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Crystal Hotel (Portland, Oregon)

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Location
  
Portland, Oregon

Number of rooms
  
51

Built
  
1911

Opening
  
May 3, 2011

Area
  
0.1 acres (0.040 ha)

Crystal Hotel (Portland, Oregon)

Location
  
1201–1217 SW Stark Street Portland, Oregon

Address
  
303 SW 12th Ave, Portland, OR 97205, USA

Similar
  
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The Crystal Hotel (formerly Hotel Alma) is a hotel located in downtown Portland, Oregon. Originally named the Hotel Alma, the building is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. The property is operated by McMenamins.

History

Built in 1911 as the Hotel Alma, the building housed a hotel above and auto-focused business on busy Burnside. After World War II hosting the Club Mecca and later the Desert Room, which became a hallmark of vice within a US Senate hearing. By 1978, the building housed a gay bathhouse (Club Portland), and a gay bar, later known as Silverado.

After an extensive renovation and restoration, McMenamins opened the hotel on May 3, 2011.

References

Crystal Hotel (Portland, Oregon) Wikipedia