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| Name | The Historical Don Cesar Hotel located in St.Petersburg Beach, FL |
| Video Uploader | Video From The Mastro Drone Zone |
| Upload Date | This Video Uploaded At 19-10-2022 22:27:07 |
| Video Discription | The Don CeSar first debuted during the “Roaring Twenties,” in which flappers, the radio, and the Art Deco movement defined the age. Thomas Rowe migrated to Florida and purchased 80 acres of what is now St. Petersburg Beach in 1924. A year later, construction began on his dream project: the "Pink Palace." The historic Don CeSar, named for the chivalrous Don Ce-Sar in Vincent Wallace’s light opera Maritana, opened in 1928 and 300% over budget. It instantly attracted some of the era's biggest stars nevertheless, such as F. Scott Fitzgerald and Lou Gehrig. The New York Yankees signed a three-year spring training contract in 1931, helping the Don through the Great Depression. In 1942—two years after Rowe's sudden death—the U.S. Army seized the hotel and used it as a hospital throughout the duration of World War II. The Don entered its "golden age" toward the end of the war as an Air Force convalescent center. In 1945, the luxurious hotel interiors were stripped bare and painted "government green" as the Don endured its next incarnation as the regional office for the U.S. Department of Veteran's Affairs. By 1969, the historic hotel in St. Petersburg had severely deteriorated. The last of the federal offices abandoned the property and it remained derelict until the early 1970s, when William Bowman, Jr., purchased it for $460,000. The Don CeSar hotel reopened in 1973 (the name now sans the hyphen) after a $7.5-million restoration. Once again, the Pink Palace reigned on the Florida coast. In 2009, a million-dollar meeting space renovation was completed. In 2011, the signature restaurant, Maritana Grille, Lobby, Lobby Bar, and Sea Porch Restaurant were reimagined and revitalized. A multi-million-dollar guestroom renovation a year later, followed by a more thorough renovation in 2018. |
| Category | Travel & Events |
| Tags | St.Pete Beach | The Don CeSar | Florida Historical Hotel | St.Pete Beach’s Historical History | The Roaring twenty’s in St.Pete Beach |
