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Description: Located 35 W 5th St., downtown Cincinnati, currently the Hilton Cincinnati Netherland Plaza. The Art Deco complex by Walter W. Ahlschlager and William Delano comprised the Netherland Plaza Hotel, the Carew Office Tower and the Emery Arcade. The ground level shopping arcade, which served as the main lobby of the complex, spanned the distance of a city block, connecting to the offices on one end and the hotel on the other. Conceived by civic leader John J. Emery, Jr to revive the downtown area as a city center, the complex took the place of an Emery hotel, an Emery shopping arcade, and a popular department store. The structure was constructed and decorated in a little over a year, and completed in 1931 during the Great Depression. Designated National Historic Landmark, 1994-82003578. View of hotel and tower from Shillito Place construction site. John Shillito's second department store, built 1877-1878, was remodeled in "Mayan" Deco after Shillito's was purchased by Lazarus. Currently home to the Lofts at Shillito Place. Reverse reads: "Building of Shilto Cin Ohio" View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B03F12_016_1
Subjects: Cincinnati (Ohio)--Buildings, structures, etc. ; Ahlschlager, Walter W.
Places: Cincinnati (Ohio); Hamilton County (Ohio)