Grand Millennium Auckland is the largest hotel in New Zealand, our entire team are generally very busy and must perform consistently at a high standard. I will ensure Tom and Ronan from concierge both receive awards for their outstanding service along with Helen from our food and beverage Team.
| Hilton San Francisco Financial District | |
|---|---|
Location within San Francisco Hilton San Francisco Financial District (California) Hilton San Francisco Financial District (the United States) | |
| Hotel chain | Hilton Worldwide |
| General information | |
| Location | United States |
| Address | 750 Kearny Street San Francisco, California 415-433-6600 |
| Coordinates | 37°47′42″N122°24′17″W / 37.795108°N 122.404631°WCoordinates: 37°47′42″N122°24′17″W / 37.795108°N 122.404631°W |
| Opening | 1971 / 2006 |
| Owner | Justice Investors |
| Management | Hilton Hotels |
| Height | 111 m (364 ft) |
| Technical details | |
| Floor count | 32(5 basements for parking, One mezzanine for 3rd Floor) |
| Lifts/elevators | 6 |
| Design and construction | |
| Architect | John Carl Warnecke & Associates Clement Chen & Associates Degen & Degen |
| Developer | Hilton Worldwide |
| Other information | |
| Number of rooms | 544 |
| Number of restaurants | The Dining Room at Seven Fifty The Grille at Seven Fifty Flyte Wine Bar |
| Parking | Valet and public parking available |
| Website | |
| http://www3.hilton.com/en/hotels/california/hilton-san-francisco-financial-district-SFOFDHF/index.html | |
| [1][2] | |
Hilton San Francisco Financial District is a 27-story hotel located in Chinatown'sPortsmouth Square in San Francisco, California at 750 Kearny Street. Formerly the Holiday Inn Chinatown, the hotel re-opened in January 2006 after a US$55 million renovation.
The lobby interior, designed by Gensler, is based on the ancient Chinese aesthetic system of Feng Shui. Water, fire and earth, three of Feng Shui's five elements, greet visitors as they enter the lobby, beginning with a medallion fountain centered in the hotel foyer. Potted orchids line the lobby perimeter and represent earth. A glass-enclosed fireplace marks the entrance to The Grille at Seven Fifty and completes the Feng Shui circle.
The Hotel is connected to nearby Portsmouth Square via a pedestrian bridge across Kearny Street. It is within walking distance of the Financial District, North Beach and Chinatown. Onsite attractions and outlets include 750 Restaurant & Bar, a Lobby Wine & Beer Bar, and the Chinese Culture Center.[3][4]
History[edit]
The landmark site of the Hilton San Francisco Financial District dates back to the mid-19th century. The Jenny Lind Theatre[5] was the original structure, followed by City Hall. In 1900 the San Francisco Hall of Justice was built on this site but it burned in the 1906 San Francisco earthquake and fire. The Hall of Justice was rebuilt and re-opened in 1912. That building was on the site until it was demolished in 1968. The hotel was built on the site in 1971. The hotel was completely renovated the reopened in January 2006 as the Hilton San Francisco Financial District.
The television show Ironside (1967–75), starring Raymond Burr, featured many exterior shots of the old SF Police headquarters formerly located on the land now occupied by the hotel. This was supposed to be the site of Ironside's office, the building was actually the old San Francisco Hall of Justice.[6] The old Hall of Justice was demolished in April 1968.[7]
The hotel was originally built as the Holiday Inn Chinatown in 1971. The new hotel had an unusual rooftop swimming pool 37°47′42.7″N122°24′15.7″W / 37.795194°N 122.404361°W that is featured in the opening scenes of the first Dirty Harry film (1971).[8]
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^Hilton San Francisco Financial District at Emporis
- ^'Hilton San Francisco Financial District'. SkyscraperPage.
- ^Hilton website- information on attractions in area
- ^Hilton Corporation website[permanent dead link] investor relations press release about the hotel
- ^Built by a New York entrepreneur, Tom Maguire. New York Times, May 9, 1897, 'THE OLD TIME MINSTREL: He Has Gone Out of Vogue, but the Public Recollects Him with Pleasure:'...There, handsome Tom Maguire, a typical New York youth, illiterate but brainy and audacious, had built the Jenny Lind Theatre, and was dubbed the 'Napoleon' of managers. He had a hall and gambling house in Washington Street, San Francisco.'
- ^image of Old Hall of Justice the Charles W. Cushman Photograph Collection at the Indiana University Archives / Digital Library Program
- ^Brainy History.com
- ^Mr. SF website information about Dirty Harry and pictures of the former rooftop swimming pool (now closed).
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| PAGCOR Tower | |
|---|---|
| General information | |
| Status | Never built |
| Type | Observation |
| Location | Parañaque, Metro Manila, Philippines |
| Coordinates | 14°31′12″N120°58′39″E / 14.5198631°N 120.97754°E |
| Owner | Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corporation |
| Height | |
| Antenna spire | 650 or 655 m (2,133 or 2,149 ft) |
| Design and construction | |
| Developer | Genting Berhad |
The Pagcor Tower was a proposed 650 or 655 m (2,133 or 2,149 ft) tall observation tower[1] near Manila Bay in Parañaque, Metro Manila, Philippines. The tower was meant to be constructed as the landmark of the now opened Pagcor City (or Entertainment City Manila), an integrated leisure area with hotels, shopping malls, convention centers and casinos. If built, it would have been one of the tallest towers in the world.
Malaysian conglomerate Genting Berhad is responsible for the concept of the tower[2]
The project was conceptualized during the administration of Pagcor chairman Efraim Genuino. However in 2010, it was reported that the project was under review after Cristino Naguiat took over as Pagcor's chairman.[3] Naguiat has stated that plans for the tower among other projects 'would likely be scrapped' despite continued development of Entertainment City.[4]
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^'A Time To Build'(PDF). Pagcor Annual Report: 12. 2008.
- ^'Southeast Asian Review'(PDF). G3 : Global Games & Gaming Magazine. HP Publishing Limited (Special): 34. October 2013. Retrieved 7 February 2018.
- ^Howard, Caroline (23 July 2010). 'Reforms in PAGCOR'. ABS-CBN News Channel. Retrieved 7 February 2018.
- ^Malakunas, Kal (16 August 2016). 'The Philippines aims to strike gambling gold'. Times of Malta. Allied Newspapers Limited. Agence France-Presse. Retrieved 8 April 2011.