The Westin Portland Harborview
| The Westin Portland Harborview | |
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 Looking northwest from Congress Square Park in 2016 | |
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| General information | |
| Coordinates | 43°39′17.5″N70°15′51″W/ 43.654861°N 70.26417°W |
| Opening | June 15, 1927 |
| Management | Westin Hotels |
| Design and construction | |
| Architect(s) | Herbert W. Rhodes |
| Developer | Henry P. Rines |
| Website | |
| Official website | |
The Westin Portland Harborviewis a historic hotel at 157High StreetinPortland,Maine,United States.
History[edit]
The hotel was developed by the Rines family, Portland businessmen who owned Rines Brothers, a major local department store.[1]It was designed by Portland architectHerbert W. Rhodes[2][3]and opened in 1927 asThe Eastland,[4]the largest hotel inNew England.[5]AviatorCharles Lindberghstayed at The Eastland after returning from his historic solo non-stop flight across theAtlantic Ocean.In 1946, the hotel gained attention when it refused to allow formerFirst LadyEleanor Rooseveltto stay with her dog, Fala, for the night.[6]She instead stayed at the Royal River Cabins inYarmouth.[7]
In 1961, The Eastland was bought by the Dunfey family. In 1965, they made it aSheraton Hotelsfranchise operation, and it was renamed theSheraton-Eastland Motor Hotel.The hotel left Sheraton in 1974 and became theEastland Motor Hotel.It was sold in 1980 and in 1983 was renamed theSonesta Portland Hotel.It left Sonesta in January 1995 and was briefly renamed theEastland Plaza Hotel,only to become theRadisson Eastland Hotel Portlandsix months later, in July 1995.[8]Following a 1997 sale of the property, the hotel left Radisson in December 1999 amid legal disputes[9]and was renamed theEastland Hotel.[10]Following a foreclosure sale in 2000, its name was modified slightly to theEastland Park Hotel.[11]It kept that name through a 2004 renovation until it closed in 2011. The hotel was completely gutted and rebuilt[12]as a modern business hotel and reopened asThe Westin Portland Harborviewon December 12, 2013.[13]
Gallery[edit]
- The Westin Portland Harborview
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The hotel entrance when it operated as the Eastland Park Hotel, in November 2010
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^Thompson, Frederic L. (2005).The Rines Family Legacy.pp. 15–17.ISBN978-0-7385-3882-2.
- ^Thompson 2005,p. 128.
- ^Eastland Park Hotel Archives
- ^"Portland Hotels".Maine Memory Network.Retrieved2024-03-12.
- ^Bell, Tom (May 10, 2012)."Hotel's plan to develop plaza stirs controversy".The Portland Press Herald.Retrieved10 May2012.
- ^Murphy, Edward D. (February 4, 2021)."Eastland's new owner to upgrade landmark".The Portland Press Herald.Retrieved April 9, 2022.
- ^Hall, Alan M.Yarmouth.Arcadia. p. 103.ISBN978-0-7385-0994-5.RetrievedApril 9,2022.
- ^"Eastland Plaza Hotel Changing Hame Again".Sun Journal.Associated Press.March 22, 1995. p. 3.RetrievedApril 9,2022.
- ^"Eastland Hotel Still Open Amid Uncertain Future".Sun Journal.Lewiston, Maine. December 8, 1999. p. A2.RetrievedApril 9,2022.
- ^"Eastland Hotel in hands of receiver".Bangor Daily News.December 6, 1999. p. A4.RetrievedApril 9,2022.
- ^"MaineToday - Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel archives".Nl.newsbank.Archived fromthe originalon 9 July 2018.Retrieved9 July2018.
- ^Richardson, Whit (June 23, 2013)."Inside Portland's gutted Eastland Park Hotel, and the vision for its resurrection".Bangor Daily News.Archived fromthe originalon June 23, 2013.RetrievedApril 9,2022.
- ^"The Westin Portland Harborview Hotel".WCSHNews.December 12, 2013. Archived fromthe originalon December 14, 2013.RetrievedApril 9,2022.
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