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The Southwest Inn fire in Houston, Texas on May 31, 2013 was a fire in an Indian restaurant that spread to an adjoining hotel. The fire claimed the biggest casualty loss for the Houston Fire Department since its inception. Four firefighters were killed and 13 others were injured that day while fighting the five-alarm fire at the Southwest Inn ...
The Houstonian Hotel. Coordinates: 29.7681°N 95.4587°W. The Houstonian Hotel, Club & Spa is a luxury hotel located in Houston, Texas. [ 1] The 18-acre campus includes a hotel and conference center, several restaurants, spa and health and fitness center.
Website. marriott.com. The JW Marriott Downtown Houston is a hotel located at 806 Main Street in Downtown Houston, which opened in 2014. It had been previously known as the Carter Building, and was the tallest building in Texas when it opened in 1910. [1] The building was renamed Second National Bank Building in 1923.
Built in the 12th century on the left bank of the Vézère, the Château de la Fleunie faces the Château de la Petite Filolie on the other bank. [1] The Château was used by the Knights Hospitallers and the Sovereign Military Order of Malta as a commandery house. After a restoration in 1990, it is today a luxury hotel-restaurant, known as ...
April 29, 1905. General Escobedo, Nuevo León, Mexico. Died. September 4, 1965. (1965-09-04) (aged 60) Houston, Texas, U.S. Felix Tijerina (1905–1965) was a Mexican-American restaurateur, activist, and philanthropist in Houston, Texas. He served as the 25th president of the League of United Latin American Citizens.
Hughes began purchasing restaurant chains and four-star hotels that had been founded within the state of Texas. This included, if for only a short period, many unknown franchises currently out of business. He placed ownership of the restaurants with the Howard Hughes Medical Institute, and all licenses were resold shortly after. [142] [143]
Hilton Hotels & Resorts. Hilton Hotels & Resorts[3] (formerly known as Hilton Hotels) is a global brand of full-service hotels and resorts and the flagship brand of American multinational hospitality company Hilton. [4] The original company was founded by Conrad Hilton. As of December 30, 2019, 584 Hilton Hotels & Resorts properties with ...
A marker indicating Midtown with Downtown Houston's skyline in the background. Midtown is a central neighborhood of Houston, located west-southwest of Downtown.Separated from Downtown by an elevated section of Interstate 45 (the Pierce Elevated), Midtown is characterized by a continuation of Downtown's square grid street plan, anchored by Main Street and the METRORail Red Line.