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2. Surfers Paradise Hotel - Wikipedia

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   Hotel in 1928 Hotel in 1930. During the 1920s, the Australian hotelier Jim Cavill (born James Freeman Cavill [1]) purchased 10 acres of land in Elston (now Surfers Paradise).). The land has previously been developed by previous owners but 1925 marked the openings of the Jubilee Bridge and the South Coast Road, opening up the area to a new flow of driving touri

3. Chevron Renaissance - Wikipedia

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   In 1987 most of the Chevron was demolished, leaving Surfers Paradise with a two-hectare hole in the middle of town for more than a decade due to the recession and lack of interest from property developers. In October 1999 Raptis Group unveiled plans for the $400 million Chevron Renaissance development and announced work would begin immediately.

4. The Pink Poodle - Wikipedia

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   The Pink Poodle was a motel in Surfers Paradise, Queensland, Australia. It was located on the corner of Fern Street and the Gold Coast Highway . Although no longer extant, its signage remains and is listed on the Gold Coast Local Heritage Register .

5. Maceo Organization - Wikipedia

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   The Maceo Organization, also known as the Maceo Syndicate, was a criminal organization, that ran Galveston, Texas politically and criminally throughout most of Galveston's open era. The organization's bosses, Sam and Rosario Maceo , operated illegal gambling , prostitution , bootlegging and racketeering activities.

6. Jack Tar Hotels - Wikipedia

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   A 400-room Jack Tar Hotel in San Francisco occupied a full city block at the intersection of Geary Boulevard and Van Ness Avenue.When built in 1960, it was considered one of the most luxurious hotels in the city, although it was criticized by Herb Caen and others for its modern architecture, which they considered ugly (modernist architecture did not come to dominate downtown San Francisco ...

7. Galveston, Texas - Wikipedia

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   Galveston (/ ˈ ɡ æ l v ɪ s t ən / GAL-vis-tən) is a coastal resort city and port off the Southeast Texas coast on Galveston Island and Pelican Island in the U.S. state of Texas.The community of 211.31 square miles (547.3 km 2), with a population of 53,695 at the 2020 census, [6] is the county seat of surrounding Galveston County and second-largest municipality in the county.