then a 'bohemian' area full of artists who wanted to turn it into San Francisco's version of Paris's Montmartre
Escoffier began his career in France and then moved to London to run the kitchens at The Savoy Hotel
Scores of celebrities patronised the Biltmore and in 1927 the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences decided after a meeting in the hotel’s Crystal Ballroom to launch an awards ceremony called The Oscars
“Hotels were the undisputed kings of Atlantic City
with the New York Times noting that Mr Kelly’s dancing girls and boys “stamp
Hotel Coronado, St Louis 1920s Drive-in then a 'bohemian' area fullThe Hotel Coronado, an ornate and historic building designed by St Louis architect Preston J. Bradshaw, opened in 1923. It was named after the Spanish explorer Francisco Vazquez de Coronado who led an expedition into the American southwest in 1540 41. He had heard rumors of seven fabled cities where the houses were made of gold. They did not exist, of course, but one of his scouting parties discovered the Grand Canyon. During Prohibition, the hotel