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Florida Mid-Century Modern: Motels & Hotels (page 4)

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Pier 66 Hotel
Fort Lauderdale, FL
The Pier 66 Hotel was built in 1967. It is now known as the Hyatt Regency Pier 66 Resort. I believe the crown's cocktail lounge still revolves once every 66 minutes. For more, see these websites: 1 and 2.

Ireland's Inn [closed]
Fort Lauderdale, FL
The Ireland's Inn was designed by Charles McKirahan and George Waddey and opened in 1965. It closed in 2006 and despite the efforts of preservationists, it appears the hotel will be demolished. For more, see this website.

Howard Johnson [closed]
Fort Lauderdale, FL		 Jolly Roger Motel
Fort Lauderdale, FL
This Howard Johnson hotel was built in 1965 and renovated in 2002. It has been closed since 2007 and there are plans to demolish the building. For more, see this website.

The Jolly Roger Motel, now the Ramada Inn Sea Club Resort, was built from 1952-1954, designed by M. Tony Sherman. I believe it changed names in the mid-1980s. The Jolly Roger has nautical features including porthole windows and a smokestack with cheesehole cutouts. For more, see these websites: 1 and 2.

Birch House
Fort Lauderdale, FL
Birch House was designed by Charles McKirahan and built in 1959. It is seven stories and features a cantilevered canopy and screen block panels.

Birch Tower
Fort Lauderdale, FL
The Birch Tower is 18 stories tall. It was also designed by McKirahan, built in 1960.

apartment building
Fort Lauderdale, FL		 Premiere Hotel
Fort Lauderdale, FL
This apartment building next to the Birch Tower features a similar color scheme and full floor louvered windows.

The Premiere Hotel was built in 1960 and renovated in 2000. For more, see this website.

Sea Chateau
Fort Lauderdale, FL
The Sea Chateau was built in 1959, designed by Charles F. McKirahan. It features glass walls, circlular details on a floating staircase, cheesehole cutouts in the second floor balcony, a cantilevered roof with cutouts, and pink mosaic tile walls.

Manhattan Tower
Fort Lauderdale, FL
The Manhattan Tower, now the Manhattan Tower Apartment Hotel, was built in 1952 for General Motors as a corporate retreat. It was designed by Charles McKirahan and features a 50' tall circular tower staircase made of steel pipes. For more, see their website.

A similar tower existed in Miami Beach at the Bon-Aire Motel.

Sea Tower
Fort Lauderdale, FL
The Sea Tower was designed by Igor Polevitsky and built in 1957. The 11-story condo building was always an apartment building, not a hotel, as far as I know. It features a boomerang footprint with a half mile of cantilevered balconies overlaid with concrete screen block. For more, see this website.

apartment building
Fort Lauderdale, FL		 Schubert Resort
Fort Lauderdale, FL
This apartment building features horizontal band windows and decorative bas-relief panels.

The Schubert Resort was built in 1953, designed by Lester Avery. It features floating staircases and a geometric pool. The Schubert is now a gay resort. For more, see their website.