Hotels 2

18 Hotel montage

HOTEL  METROPOLE

   Located on the west side of Walnut Street between 6th and 7th Streets. 400 rooms. The hotel was converted, in 1971, to apartments.

                       
Gentlemen's Cafe                         Turkish Baths                                 Lobby                             Dining Room/Bar

HOTEL  HAVLIN

Hotel opening-1906

Located on the s. w. corner of Vine and Opera Place. It became part of Rollman's Department Store.

                               
  Lobby                                 Quick Service Lunch Room                              Grill Room

OXFORD  HOTEL

       
Southeast corner of 6th and Race

PALACE  HOTEL

   When the Palace Hotel opened in 1882 the eight story structure was the tallest building in Cincinnati. It is now known as the Cincinnatian Hotel. and is located on the n. w. corner of 6th and Vine.

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              Lobby                                          1948-Before Terrace Plaza

       
Change over from the Palace to the Cincinnatian.

MUNRO  HOTEL

Located at 33 West Seventh Street

                               
     Restaurant                                  The Plunge                            Grill and Buffet                                          

BURNET  HOUSE

  When this 340 room hotel open in 1850 the London Illustrated News called it "the best hotel in the world". Located on the n. w. corner of 3rd and Vine it was more than twice the size of any previous Cincinnati hotel. In the nineteenth century fire was the bane of not only steamboats but also of theaters and hotels. Burnet House was made as fireproof as possible. The original structure was 5 stories high with a central dome 42 feet in diameter. There was even a separate children's dining room. There was also a mini mall on the bottom level on the 3rd street side with 8 stores. The room Abraham Lincoln stayed in on his way to his inauguration was maintained as a showplace. In 1864 Parlor A had two important occupants: General Ulysses S. Grant and William Tecumseh Sherman, as they were planning the final offensive strategy of the Civil War. The Prince of Wales also "slept here". The names of the rich and famous go on and on (Sarah Bernhardt, Horace Greeley, Henry Clay, Daniel Webster, etc.). On January 17, 1926 this building came down to be supplanted by the Union Central Annex. There is a plaque commemorating this hotel on the corner.

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                                               Lobby                               Lincoln Room

   During WWI the Burnet House had a Soldiers and Sailors club on the premises. The next seven cards show some of the activities that were held there.

                                   
        Lunch Room                                       Piano                                                 Games                                        Assembly Hall           

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 Pool and Billiard Room                                 West End         Comfort Room        East End             

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