tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28651976363618994.post8572781470356966211..comments2024-03-27T03:54:04.570-04:00Comments on architect design™: The Fairmont, San FranciscoArchitectDesign™http://www.blogger.com/profile/01481754380363676771noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28651976363618994.post-16031940975609149232010-09-17T03:05:43.778-04:002010-09-17T03:05:43.778-04:00..oh and for the post who had not been to the lobb.....oh and for the post who had not been to the lobby in 10 years. They torn up the old wall to wall carpet and discovered all that beautiful marble. It looks nice now.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28651976363618994.post-69596884130146182912010-09-17T03:04:00.377-04:002010-09-17T03:04:00.377-04:00My girl friend owns a bridal store on Russian Hill...My girl friend owns a bridal store on Russian Hill called Atelier Des Modistes. She spent her honeymoon in the Penthouse at the Fairmont, so divine. You might recognize it in numerous films such as the scene in "The Rock" where Sean Connery pushes a cop over a balcony and dangles him from his arm with a shoelace. Worth googling for pics. The Elevators (those ones in Towering Inferno) to the rooftop cocktail lounge were a must for visiting friends to SF, scary fantastic ride. And of corse the Tonga room. I was also lucky to be connected to Cab Calloways room one time when I was buying tickets to his show. I'm a huge fan so when a woman answered I just said Cab Calloway, she said to someone in the room "it's for you" Cab gets on the phone, chews me out, calls me a damn fool and hangs up on me...That was worth more than the show.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28651976363618994.post-71941320500186091332010-09-16T23:28:48.248-04:002010-09-16T23:28:48.248-04:00These are some good pictures of the current decor ...These are some good pictures of the current decor at the Fairmont. For a number of years in the 80's I lived across the hill and was in and out of here all the time. The Dorothy Draper decor was still in place and was to my view just garish. There were pictures of the original decor hanging in some of the ground floor corridors which only highlighted how it had changed. This latest renovation has brought the decor back to something much more like the original design but in a fresh way.ChipSFhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06533749227364674468noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28651976363618994.post-88187870381423246162010-09-15T16:35:33.053-04:002010-09-15T16:35:33.053-04:00Def jealous of that closet. I could probably fit ...Def jealous of that closet. I could probably fit my apt in there twice.Thomashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15933050638049274081noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28651976363618994.post-82942632480765877572010-09-14T19:15:12.803-04:002010-09-14T19:15:12.803-04:00Blayne, how could you forget!! The movie is It'...Blayne, how could you forget!! The movie is It's A Wonderful Life, starring Jimmy Stewart, and the dance floor opens at the very beginning, before Jimmy is married.<br /><br />MarkMark D. Ruffnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09241533547309049140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28651976363618994.post-84172506419698233362010-09-13T22:34:31.851-04:002010-09-13T22:34:31.851-04:00whew,
nice place.
i will meet you for a long over ...whew,<br />nice place.<br />i will meet you for a long over due cocktail tonight....<br />say around 8?<br /><br />xx loveRenée Finberghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05089653023972180206noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28651976363618994.post-21004005380252230872010-09-13T17:29:43.022-04:002010-09-13T17:29:43.022-04:00THAT LOOKS AMAZING!! I love the curved staircase....THAT LOOKS AMAZING!! I love the curved staircase... wow...and the Tonga Room... it kind of reminds me of a movie I saw one where they were all dancing in a gym and the floor started opening up to reveal a pool underneath and everybody fell in. I can't remember the movie, but it was a very cool scene. So, is the restaurant open usually, or is it closed for good? it might be worth a trip to California just to visit this hotel and eat there!<br /><br />Thank you so much for stopping by my blog today and leaving a comment.Blayne Macauleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05168898046058091176noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28651976363618994.post-53346541003992760052010-09-13T16:53:02.547-04:002010-09-13T16:53:02.547-04:00Dear AD, Splendid. The best of Edwardian. It remin...Dear AD, Splendid. The best of Edwardian. It reminds me very much of the Savoy in London, which you may well know, before the very recent refurbishment which has been going on for two years.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28651976363618994.post-22330970696147608522010-09-13T11:11:20.117-04:002010-09-13T11:11:20.117-04:00Petite,
A treat then, now and hopefully in the fut...Petite,<br />A treat then, now and hopefully in the future!<br />Woody, so much to see and do that I had to leave - I just love SF!<br />Magnaverde - i love to explore! I had no idea that Draper had done a version of the hotel, i'll have to look for photos -fabulous! You're right, now that you mention it, items like that shell sconce really bring that home.ArchitectDesign™https://www.blogger.com/profile/01481754380363676771noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28651976363618994.post-34504528429658475712010-09-13T11:04:53.522-04:002010-09-13T11:04:53.522-04:00I was only at the Fairmont once, a long time ago, ...I was only at the Fairmont once, a long time ago, when Dorothy Draper's plush, hyped-up decor was still intact. That 4Os Baroque plaster sconce in the ballroom looks like a leftover from her scheme. <br /><br />Thanks for the look at the Tonga Room, too. I never stay in an old hotel--and that's the only kind I stay in--without sneaking into all the locked rooms & walking all the corridors on all the floors. You never know what you'll find.Room Temperaturehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01607564640695937012noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28651976363618994.post-34659580647923249922010-09-13T10:18:29.341-04:002010-09-13T10:18:29.341-04:00That must have been some vacation! That hotel is i...That must have been some vacation! That hotel is insanely beautiful--love the restaurant and lobby! If I were there, I'm not sure I could have left the hotel for the "real" vacation...Yuri-Alex Nisohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17765739014256424333noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28651976363618994.post-56005717335855252792010-09-13T09:34:01.054-04:002010-09-13T09:34:01.054-04:00I haven't been in the Fairmont
for many years...I haven't been in the Fairmont <br />for many years it was always a treat, in the seventies. <br />Thank you for the delightful post.<br /><br /><br />yvonneLa Petite Galleryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09553902574516930172noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28651976363618994.post-88644506167830108652010-09-13T08:38:38.638-04:002010-09-13T08:38:38.638-04:00Blue, the furniture wasn't anything extraordin...Blue, the furniture wasn't anything extraordinary but definitely not rooms to go -i guess they had remodeled?<br />Yes Teaorwine,the original! I'm sure their Bermuda hotel is wonderful!<br />David, I used to do the same thing and still have it in my 'stationary' box....the plaza, the ritz, wherever someone would stay I would keep the stationary. I occasionally use it now but it's precious!ArchitectDesign™https://www.blogger.com/profile/01481754380363676771noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28651976363618994.post-11462688479605624522010-09-13T08:33:59.888-04:002010-09-13T08:33:59.888-04:00You lucky thing! I have always wanted to stay here...You lucky thing! I have always wanted to stay here! I remember as a tennager I used to collect Hotel stationary ( I know a bit nerdy) And someone had given me some from the Fairmont. I was heavy bond paper embossed with gold. I still have it somewhere!David Tomshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13181690917362173400noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28651976363618994.post-34764363110273021732010-09-13T07:56:58.630-04:002010-09-13T07:56:58.630-04:00I believe this is the original of the Fairmont pro...I believe this is the original of the Fairmont properties to exist and a beauty it is. I have stayed frequently at their properties in Bermuda and always enjoy my time with them.teaorwinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17569214378018984731noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28651976363618994.post-41147470606794249032010-09-13T07:32:31.694-04:002010-09-13T07:32:31.694-04:00We stayed there about ten years ago, maybe longer,...We stayed there about ten years ago, maybe longer, and I was really disappointed with the furnishings of the main lobby - very Rooms to Go - but perhaps they are now changed for the better. The architecture, though, is superb, and if I remember rightly a very comfortable room.Bluehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07652670896513329236noreply@blogger.com