Radisson Hotel Baltimore Downtown-Inner Harbor
| Radisson Hotel Baltimore Downtown-Inner Harbor | |
|---|---|
 In 2008, as the Sheraton Baltimore City Center | |
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| Hotel chain | Radisson Hotels |
| General information | |
| Location | Baltimore, Maryland |
| Address | 101 West Fayette Street |
| Coordinates | 39°17′24″N 76°37′2″W / 39.29000°N 76.61722°W |
| Opening | July 15, 1967 |
| Management | Radisson Hotels |
| Design and construction | |
| Architect(s) | William B. Tabler |
| Other information | |
| Number of rooms | 706 |
| Website | |
| [1] | |
The Radisson Hotel Baltimore Downtown-Inner Harbor is a high-rise hotel complex located in Baltimore, Maryland. The complex contains two nearly identical towers, rising to 302 feet/92 meters, containing 27 floors and making them among the tallest buildings in Baltimore.
History
The hotel opened as The Statler Hilton Baltimore on July 15, 1967[1] with one tower, containing 352 rooms.[2] The Statler Hilton was a part of the Charles Center urban renewal project. The sponsors and developers, the Hilton Hotels Corporation and the Metropolitan Structures, Inc., signed a contract on July 25, 1964. The hotel was expected to cost $12 million and to contain 500 to 800 rooms in two towers. The first tower was scheduled to be completed by mid-1966.[3] The head architect of the project was William B. Tabler; a famous hotel architect who designed Hiltons throughout the country.[4] The second tower was a later addition.
The hotel eventually became the Baltimore Hilton. In 1984, it was renamed the Omni International Baltimore, in 2000 the Wyndham Baltimore, in 2006 the Sheraton Baltimore City Center,[5] on May 29, 2014 the Baltimore Harbor Hotel, and on May 18, 2016 the Radisson Hotel Baltimore Downtown-Inner Harbor.[6]
The hotel was the site of a 1980 Presidential debate between Ronald Reagan and John B. Anderson.[2] TV
It also played host to the first WWE (then WWF) Hall of Fame induction ceremony.
The North Tower has 23 floors and the South Tower (which is now a separate Crowne Plaza Hotel) has 27 floors.
References
- ^ "The Baltimore Sun from Baltimore, Maryland on July 9, 1967 · 133". Newspapers.com. Retrieved 9 July 2018.
- ^ a b "Baltimore will have two Sheraton hotels". Articles.baltimoresun.com. Retrieved 9 July 2018.
- ^ "Baltimore to Get Theater and Hotel." The New York Times, July 26, 1964. Proquest Historical Newspaper: The New York Times with index, pg. 34. (accessed December 7, 2015).
- ^ Encyclopedia of Architecture: Design, Engineering, and Construction, s.v. "Tabler, William B," Vol 5. (New York: John Wiley & Sons, 1990.)
- ^ "Columbia Sussex Planning to Rebrand the 707 room Wyndham Baltimore Inner Harbor to Sheraton; Reflagging Will Be the Hotel's Fourth Brand". Hotel-online.com. 1 March 2006. Retrieved 9 July 2018.
- ^ Resource, Hotel News. "Radisson Hotel Baltimore Downtown-Inner Harbor Hotel Opens". Hotelnewsresource.com. Retrieved 9 July 2018.
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