Herring Hotel Opens In Amarillo With 14Story Prestige
Col C T Herring funds a million dollar hotel at Third and Pierce, a landmark project in Amarillo. Ernest C Thompson will operate the Herring House as the city’s skyline grows with a fourteen story, marble and travatine lobby, ornate furnishings, automatic signal room board, and high speed elevators.
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Million-Dollar Herring Hotel Opens with New Service
The Herring Hotel at Third and Pierce unveils a modern metropolitan dining room with long marble counters and a eighteen-percolator coffee service the first in the United States. McNabb leads the hotel as general manager, supported by A Houldridge and a team of clerks and staff, as Col C T Herring is praised as a pioneer builder of the Southwest.
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Shaved Furs Prominent as Flattering Garment Tip
A fashion note notes that women with fuller figures find shaved furs more slenderizing than traditional coats, highlighting a style trend for those seeking a sleeker silhouette.
Herring Hotel Showcases One of the Region's Most Modern Kitchens
The Herring Hotel catering division designed and installed a complete kitchen system with plumbing and electrical layouts and detailed unit specifications. Costing about 50,000 dollars, the facility serves the coffee shop and hotel guests, aiming to provide consistent, palatable meals at reasonable prices. Management invites patrons to inspect the “perfect” kitchen.
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Rhinestone Evening Bags On Sale At Affordable Prices
Jewelry shoppers find lovely rhinestone bags for evening use priced as low as 15 dollars. Bags with rhinestones on both sides carry 30 dollars or more, offering choice for fashion use.
Formal public opening of Herring Hotel marks new Amarillo social era
The million dollar Herring Hotel at Third and Pierce in Amarillo opens with a New Year banquet and ball on December 31 1926 to January 1 1927. Colonel C T Herring and Colonel Ernest O Thompson plan a 1000 guest reception and dinner with a fourteen piece orchestra and lavish lighted crystal ball room festivities. The 14 story rose brick structure aims to crown Amarillo Panhandle society with a grand dedication event.
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New Manager of Herring Is Big Hotel Man
A. F. McNabb, renowned hotel executive with thirty years in the business, has been named manager of the Herring hotel. He has led clerical reforms and service innovations, previously leaving hotels for oil and mining ventures in Montana, Wyoming, and other states. He returns to head the Herring in what is described as the world’s greatest oil field city.
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Col Herring's Texas pioneering career shaped Amarillo growth
Col C. T. Herring, a pioneer cattleman and hotel builder, moved from Texas to Amarillo in 1908. His LS brand cattle gained fame nationwide while his 38,000 acre Castro county ranch was sold in parts to 150 families on long terms. He also founded the Herring National Bank in Vernon and owned the 100,000 acre LS ranch.
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