Bibliograph

Hotel San Carlos, Robert A. Melikian

Type

Label

Hotel San Carlos, Robert A. Melikian

Language

eng

Index

no index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Hotel San Carlos

Medium

electronic resource

Nature of contents

dictionaries

Responsibility statement

Robert A. Melikian

Series statement

Images of America

Summary

On the corner of Central Avenue and Monroe Street, in the center of downtown Phoenix, is the historic Hotel San Carlos. Local Native Americans once worshipped a god of learning in this same area, and so early white settlers chose the site for the city's first school, the Little Adobe School, in 1873. After the Little Adobe School, the location served as a ballpark, a brick schoolhouse, the Central School, and finally the Hotel San Carlos, which opened in March 1928. The first hotel in Phoenix to boast steam heat, elevators, and air-conditioning, Hotel San Carlos has a remarkable story and has even seen its share of movie stars, including Mae West, Gene Autry, and Marilyn Monroe. Clark Gable always stayed in the same corner room on the fourth floor so he could people-watch. Even the friendly ghost of Leone Jensen, who appears regularly at the foot of the guest beds, has added to the unique legacy and continuing popularity of Hotel San Carlos

Target audience

adult

Classification