Stoneleigh on the Dallas Metropolis Forum
After scanning the blogosphere, we here at the Stoneleigh Blog came across the Dallas Metropolis Forum, which is a handy open forum for discussing more details and updates about the Stoneleigh project.
Stay tuned to the blog, for as we approach the re-opening of the hotel we will be providing all sorts of insights into the project’s history and future. We will also be interviewing more folks who have been an important part of the hotel’s story, including Gary Bruton, the oldest running General Manager of the Stoneleigh after Colonel Stewart’s family owned the building.
More to come soon. Until then, have a Merry Christmas.
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January 26th, 2008 at 4:42 am
Hello,
Thank you for sharing this with us. I enjoyed your articles that you have written. I can’t wait for the next one. You have a talent.
February 22nd, 2008 at 3:41 pm
There was quite a discussion on the Dallas Metropolis Forum regarding Stoneleigh’s “tallest” hotel claim. For everyone who glanced over the modifier “residential” on the fact sheet, allow me to clarify the distinction between the Stoneleigh and the Adolphus. The Stoneleigh was the first (and therefore tallest) apartment hotel west of the Mississippi - originally designed and equipped to provide luxury family apartment suites with hotel amenities for long-term residency. (The Adolphus has always been a transient-guest hospitality operation.) When Stewart took over in the ’30s, the operation shifted to more of a guest hotel. Still, through the decades, many people (such as Margo Jones) took up long-term residency at the Stoneleigh.