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Don CeSar Beach Resort

Also known as: The Pink Palace
Built: 1925-1928
Cost: $1,200,000.00
Type: Hotel
Stories: 10
Location: 3400 Gulf Boulevard, Saint Pete Beach, United States

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> This hotel was modeled on The Royal Hawaiian on Waikiki Beach in Hawaii.
> This hotel is named after the hero in the opera "Maritana" by Vincent Wallace. The signature restaurant is similarly named "Maritana."
> It is said that the ghost of this resort's developer, Thomas Rowe, is seen in the hotel.
> 1923 - Construction begins.
> 1928 - Construction ends.
> 1939 - The owner, Thomas Rowe, dies and the building falls into disrepair.
> 1942 - The U.S. Army buys the resort for $450,000 for use as a convalescent center. It is later turned over to the Veterans Administration.
> 1967 - The resort is abandoned.
> 1973 - The resort is renovated and re-opened.
> 1985-1989 - Renovation.
> 1994 - Renovation.

 
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