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Stacey Wagers of Tampa sued the Don CeSar Hotel alleging she was seriously hurt after a waiter poured what she says was liquid nitrogen into her drink. (Photo via Adam Brum, Morgan & Morgan. Perched atop windswept dunes, The Don CeSar offers views of St. Pete Beach and beyond. Built in 1928, the hotel offers access to sea and sun, as well as Tampa, Clearwater, and the St. Petersburg area. Discover Rare Finds With The Best Shopping In The Tampa Bay Area The St. Pete Beach shopping district is home to some of the best brand names, retailers, outlets and boutiques, all located within moments. Stroll the tree-lined streets of quaint Corey Avenue and discover unique boutiques, eclectic art galleries and distinctive restaurants. The Don CeSar also offers two deluxe heated pools, indoor and outdoor function space, 11,000 sq. Full service Spa Oceana, fitness center, The Don Boutiques, and access to beach rentals and water sports.

The Don CeSar is a hotel located in St. Pete Beach, Florida, in the United States. Developed by Thomas Rowe and opened in 1928, it gained renown as the Gulf playground for America's pampered rich at the height of the Jazz Age and it still serves as a popular retreat for the rich and famous of today. The hotel was designed by Henry H. Dupont. The Don CeSar is a member of Historic Hotels of America, the official program of the National Trust for Historic Preservation.^[2]

Construction[edit]

In 1924, Thomas Rowe purchased 80 acres (320,000 m²) of land in St. Petersburg, Florida for $100,000 to begin his dream of building a 'pink castle'. He hired Indianapolis architect Henry Dupont to design the hotel and Carlton Beard as contractor. To ensure the stability of the hotel on the shifting sand and avoid the high cost of sinking so many pilings, Beard devised a floating concrete pad and pyramid footings. To this day there is no sign of evident settling of the hotel. The architecture is a blend of Mediterranean and Moorishstyles modeled after different hotels and developments that Rowe and Beard saw in Palm Beach, Coral Gables and Boca Raton. Arched openings, red clay tile roofs, balconies, stucco over hollow tile and tower like upper stories were some of the elements that they borrowed. The original design called for a $450,000 six-story hotel with 110 rooms and baths. It was later expanded to 220 rooms and 220 baths and the costs soared to $1.25 million, 300% over budget. Rowe named it Don Ce-Sar after Don César de Bazan, the hero of William Vincent Wallace's opera Maritana.

Opening[edit]

Rowe's 'Pink Lady' opened on January 16, 1928, with an extravagant party attended by the elite of Tampa and St. Petersburg. The hotel quickly became a favorite romping ground for the rich and famous of the Jazz Age including F. Scott Fitzgerald, Clarence Darrow, Al Capone, Lou Gehrig, and Franklin D. Roosevelt. The Pink Palace continued to attract the rich and famous throughout the Great Depression, thanks in part to a deal made with New York Yankees owner Jacob Ruppert to house his team during spring training for three years.^[3] Quick hit wild blue.

However, after the sudden death of Rowe without a will, 'The Don' was left to his estranged wife and began to fall into disrepair until the United States entered into World War II and the hotel was bought out by the Army for $450,000. It was converted into a military hospital and reopened in December 1942. In February 1944 the Don Ce-Sar became a United States Army Air Corpsconvalescent center. In June 1945 the Don Ce-Sar was ordered closed and was vacant by September of that year. It was converted into a Veterans Administration Regional Office by the end of 1945.

Rebirth[edit]

In November 1967 the Veterans Administration began moving out of the Don Ce-Sar. By spring 1969, the once grand hotel was vacant. The General Services Administration planned to raze the graffiti-covered hotel, but this was met with fierce opposition from local residents. In March 1972 the Don Ce-Sar was sold to C.L. Pyatt and William Bowman Jr., a Holiday Inn franchise owner. The Don CeSar (now spelled without the hyphen) reopened on November 23, 1973. Multiple renovations from 1985 to 2001 have updated and added onto the hotel, including a 4,000-square-foot (370 m²) spa, a signature restaurant, and a second outdoor swimming pool. After the addition of the full-service beach club and spa, the official name of the hotel was changed to The Don CeSar Beach Resort and Spa.

The Don CeSar was named to the National Register of Historic Places in 1975 and became a founding member of the National Trust Historic Hotels of America in 1989.

In popular culture[edit]

• The Don Cesar is featured in a full-color two-page spread in a 1982 issue of National Geographic.
• Don CeSar Hotel in St. Pete Beach, Fla, is said to be haunted by the unchained^[4] ghost of its original owner, Thomas Rowe {see 'Don CeSar Hotel in St. Petersburg Beach' under 'Florida' in the Wikipedia article 'Haunted Locations'}
• Two-hour long ghost tours of the hauntings at the Don CeSar are offered by a local sightseeing company.^[5]
• Parts of the 1984crime filmOnce Upon a Time in America are filmed at the Don Cesar.
• Comedian Ron White talks about his stay at the Don Cesar in the movie Blue Collar Comedy Tour: One for the Road.
• Tom Petty and The Heartbreakers filmed a music video at the Don Cesar in 1985.
• Robert Altman's film Health was largely filmed in the hotel.
• The Don Cesar has a long list of famous guests and has hosted Franklin D. Roosevelt and every president since Gerald Ford (excluding Ronald Reagan).
• Thunder in Paradise pilot movie was filmed around Don CeSar during April 1993.
• The 1999 film Forever Mine starring Ray Liotta, was filmed at the Don Cesar.
• The Don Cesar was one of the featured hotels in the episode 'Big Night Out' of Emeril's Florida, a 2013 series starring Emeril Lagasse.
• The 2016 Brad Furman movie The Infiltrator was filmed in part on the rooftop balcony of the Don CeSar in the spring of 2015.^[6][7]
• The Pitbull song 'Sexy Beaches' was used in the 'Visit Florida' tourism campaign, sponsored by the state of Florida. The music video was filmed at The Don CeSar in St. Petersburg, Florida, and was uploaded to Pitbull's YouTube channel on July 13, 2016.

See also[edit]

References[edit]

1. ^'National Register Information System'. National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
2. ^'The Don CeSar, a Historic Hotels of America member'. Historic Hotels of America. Retrieved January 28, 2014.Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
3. ^'The Don CeSar'. www.doncesar.com. Retrieved 2018-02-22.
4. ^Habakkuk 3:1 http://splnewulm.org/resources/daily-devotions/340
5. ^http://www.tampabay.com/things-to-do/destination-detail/st-pete-beach-don-cesar-ghost-tour/6180
6. ^'Bryan Cranston films 'Infiltrator' at the Don CeSar on St. Pete Beach'. 2015-04-23. Retrieved 2018-02-22.
7. ^'St Pete-Clearwater Beaches'. Annalisa Weller's Blog. 2012-05-30. Retrieved 2018-02-22.

External links[edit]

However, after the sudden death of Rowe without a will, 'The Don' was left to his estranged wife and began to fall into disrepair until the United States entered into World War II and the hotel was bought out by the Army for $450,000. It was converted into a military hospital and reopened in December 1942. In February 1944 the Don Ce-Sar became a United States Army Air Corpsconvalescent center. In June 1945 the Don Ce-Sar was ordered closed and was vacant by September of that year. It was converted into a Veterans Administration Regional Office by the end of 1945.

Rebirth[edit]

In November 1967 the Veterans Administration began moving out of the Don Ce-Sar. By spring 1969, the once grand hotel was vacant. The General Services Administration planned to raze the graffiti-covered hotel, but this was met with fierce opposition from local residents. In March 1972 the Don Ce-Sar was sold to C.L. Pyatt and William Bowman Jr., a Holiday Inn franchise owner. The Don CeSar (now spelled without the hyphen) reopened on November 23, 1973. Multiple renovations from 1985 to 2001 have updated and added onto the hotel, including a 4,000-square-foot (370 m²) spa, a signature restaurant, and a second outdoor swimming pool. After the addition of the full-service beach club and spa, the official name of the hotel was changed to The Don CeSar Beach Resort and Spa.

The Don CeSar was named to the National Register of Historic Places in 1975 and became a founding member of the National Trust Historic Hotels of America in 1989.

In popular culture[edit]

• The Don Cesar is featured in a full-color two-page spread in a 1982 issue of National Geographic.
• Don CeSar Hotel in St. Pete Beach, Fla, is said to be haunted by the unchained^[4] ghost of its original owner, Thomas Rowe {see 'Don CeSar Hotel in St. Petersburg Beach' under 'Florida' in the Wikipedia article 'Haunted Locations'}
• Two-hour long ghost tours of the hauntings at the Don CeSar are offered by a local sightseeing company.^[5]
• Parts of the 1984crime filmOnce Upon a Time in America are filmed at the Don Cesar.
• Comedian Ron White talks about his stay at the Don Cesar in the movie Blue Collar Comedy Tour: One for the Road.
• Tom Petty and The Heartbreakers filmed a music video at the Don Cesar in 1985.
• Robert Altman's film Health was largely filmed in the hotel.
• The Don Cesar has a long list of famous guests and has hosted Franklin D. Roosevelt and every president since Gerald Ford (excluding Ronald Reagan).
• Thunder in Paradise pilot movie was filmed around Don CeSar during April 1993.
• The 1999 film Forever Mine starring Ray Liotta, was filmed at the Don Cesar.
• The Don Cesar was one of the featured hotels in the episode 'Big Night Out' of Emeril's Florida, a 2013 series starring Emeril Lagasse.
• The 2016 Brad Furman movie The Infiltrator was filmed in part on the rooftop balcony of the Don CeSar in the spring of 2015.^[6][7]
• The Pitbull song 'Sexy Beaches' was used in the 'Visit Florida' tourism campaign, sponsored by the state of Florida. The music video was filmed at The Don CeSar in St. Petersburg, Florida, and was uploaded to Pitbull's YouTube channel on July 13, 2016.

See also[edit]

References[edit]

1. ^'National Register Information System'. National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
2. ^'The Don CeSar, a Historic Hotels of America member'. Historic Hotels of America. Retrieved January 28, 2014.Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
3. ^'The Don CeSar'. www.doncesar.com. Retrieved 2018-02-22.
4. ^Habakkuk 3:1 http://splnewulm.org/resources/daily-devotions/340
5. ^http://www.tampabay.com/things-to-do/destination-detail/st-pete-beach-don-cesar-ghost-tour/6180
6. ^'Bryan Cranston films 'Infiltrator' at the Don CeSar on St. Pete Beach'. 2015-04-23. Retrieved 2018-02-22.
7. ^'St Pete-Clearwater Beaches'. Annalisa Weller's Blog. 2012-05-30. Retrieved 2018-02-22.

External links[edit]

• Florida's Office of Cultural and Historical Programs
• Historic American Buildings Survey (HABS) No. FL-324, 'Don ce Sar Hotel, 3400 Gulf Boulevard, Saint Petersburg, Pinellas County, FL', 2 photos, 2 color transparencies, 2 photo caption pages

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — St. Pete Beach city leaders recently heard costly concepts from their consultants on how to protect the Don CeSar neighborhood from sea level rise and tidal flooding.

What You Need To Know

• Sea level rise and tidal flooding a problem in the Don CeSar neighborhood


• City leaders say the neighborhood is 'most at risk'


• Consultants say it would cost around $25 million to protect the neighborhood from sea level rise for 30 to 40 years


• According to a 2020 U.S. Army Corps of Engineers report, water levels in Tampa Bay have risen nearly 7 inches since 1992

'The neighborhood that is most at risk in the city is the Don CeSar neighborhood,' said City Manager Alex Rey. 'We don't have enough time to sit on it and don't do anything about it.'

The neighborhood is located on a peninsula that's bounded by the Pinellas Bayway, Gulf Boulevard and McPherson Bayou. It's the lowest lying area in St. Pete Beach.

During a meeting last month, City Commissioner Ward Friszolowski said the Don CeSar neighborhood is in a bowl, much like a mini New Orleans.

'I know we can't turn back time, obviously, but you know this neighborhood was created 100 years ago,' he said. 'It would've been a whole lot cheaper if they would've come in with a foot or two more fills.' ​

At the September 15 meeting, HALFF consultants told city leaders it would cost more than $18 million to protect the neighborhood from sea level rise for 30-to-40 years. https://freeomaha.mystrikingly.com/blog/download-rhino-6-evaluation.

'Construction cost only,' said Phillip Keyes, HALFF Project Manager. 'It gives you. an idea of what really, what this sea level rise means from an economic standpoint.' ​

City Manager Rey said by the time you add in other costs the number will grow to $25 million.

The preliminary concepts presented to city commissioners to keep the saltwater from flooding the streets daily include raising the seawalls two-and-a half feet, raising some of the roads and turning them into wide one-lane streets. That would leave room for berms to be built along with other green engineering.

The consultants also advised directing floodwater to Lazarillo Park, where the tennis courts will be turned into a retention pond and the water can be pumped back into the Bay.

Mayor Al Johnson said the city is focused on sea level rise because it's a big threat to St. Pete Beach.

'Obviously, it's huge,' he said. 'We're basically living on a sandbar.'

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Mayor Johnson said the city is already in the process of doing some of the other recommendations such as installing one way valves in storm drains and plugging up the open spillways along the road.

'If we do it in piecemeal steps going forward,' he said. 'Like we're doing now, I think that's the right way to do it.'

City leaders said it's going to take several years along with a state-federal-and-private partnership to complete the concept. Some residents say the problem has been exacerbated by a lack of infrastructure and want to see improvements done sooner. Seneca niagara casino jackpot winners.

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'It's something that has to be done. It's definitely not happening fast enough,' said resident Cameron Mazoochi, 41.

'We need to work together on this. We're all in it together in this neighborhood.'

According to a 2020 U.S. Army Corps of Engineers report, water levels in Tampa Bay have risen nearly 7 inches since 1992.

'The sea levels are indeed rising,' said Azad Shaw, Madrid CPWG consultant. 'They're not only rising but they're rising at an accelerated rate.'

Sea level rise is one of the most severe impacts of climate change, according to scientists. Casino on line. The Tampa Bay Climate Science Advisory panel projects by 2050, intermediate sea level rise will go up by 1 foot.

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'You always wondered global warming and tides rising and is it true?' said Mazoochi. 'It seems like you just have hard facts. I think this is proof. Why else would the water be here, up so high, on a regular basis now?'

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City leaders plan to get resident feedback on the concept plan during a meeting at the rec center on Wednesday at 4:30 p.m.