Located at 2 New Montgomery St. in downtown San Francisco, the Palace Hotel was designed by NYC-based Trowbridge & Livingston and erected in 1909 on the site of the original hotel of the same name, which fell victim to the 1906 earthquake.
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The Casa Monica Hotel was designed by amateur architect Franklin W. Smith and opened in 1888 at 95 Cordova St. in the town of St. Augustine, FL, directly across the street from the Alcazar Hotel.
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Alcatraz? No, Alcazar. The Alcazar Hotel, designed by Carrère and Hastings, opened on Christmas day, 1888 and closed in 1931. Today it houses the St. Augustine City Hall and the Lightner Museum.
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