Interior View of the Old
Arcade
by Stephen-KarenConnArcade
This 51 room hotel, completely renovated in in 2001, is built around an old nine story glass topped Arcade with a 100-foot high, 300-foot long skylight, with more than 1,800 individual panes of glass. The Arcade was built in 1890 by a group of local investors, including John D. Rockefeller, and was modeled after the Vittorio Emanuele in Milan. It was America's first indoor shopping mall.
A wedding was being held in the Arcade on the weekend we were there. We thought it a great romantic setting for lovers of all ages. Retail and dining outlets are located on the hotel's first two levels.
