The Hotel Ansley was a hotel that occupied the south side of Williams Street between Forsyth and Fairlie streets in the Fairlie-Poplar district of Downtown Atlanta. It was built in 1913 by Jerome B. Pound of Chattanooga, TN and named for Edwin P. Ansley, developer of the Ansley Park neighborhood; an estimated 5000 guests attended the opening of the $1,000,000 property. The property was originally managed by M.I. and Frank Harrell.[1]
In 1930 radio station WGST moved its studios to the hotel.[2]
In 1939, the hotel had 400 rooms each with en-suite bathroom and radio.[3]
In 1952 the property was sold to the Dinkler hotel chain (once boasting "3000 Rooms in Southern Hotels") and was renamed the Dinkler Ansley,[4] and later in 1953 (40 years after its construction) renamed again to the Dinkler Plaza Hotel.[5]
The hotel was razed in 1972.[6]
See also
References
- ^ Garrett, Franklin M. (March 1, 2011). Atlanta and Environs: A Chronicle of Its People and Events, 1880s-1930s. University of Georgia Press. ISBN 978-0-8203-3904-7. Retrieved April 11, 2023 – via Google Books.
- ^ WGST Radio records, Georgia State University Archives
- ^ Smith, Jordan (August 21, 2012). "The Cardboard America Motel Archive: Hotel Ansley - Atlanta, Georgia". Retrieved April 11, 2023.
- ^ "Webshots - Desktop Wallpaper / Screen Savers". webshots.com. Retrieved April 11, 2023.
- ^ "Dinkler Plaza", Atlanta History Center Archived 2013-01-17 at archive.today (photo)
- ^ "Dinkler Hotels", '"Southern Edition'
External links
External links
Media related to Hotel Ansley at Wikimedia Commons
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