Swimming Pool with its unique setting overlooking the ocean - Caribe Hilton Hotel, San Juan, P. R.

Title

Swimming Pool with its unique setting overlooking the ocean - Caribe Hilton Hotel, San Juan, P. R.

Subject

Hotels (built public accommodations)
Hotel (built public accommodation)
Swimming pools
Swimming pool

Description

"In early 1946, as part of the Puerto Rican industrialization effort known as Operation Bootstrap, the Puerto Rico Industrial Development Co. decided to erect a modern luxury hotel. The facility would be owned by the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, but leased to the multinational hospitality operator that provided the better bid. The hotel would have 300 bedrooms, the necessary ancillary facilities, and located adjacent to Fort San Jerónimo in Puerta de Tierra. A competition was held to select the design, with three architectural firms in Puerto Rico invited: Schimmelpfennig, Ruiz y González; The Office of Henry Klumb; and Toro Ferrer y Torregrosa. Two additional firms from Florida were also invited to participate: Frederick G. Seelman from Palm Beach and Robert Swartburg from Miami. These two firms submitted Spanish Renaissance-style designs, while the three Puerto Rican firms presented modern designs inspired by the International style. The final design chosen was by Toro-Ferrer, who also designed the Modern Movement-style Supreme Court Building in San Juan". --Description from History Hotels Worldwide, Caribe Hilton.

Creator

Matias Photo Shop
Hamilton Wright Org. (Photo)

Publisher

University of Puerto Rico (Río Piedras Campus). School of Architecture Library.

Date

2022-02-14

Rights

© Copyright 2018. University of Puerto Rico, Río Piedras Campus, School of Architecture Library, All Rights Reserved.

Format

JPEG

Language

EN

Type

Image

Coverage

San Juan, Puerto Rico

Original Format

Postcard

Physical Dimensions

4 x 5 inches or less

Geolocation

Files

sanj_0015.jpg
sanj_s015.jpg

Citation

Matias Photo Shop Hamilton Wright Org. (Photo), “Swimming Pool with its unique setting overlooking the ocean - Caribe Hilton Hotel, San Juan, P. R. ,” Archimages: Colección Digital Escuela de Arquitectura, accessed November 10, 2024, https://mail.archimages.uprrp.edu/items/show/346.