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
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)
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
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.