Hotel Carter, Manhattan, hotel in the United States
Hotel Carter is a building on West 43rd Street in Manhattan, constructed in 1930. It contained hundreds of guest rooms, a bus station in its basement with waiting areas and shops, plus a restaurant and theater inside the structure.
The building opened in 1930 as the Dixie Hotel and initially housed a bus station in its basement, which operated until the 1950s. From the 1980s onward, it became housing for low-income people before closing in 2015.
The building was originally named the Dixie Hotel and served travelers heading to nearby Times Square and the theater district. The name changed to Hotel Carter in 1976 as part of an effort to reposition the property and suggest modernization.
The building is currently closed and covered with scaffolding, so entry is not possible. External features like the script-lettered name sign and the logo embedded in the pavement are visible from the street and offer a glimpse of the site's history.
The building was notable for its basement bus station that could handle about 40 buses per hour and featured a special turntable in the center for buses to turn around. This underground transit hub was distinctive and contributed to the property's role as a transportation hub in the city.
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