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The Boston Park Plaza is a former Statler Hotel in Boston, Massachusetts, USA, opened on March 10, 1927,〔http://www.bostonparkplaza.com/overview/history〕 built by hotelier E.M. Statler. A prototype of the grand American hotel, it was called a "city within a city". It was the first hotel in the world to offer in-room radio in every room.〔("History: Boston Park Plaza Hotel & Towers" ), official website〕 Boston Park Plaza is a member of Historic Hotels of America, the official program of the National Trust for Historic Preservation. ==History== During the hotel's construction, it was discovered that the Statler's planned 155 foot height exceeded the maximum height of 125 feet allowed by the Massachusetts State Building Code. However the building was granted a special exemption by Mayor James Michael Curley, making it the tallest building in the city for a time, with the exception of the Boston Custom House.〔 The building, filling an entire triangular city block, has two uses. The western half houses the hotel, while the eastern half has, since the building's construction, served as offices.〔 The hotel opened on March 10, 1927 as the Hotel Statler Boston. The Statler chain was sold to Hilton Hotels in 1954 and the hotel was renamed the The Statler Hilton Boston. The hotel was again sold in 1976 to the Irving M. Saunders family and renamed the Boston Park Plaza Hotel & Towers.〔 In the 1990s Trans World Airlines operated a ticket office in the hotel building.〔"(Ticket Offices )." Trans World Airlines. December 3, 1998. Retrieved on January 24, 2010. "Boston Park Plaza Hotel 52-54 Park Plaza Boston, MA. 02116"〕 Delta Air Lines also had a ticket office in the building.〔"(City Ticket Offices )." Delta Air Lines. Retrieved on November 20, 2012. "Park Plaza Ticket Office Park Plaza Hotel - Arlington Street Boston, Massachusetts 02117 "〕 In 2010, the hotel's Swan's Cafe was named one of ''Yankee magazine's Best 5 New England Teahouses.〔Munichiello, Katrina, ("Best 5 Teahouses: Five favorites in New England" ), ''Yankee'' magazine, March/April 2010.〕 (It has since closed) 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Boston Park Plaza Hotel & Towers」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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