Crystal Hotel (Portland, Oregon)

Crystal Hotel
The Crystal Hotel (formerly Hotel Alma) in 2017
Crystal Hotel Location within Portland, Oregon
General information
Location	Portland, Oregon
Address	1201-1217 SW Stark St
Opening	May 3, 2011
Other information
Number of rooms	51
Hotel Alma
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Location	1201–1217 SW Stark Street Portland, Oregon
Coordinates	45°31′22″N122°41′00″W / 45.522803°N 122.683439°W / 45.522803; -122.683439
Area	0.1 acres (0.040 ha)
Built	1911;114 years ago (1911)
Architect	Hans Hanselman
Architectural style	Early Commercial
MPS	Downtown Portland, Oregon MPS
NRHP reference No.	09000706 [1] [2]
Added to NRHP	September 9, 2009 [2]

The Crystal Hotel (formerly Hotel Alma) is a hotel located in downtown Portland, Oregon. Originally named the Hotel Alma, the building is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. ^[2] The property is operated by McMenamins. ^[3]

History

Built in 1911 as the Hotel Alma, the building housed a hotel above and auto-focused business on busy Burnside. After World War II hosting the Club Mecca and later the Desert Room, which became a hallmark of vice within a US Senate hearing. By 1978, the building housed a gay bathhouse (Club Portland), and a gay bar, later known as Silverado. ^[4]

After an extensive renovation and restoration, McMenamins opened the hotel on May 3, 2011. ^[5] In 2023, the Zeus Café was renamed Hal's Café. ^[6]

References

1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
2. "Oregon National Register List" (PDF). Oregon Parks and Recreation Department. June 6, 2011. p. 34. Archived from the original (PDF) on June 9, 2011. Retrieved August 7, 2012.
3. Saker, Anne (April 27, 2011). "McMenamins offers sneak peek at new Crystal Hotel in downtown Portland". The Oregonian . Retrieved July 7, 2011.
4. "Crystal Hotel, Crystal Visions: Bathhouse turns McMenamins hotel".^{[ permanent dead link ]}
5. Skinner, Marjorie (January 19, 2011). "McMenamins Crystal Hotel Announces Opening". The Portland Mercury . Retrieved July 7, 2011.
6. "McMenamins Zeus Café Has a New Name to Honor a Beloved Employee". Willamette Week. June 22, 2023. Retrieved June 25, 2023.

External links

• Media related to Crystal Hotel at Wikimedia Commons
• Official site