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Hotel Ansley

Coordinates: 33°45′27″N 84°23′20″W / 33.7574°N 84.3889°W / 33.7574; -84.3889
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Postcard view of Hotel Ansley, 1912
Hotel lobby, 1910s
Luggage label
Italian café at the hotel
College Rathskeller restaurant at the hotel
Ansley featured in article from Atlanta Constitution of April 20, 1913 about city's hotels

The Hotel Ansley was a hotel that occupied the south side of Williams Street between Forsyth and Fairlie streets in the Fairlie-Poplar district of Downtown Atlanta. It was built in 1913 by Jerome B. Pound of Chattanooga, TN and named for Edwin P. Ansley, developer of the Ansley Park neighborhood; an estimated 5000 guests attended the opening of the $1,000,000 property. The property was originally managed by M.I. and Frank Harrell.[1]

In 1930 radio station WGST moved its studios to the hotel.[2]

In 1939, the hotel had 400 rooms each with en-suite bathroom and radio.[3]

In 1952 the property was sold to the Dinkler hotel chain (once boasting "3000 Rooms in Southern Hotels") and was renamed the Dinkler Ansley,[4] and later in 1953 (40 years after its construction) renamed again to the Dinkler Plaza Hotel.[5]

The hotel was razed in 1972.[6]

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References

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  1. ^ Garrett, Franklin M. (March 1, 2011). Atlanta and Environs: A Chronicle of Its People and Events, 1880s-1930s. University of Georgia Press. ISBN 978-0-8203-3904-7. Retrieved April 11, 2023 – via Google Books.
  2. ^ WGST Radio records, Georgia State University Archives
  3. ^ Smith, Jordan (August 21, 2012). "The Cardboard America Motel Archive: Hotel Ansley - Atlanta, Georgia". Retrieved April 11, 2023.
  4. ^ "Webshots - Desktop Wallpaper / Screen Savers". webshots.com. Retrieved April 11, 2023.
  5. ^ "Dinkler Plaza", Atlanta History Center Archived 2013-01-17 at archive.today (photo)
  6. ^ "Dinkler Hotels", '"Southern Edition'
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  • Photos of Hotel Ansley at Atlanta History Center site: [1][2][3]
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