.org. [2] .
Web links
- The Palace Hotel official website
- ThePalaceHotel.org illustrated history of the Palace Hotel
- Archive notes
- Historical exhibits at the Palace Hotel
Coordinates: 37 ° 47'16.6 " N , 122 ° 24'7" W.