Hillcrest Hotel, Hotel in den Vereinigten Staaten
The Hillcrest Hotel is a nine-story building in Toledo, Ohio, built in 1929 and displaying Mediterranean and Romanesque Revival features. The structure features brick walls, terra cotta decorations, symmetrical forms, and originally housed 245 apartments of varying sizes with modern amenities including radios and maid services.
The hotel was designed by architect Alfred A. Hahn Sr. and built in 1929 in just eight months using innovative concrete foundation technology, making it one of Toledo's first buildings of this type. After closing in 1990, the building nearly faced demolition but was saved by preservationists, and in 1998 was converted into a residential complex with over 100 apartments.
The hotel was built in an upscale Toledo neighborhood and served as a gathering place for important guests including artists and business people. The location shaped the city's social life and drew visitors for decades who came together and spent time here.
The building is located on Madison Avenue near downtown and is easily recognized from the street by its distinctive brick facade and terra cotta decorations. The site is accessible and offers a good view of early 20th-century historic architecture from nearby walking paths.
In 1933, Amelia Earhart painted an arrow on the hotel's roof to help pilots locate the nearby airfield. This marked arrow was a practical navigation aid from an era when pilots relied on visual landmarks.
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