Plaza Hotel, Art Deco hotel in downtown El Paso, United States.
The Plaza Hotel is a 19-story building on Mills Avenue standing about 239 feet tall and displaying geometric patterns throughout its concrete structure. Inside, the renovated space offers 130 rooms, parking facilities, dining venues, and conference spaces.
Construction began in 1929 during the stock market crash under Conrad Hilton's direction and opened on November 30, 1930 as the Hilton Hotel. It was the first major hotel building completed in the city during a severe economic crisis.
The hotel was renamed the Plaza Hotel in 1963 after Conrad Hilton sold it, not after any city square. Its lobby displays historical markers for the First Kindergarten in Texas and The Woman's Club of El Paso, and markers for Chinatown and the Anson Mills Building stand across Mills Avenue at El Paso Street.
The building sits in downtown El Paso and is easy to reach with direct access to on-site parking. The location offers convenient proximity to dining, shopping, and other businesses in the surrounding area.
Elizabeth Taylor stayed in the penthouse suite during filming of the movie Giant in 1955 when the building was El Paso's tallest structure. This Hollywood moment remains part of the local history of the hotel and city.
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