Berny's photos with the keyword: Plaza

The Chicago Picasso (often just The Picasso) is an untitled monumental sculpture by Pablo Picasso in Daley Plaza. The cor-ten steel sculpture, dedicated in 1967, is 15.2 m tall and weighs 147 t. The old skyscraper with fire stairs to the right doesn't exist anymore. - scanned slide, Minolta X700

The Plaza Hotel was founded by Captain Walter Fletcher Smith, and was built from an existing colonial building. It was designed by Ricardo Galbis Abella, and constructed by the New York firm of Purdy and Henderson, Engineers. The hotel opened in 1906 and was inaugurated in 1909. A casino was opened in the hotel during the 1950s. It was owned by Philadelphia crime family member Angelo Bruno, along with Joseph "Hoboken Joe" Stassi and his son Joe Stassi Jr. Stassi was an associate of mobster Meyer Lansky. The casino was destroyed by mobs in early January 1959 as Fidel Castro's rebel army overtook Havana

Most of all furnishings etc. have been sold after the bankrupcy - except the slot machines of the casino ;-)

Since the 252 rooms-hotel and casino closed duw to bancruptcy it was auctioned and sold three times to different owners, but until now no one was able to renovate and reopen it. It was built in 1957, a great style in my opinion.