Biltmore Hotel Arched Colonnade and Grand Ballroom Courtyard Coral Gables Miami Black and White
by Shawn O'Brien
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Biltmore Hotel Arched Colonnade and Grand Ballroom Courtyard Coral Gables Miami Black and White
Artist
Shawn O'Brien
Medium
Photograph - Fine Art Print
Description
Arches and columns of the colonnade in front of the Grand Ballroom courtyard at the grand Biltmore Hotel in Coral Gables, south Florida near Miami. Black and white. More South Florida imagery can be found in my South Florida and Miami gallery.
The Coral Gables Biltmore Hotel is a luxury hotel in Coral Gables, Florida, United States. It was designed by Schultze and Weaver and was built in 1926 by John McEntee Bowman and George Merrick as part of the Biltmore hotel chain.
The Miami-Biltmore Hotel & Country Club was designated a National Historic Landmark in 1996. On April 18, 2012, the AIA's Florida Chapter placed the building on its list of Florida Architecture: 100 Years. 100 Places as the Biltmore Hotel.
It served as a hospital during World War II and as a VA Hospital and campus of the University of Miami medical school until 1968. It became a hotel again in 1987 managed by the Seaway Hotels Corporation.
Some superstitious people claim this hotel to be haunted, most often by the spirit of Thomas Walsh.
When completed, it was the tallest building in Florida, surpassing the Freedom Tower in Downtown Miami. It was surpassed in 1928 by the Dade County Courthouse, also in Downtown Miami.
At one time the pool was the largest pool in the world and among the many attractions was swimming instructor (and later Tarzan actor) Johnny Weissmuller.
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January 19th, 2015
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