The Biltmore Hotel was the brainchild of John Bowman of the Bowman-Biltmore Hotels Corporation and famous Coral Gables Real Estate Developer George Merrick. Their aspirations were to create something very special "a great hotel". The Hotel was designed by Leonard B. Schultze and modeled after the Giralda Tower in Seville, Spain. When completed in 1926 she was the tallest building in Florida.
The hotel has endured hurricanes, organized crime, bankruptcy, abandonment and is said to be haunted. Throughout the 20's and 30's the resort was host to a long list of celebrity guests. Such as the Duke and Duchess of Windsor, Bing Crosby, Judy Garland and Franklin D Roosevelt who had a temporary presidential office set up when he vacationed in Miami.
During the 1920's it was rumored that gangsters operated a speakeasy and casino on the 13th floor. Mobster Thomas "Fatty" Walsh frequented the Biltmore and had a love for beautiful woman and fine cigars. He was murdered in the casino over a gambling dispute.
During World War II the Biltmore Resort was transformed into an Army Air Forces Regional Hospital then the first location of the University of Miami's School of Medicine and continued to operate as a veterans hospital until 1968 when she was abandoned.
The City of Coral Gables was given ownership and control of the hotel in 1973 she remained vacant until 1983 when the City supervised the buildings full restoration. After a 55 Million dollar restoration the hotel re-opened on December 31, 1987.
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